An integrated approach for the restoration of Australian temperate grasslands invaded by Nassella trichotoma.

ABSTRACT: Invasive plants are considered to be one of the biggest threats to environmental assets, and once established, they can be immensely difficult to control. Nassella trichotoma is an aggressive, perennial grass species, and is considered to be one of the most economically damaging weeds to grazing systems due to its unpalatability, as well as being one of the leading causes of biodiversity loss in grassland communities. This species produces high density seedbanks that rapidly respond to disturbance events. Despite control programs being developing in Australia since the 1930s, this species is still widespread throughout south-east Australia, indicating that a new management approach is critical to control this Weed of National Significance at the landscape scale. The present study explored

SUBMITTER: Humphries T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9734104 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature