Powell River Project
Reclamation Guidelines for Surface-Mined Land in Southwest Virginia

Revegetation Species and Practices

Authors: Jeff Skousen, Associate Professor and Extension Reclamation Specialist, Division of Plant and Soil Sciences, West Virginia University; and Carl E. Zipper, Extension Specialist, Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, and Associate Director, Powell River Project, Virginia Tech

Publication Number 460-122, January 1997

A package of legume inoculant purchased from a commercial seed supplier. Legumes can "fix" atmospheric nitrogen only if Rhizobium bacteria are present. Inoculant can be added to hydroseeder slurry, but precautions must be taken.

Return to the Legume Inoculation section of Revegetation Species and Practices.