Establishment of hemiparasitic Rhinanthus spp. in grassland restoration: lessons learned from sowing experiments

0432465 - BÚ 2015 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Mudrák, Ondřej - Mládek, J. - Blažek, P. - Lepš, J. - Doležal, Jiří - Nekvapilová, E. - Těšitel, J.
Establishment of hemiparasitic Rhinanthus spp. in grassland restoration: lessons learned from sowing experiments.
Applied vegetation science. Roč. 17, č. 2 (2014), s. 274-287. ISSN 1402-2001. E-ISSN 1654-109X
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT EE2.3.30.0048
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : ecological restoration * hemiparasite * species-rich meadows
Subject RIV: EH - Ecology, Behaviour
Impact factor: 2.548, year: 2014

Mowing or grazing, litter removal, proper timing of sowing, and use of the seeds from local seed sources should considerably increase probability of Rhinanthus successful introduction. However, stochastic events like adverse weather conditions or damage through herbivory make the prediction of introduction success difficult.
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