| dc.contributor.author | Wallace, Casey Ruth | |
| dc.description.abstract | Riparian buffers have been created as a sustainable and effective way to combat the harmful effects of excess nitrogen and soil salinity in riparian settings. The goal of this research was to determine what species will I) germinate in saline environments and II) establish and produce sufficient biomass while being exposed to increased nitrogen. Incubation of eight native riparian graminoid species were evaluated for their ability to germinate in MgSO4-induced salinity. In a greenhouse study, seven riparian graminoid species were evaluated to quantify their ability to survive and take up nitrogen, mimicking buffer strips exposed to high inputs of runoff nitrogen. Slender wheatgrass and green needlegrass were able to germinate successfully when exposed to MgSO4 with EC levels up to 16 dS m-1 and 8 dS m-1, respectively. Of the graminoid species tested, smooth brome yielded sufficient biomass and nitrogen uptake percentages in a controlled setting. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | North Dakota State University | en_US |
| dc.rights | NDSU policy 190.6.2 | en_US |
| dc.title | Riparian Graminoid Species Responses and Productivity in Compromised Environmental and Soil Conditions | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-15T20:15:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-01-15T20:15:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10365/31731 | |
| dc.subject | buffer strip | en_US |
| dc.subject | electrical conductivity | en_US |
| dc.subject | native graminoids | en_US |
| dc.subject | nitrogen | en_US |
| dc.subject | riparian | en_US |
| dc.subject | salinity | en_US |
| dc.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-2804-6257 | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf | en_US |
| ndsu.degree | Master of Science (MS) | en_US |
| ndsu.college | Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources | en_US |
| ndsu.department | Natural Resource Sciences | en_US |
| ndsu.program | Natural Resources Management | en_US |
| ndsu.advisor | Meehan, Miranda | |
