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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
Regulation of Jacobaea vulgaris by varied cutting and restoration measures
Beteiligte:
Wiggering, Henrike;
Diekötter, Tim;
Donath, Tobias W.
Erschienen:
Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022
Erschienen in:PLOS ONE
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0248094
ISSN:
1932-6203
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<jats:p>The growth of the noxious grassland weed <jats:italic>Jacobaea vulgaris</jats:italic> Gaertn. in pastures is a threat to grazing animals. This is especially true when it dominates vegetation cover, which often occurs on non-intensively used pastures that are managed for nature-conservation, to maintain and promote biodiversity. Thus, we wanted to find management techniques to reduce <jats:italic>J</jats:italic>. <jats:italic>vulgaris</jats:italic> without harming the floral biodiversity on the pastures. We tested six different mechanical and cultural methods to reduce the presence and spread of <jats:italic>J</jats:italic>. <jats:italic>vulgaris</jats:italic>. Seven study sites in Northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein) were treated with tilling and seeding (1), tilling and hay transfer (2), mowing twice within bloom (3), mowing before seed set and combinations of mowing and seeding with a slit drill (5) or by hand (6). Our results show that cutting within the bloom of the plant at the end of June and again four weeks later, when the plant is in its second bloom was the only treatment leading to a significant reduction in population growth rate without reducing surrounding plant species richness. The study reveals that management of <jats:italic>J</jats:italic>. <jats:italic>vulgaris</jats:italic> in non-intensively used pastures is possible, while preserving species-rich grasslands.</jats:p>