The project shows how to use the „biodiversity“ from semi-natural grassland to create new High Natural Value Farmland areas on degraded land. The freshly mown seed-rich material and hay will be tested.
The mulching technique is demonstrated on two types of degraded agricultural land, arable land and degraded grassland – monoculture of Festuca arundinacea. The donor plant species communities are
- Arrhenatherion (Tajov, Liptovská Teplička)
- Festuco – bromion (Tajov)
Demonstration site | Tajov | Tajov | Liptovská Teplička |
Location | Starohorské vrchy Mts. | Starohorské vrchy Mts. | Kráľovohoľské Tatry Mts. |
Degraded land | Arable land | Arable land | Degraded grassland |
Target community | Arrhenatherion | Festuco – bromion | Arrhenatherion |
Propagation material | Green hay / Dry hay | Green hay / Dry hay | Green hay / Dry hay |
Application technique | Mulching | Mulching | Mulching |
Plant species number | 44 | 52 | 64 |
Grasses | 14 | 11 | 8 |
Herbs | 30 | 41 | 56 |
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| Demonstration site in Tajov (arable land) May 2009 | Demonstration site in Liptovská Teplicka
(degraded grassland) Jun 2009 |
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| Tajov - July 2009 | Liptovská Teplicka - July 2009 |
The propagation material was originated from the vicinity of demonstration sites in Tajov.
Botanical composition of donor sites – most abundant species, rare and vulnerable species
Tajov - Arrhenathrerion | Tajov - Festuco-bromion | Liptovská Teplička - Arrhenatherion |
Agrostis capillaris | Anthoxanthum odoratum | Anthoxanthum odoratum |
Achillea millefolium | Arrhenatherum elatius | Anthylis vulneraria |
Anthoxanthum odoratum | Avenela pubescens | Aqulegia vulgaris |
Arrhenatherum elatius | Bromus erectus | Avenela pubescens |
Carex montana | Carex montana | Briza media |
Festuca pratensis | Carex sylvatica | Bupleurum falcatum |
Festuca rubra | Coronilla varia | Coronilla varia |
Hypericum maculatum | Dianthus carthusianorum | Centaurea scabiosa |
Leontodon hispidus | Euphorbia cyparissias | Digitalis grandiflora |
Lotus corniculatus | Festuca pratensis | Gentiana cruciata |
Rhinanthus minor | Festuca rupicola | Gladiolus imbricatus |
Salvia pratensis | Linaria vulgaris | Gymnadenia conopsea |
Trisetum flavescens | Medicago lupilina | Laserpitium latifolium |
Trifolium medium | Poa pratensis | Lentodon autumnalis |
Trifolium montanum | Salvia pratenis | Origanum vulgare |
| Thymus pulegioides | Salvia pratensis |
| Trisetum flavescens | Trisetum flavescens |
| | Trifolium montanum |
