[MAIPC] [APWG] Attacking Invasive Cheatgrass At the Root

[Marc Imlay]

Wow.

 

 

From: APWG [mailto:apwg-bounces at lists.plantconservation.org] On Behalf Of Lisa Feldkamp
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2016 1:05 PM
To: apwg at lists.plantconservation.org
Subject: [APWG] Attacking Invasive Cheatgrass At the Root

 

Hi,

 

I work for the Nature Conservancy’s Cool Green Science blog. 

This week I covered some promising research by Ann Kennedy that is using native Washington State soil microbes to inhibit the growth of cheatgrass roots. This gives native plants a chance to compete and within about 3-5 years the cheatgrass is wiped out from the area: http://blog.nature.org/science/2016/09/07/attacking-invasive-cheatgrass-root-soil-microbes-biocontrol-sage/

 

Where they are able to successfully apply the bacteria, they’re finding that by year 3 there is a 50% reduction in cheatgrass. I thought that you would all be interested to learn more.


Cheers,
Lisa

 

 

 

“Stop, collaborate, and listen.” ~ Vanilla Ice (Robert Van Winkle)

 

Lisa Feldkamp

Science Communications

The Nature Conservancy

lfeldkamp at tnc.org



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