Testing grass species and varieties for land reclamation in Iceland
During this century, increasing effort has been put to the reclamation of eroded areas in Iceland, both in the lowlands along the coast and in the interior of the country. The seeding of grass species along with the application of chemical fertilizers has formed the core of the reclamation work. At...
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fttsvojs:oai:journal.fi:article/72292 2023-05-15T16:47:37+02:00 Testing grass species and varieties for land reclamation in Iceland Maan kasvuunpalauttamisessa käytettävien heinälajien ja -lajikkeiden testaaminen Islannissa Helgadóttir , Áslaug 1988-03-01 application/pdf https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/72292 https://doi.org/10.23986/afsci.72292 eng eng The Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/72292/34088 https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/72292 doi:10.23986/afsci.72292 Agricultural and Food Science; Vol 60 No 4 (1988); 191-200 Agricultural and Food Science; Vol 60 Nro 4 (1988); 191-200 1795-1895 1459-6067 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 1988 fttsvojs https://doi.org/10.23986/afsci.72292 2020-05-29T22:01:29Z During this century, increasing effort has been put to the reclamation of eroded areas in Iceland, both in the lowlands along the coast and in the interior of the country. The seeding of grass species along with the application of chemical fertilizers has formed the core of the reclamation work. At least 450 different varieties consisting of about 50 grass species have been tested in variety trials, but only few varieties, all of northern origin, proved valuable. Their performance is strongly dependent on environmental conditions, and it is proposed that a mixture of adapted varieties, subjected to natural selection at each location, would yield belter results. Islannissa on 1900-luvun mittaan panostettu lisääntyvässä määrässä toimenpiteitä erodoituneiden alueiden saattamiseksi uudelleen kasvuston peittoon. Työn perustan on muodostanut eri heinälajien kylväminen ja viljeleminen kemiallisia lannoitteita käyttäen. Kenttäkokeissa on tutkittu vähintään 450 lajiketta noin 50 heinälajista, mutta vain muutamat, pohjoista alkuperää olevat lajikkeet ovat osoittautuneet käyttökelpoisiksi. Lajikkeiden menestyminen on voimakkaasti riippuvainen ympäristöoloista ja onnistuneen tuloksen saavuttamiseksi suositellaan sopeutuneiden lajikkeiden seosviljelyä eri paikoilla vallitsevan luonnonvalinnan alaisena. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Federation of Finnish Learned Societies: Scientific Journals Online Agricultural and Food Science 60 4 191 200 |
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During this century, increasing effort has been put to the reclamation of eroded areas in Iceland, both in the lowlands along the coast and in the interior of the country. The seeding of grass species along with the application of chemical fertilizers has formed the core of the reclamation work. At least 450 different varieties consisting of about 50 grass species have been tested in variety trials, but only few varieties, all of northern origin, proved valuable. Their performance is strongly dependent on environmental conditions, and it is proposed that a mixture of adapted varieties, subjected to natural selection at each location, would yield belter results. Islannissa on 1900-luvun mittaan panostettu lisääntyvässä määrässä toimenpiteitä erodoituneiden alueiden saattamiseksi uudelleen kasvuston peittoon. Työn perustan on muodostanut eri heinälajien kylväminen ja viljeleminen kemiallisia lannoitteita käyttäen. Kenttäkokeissa on tutkittu vähintään 450 lajiketta noin 50 heinälajista, mutta vain muutamat, pohjoista alkuperää olevat lajikkeet ovat osoittautuneet käyttökelpoisiksi. Lajikkeiden menestyminen on voimakkaasti riippuvainen ympäristöoloista ja onnistuneen tuloksen saavuttamiseksi suositellaan sopeutuneiden lajikkeiden seosviljelyä eri paikoilla vallitsevan luonnonvalinnan alaisena. |
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Testing grass species and varieties for land reclamation in Iceland |
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Testing grass species and varieties for land reclamation in Iceland |
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Testing grass species and varieties for land reclamation in Iceland |
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Agricultural and Food Science; Vol 60 No 4 (1988); 191-200 Agricultural and Food Science; Vol 60 Nro 4 (1988); 191-200 1795-1895 1459-6067 |
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