Authors: W. Lee Daniels, Associate Professor, and Barry Stewart and Dennis Dove, Graduate Research Assistants, Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech
Publication Number 460-131, June 1996
Table 3. Seeding rates and species mixtures for establishment of permanent plant cover on coal refuse when applied in Spring and Fall.
| Species | Latin Name | Rate (lb/a) |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Seeding | ||
| Redtop | Agrostis alba | 3 |
| Hard Fescue* | Festuca ovina | 20 |
| Tall Fescue | Festuca arundinacea | 20 |
| Annual Ryegrass | Lolium multiflorum | 15 |
| German Millet | Setaria italica | 20 |
| Weeping Lovegrass | Eragrostis curvula | 3 |
| Birdsfoot Trefoil | Lotus corniculatus | 5 |
| Yellow Sweet Clover | Melilotus officinalis | 2 |
| Ladino Clover | Trifolium repens | 2 |
| Kobe Lespedeza | Lespedeza striata | 10 |
| Fall Seeding | ||
| Redtop | Agrostis alba | 3 |
| Hard Fescue* | Festuca ovina | 20 |
| Tall Fescue | Festuca arundinacea | 20 |
| Annual Ryegrass | Lolium multiflorum | 15 |
| Cereal Rye | Secale cereale | 25 |
| Weeping Lovegrass | Eragrostis curvula | 3 |
| Birdsfoot Trefoil | Lotus corniculatus | 5 |
| Yellow Sweet clover | Melilotus officinalis | 5 |
| Ladino Clover | Trifolium repens | 2 |
| Kobe Lespedeza | Lespedeza striata | 10 |
*When using this species, the varieties Scaldis or Reliant are recommended