Fertility responses of a native grass: technology supporting native plant production for restoration in Brazil

• DOI: 10.1111/rec.13534
• Publication Date: 2021-08-22T04:04:20Z
• Authors: Ana C. C. de Oliv...; Victor A. Forti; Ricardo A. G. Viani
• Keywords: Biome; Native plant; Pruning

The UN “Decade on ecosystem restoration” demands urgent actions to bring back native ecosystems from degraded lands. Tree seedlings are widely available for restoration plantings. However, the lack of other life forms in commercial nurseries constraints grassy biomes restoration. use fertilizers is common grow tree and current technology could be useful grasses turn planting technique feasible restore biomes, such as Cerrado Brazil. In this study, we examined growth nutritional responses nutrient availability grass Schizachyrium sanguineum produced nursery. We by germinated seeds S. seedbeds containing sand and, after emergence, transferring plants 290‐cm 3 plastic tubes substrate (CS) added with 0, 1, 3, 5, or 7 g/L controlled‐release fertilizer (CRF, NPK 15‐09‐12) non‐fertilized soil (NS). After 90 days, found high seedling survival (>98%) all trials. spite lower availability, NS promoted higher tillering relative height biomass growths than CS. general, showed increased growth, shoot P K concentrations an increase CRF rates, up approximately 5 g/L. addition, rates allowed faster seedlings. Ultimately, that responds positively fertilization, despite being nutrient‐poor Cerrado.