EVALUATION OF COMPOSTED MATERIALS TO BE UTILIZED IN FLORIDA ROADSIDE AND MEDIAN PLANTINGS

Field, laboratory, and greenhouse studies were conducted to evaluate and recommend specifications for compost as a soil amendment in roadside plantings. The three-year project examined germination, growth, and establishment of utility turf in soil amended with commercially produced compost. The primary objectives were: to provide the fundamental information needed by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for proper utilization of various composted waste materials in roadside plantings; to assist FDOT in establishing standards and specifications for use of composted waste materials; and to provide FDOT with educational and promotional materials pertaining to use of composted waste materials. Included with the final report are a video and an information folder, both entitled "Improving Roadside Vegetation With Compost".

• Supplemental Notes:
  • In the copy reviewed for the TRIS data base, many pages were duplicated and other pages were missing.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Florida, Gainesville

  Department of Environmental Horticulture, Department of Soil and Water Science
  Gainesville, FL  United States  32611

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Haydon Burns Building, 605 Suwanee Street
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32301

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Black, R J
  • Kidder, G
  • Graetz, D A
  • Miller, G L
  • Dehgan, B
• Publication Date: 1999-2-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices;
• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compost; Education; Field studies; Laboratory studies; Medians; Promotion; Roadside; Specifications; Vegetation; Waste products (Materials)
• Geographic Terms: Florida
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I35: Miscellaneous Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00760582
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: WPI 0510743,, Final Report
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 29 1999 12:00AM