The Use of Native Plants for Revegetation along West Virginia ...

Table 21. Seeded native cover of Spring plantings at
Elkins with and without fertilizer, seeded with
various mixtures, and treatment combinations.
Treatment
Elkins
Sep-03
Elkins
Sep-04
Fertilizer ---------%---------
Fertilized 6 a* 25 a
Unfertilized
Disturbance
9 a 22 a
Control 0 a 0 a
Seed 2 a 12 c
Mow 5 a 30 b
Till 16 b 43 d
Herbicide
Interactions
13 b 32 b
Contol Fertilized 0 b 0 d
Control Unfertilized 0 b 0 d
Seed Fertilized 1 b 13 c
Seed Unfertilized 3 b 11 c
Mow Fertilized 2 b 32 ab
Mow Unfertilized 8 ab 28 b
Till Fertilized 16 a 45 a
Till Unfertilized 16 a 42 ab
Herbicide Fertilized 10 a 35 ab
Herbicide Unfertilized 16 a 30 ab
*Treatments within main effects (fertilizer, disturbance,
or interactions) and within columns (sites) with the
same letter are not significantly different (p=0.05).
Individual Species Response
Individual species response to the treatments applied was also evaluated for the seeded
species as well as five of the most commonly occurring non-seeded species (Tall fescue, Red
fescue, Crownvetch, Birdsfoot Trefoil, and Clover (Trifolium spp.)). Although American Vetch
was seeded, no plants were seen; therefore it was removed from this analysis. Fertilizer did not
significantly influence individual cover of the species tested, but treatment did significantly
influence cover (Table 22). For the seeded natives, Herbicide treated and Tilled plots
significantly increased their cover. Herbicide increased the cover of Brown-eyed Susan and
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