Revegetation
Revegetation is the re-establishment and development of a plant cover by either natural or artificial means, such as re-seeding. Establishing vegetation is an important activity in rehabilitating degraded lands, such as military training sites. Groundcover is essential to control erosion, maintain fertile soils, create aesthetically pleasing landscapes, and contributes to productive future land uses.
Grasses
Grasses are the most commonly used plants in revegetation for three reasons:
- Numerous species are available for seeding
- Seed of grass species well adapted to disturbed areas can be readily obtained
- Grasses are tolerant of a wide variety of environmental and soil conditions
A healthy grass component is important for erosion control because many species produce a large biomass in short time periods. A good revegetation program will always contain grasses as a major component of the seed mix.
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