Improving Prairie Restorations [report]

Leanne M. Martin, Brian J. Wilsey
2012 unpublished
Deciding when and how to plant prairie to simultaneously establish native prairie seedlings and prevent weed (non-prairie species) invasion can be challenging. Planting cover crops is an increasingly common management practice for prairie plantings. The idea is based on the assumption that the cover plant will act as a nurse plant to prairie seedlings and will have a positive effect on seedling recruitment by increasing weed suppression. This is predicted to lead to reduced weed biomass and
more » ... eased prairie establishment in restoration plantings.
doi:10.31274/farmprogressreports-180814-1330 fatcat:7yzdvbipvfhgxoastra2nxsn2m