Evaluating Native germplasm for extensive green roof systems for semiarid regions
Extensive green roofs (EGR) spaces constitute harsh and stressful growing environments, and consequently a limited range of plants species that can be routinely used there. The habitat template hypothesis suggests that EGR can be analogous as natural environments, what makes native plants as an alt...
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| author | Natalia Cáceres Lelia Imhof Mario Suárez Emmanuel Hick Leonardo Galetto |
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Extensive green roofs (EGR) spaces constitute harsh and stressful growing environments, and consequently a limited range of plants species that can be routinely used there. The habitat template hypothesis suggests that EGR can be analogous as natural environments, what makes native plants as an alternative for these conditions. This paper aimed to assess the potential use of 15 native plants from Córdoba Province (Argentina) for green roofs, based on cover ability, survived rates and health status observations during a period of 414 days. Sedum acre L. was used as the control. Glandularia x hybrid, Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene, Melica macra Nees, Eustachys retusa (Lag.) Kunth and Grindelia cabrerae Ariza kept up a 60% of coverage during all the period of study. The first two species had an outperformed green coverage (at 72th day; 95% and 98% respectively) in relation to the control species (Sedum acre; 87%). Eustachys retusa and Grindelia cabrerae grew progressively and kept their coverage constant proximally to 65%. Sedum acre, Grindelia cabrerae, Hysterionica jasionoides Willd, Melica macra, Phyla nodiflora, stood out in plant survival rates; but S. acre suffered changes in health status throughout the evaluation period, especially with low temperatures or at high humidity conditions. It is necessary to underline the reseeding potential of Eustachys retusa, a process that could guarantee perpetuation of the species on EGR.
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| spelling | doaj.art-89ced86f017641378181c2db6214a2372023-06-22T20:34:59ZengSociedade Brasileira de Floricultura e Plantas OrnamentaisOrnamental Horticulture2447-536X2018-12-0124410.14295/oh.v24i4.12251998Evaluating Native germplasm for extensive green roof systems for semiarid regionsNatalia Cáceres0Lelia Imhof1Mario Suárez2Emmanuel Hick3Leonardo Galetto4Laboratorio de Recursos Genéticos y Sustentabilidad Bioclimática, Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad José Sánchez Labrador- Universidad Católica de Córdoba (IRNASUS-CONICET-UCC) Córdoba, ArgentinaLaboratorio de Recursos Genéticos y Sustentabilidad Bioclimática, Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad José Sánchez Labrador- Universidad Católica de Córdoba (IRNASUS-CONICET-UCC) Córdoba, ArgentinaLaboratorio de Recursos Genéticos y Sustentabilidad Bioclimática, Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad José Sánchez Labrador- Universidad Católica de Córdoba (IRNASUS-CONICET-UCC) Córdoba, ArgentinaLaboratorio de Recursos Genéticos y Sustentabilidad Bioclimática, Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad José Sánchez Labrador- Universidad Católica de Córdoba (IRNASUS-CONICET-UCC) Córdoba, ArgentinaDepartamento de Diversidad Biológica y Ecología, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba e Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBIV-CONICET) Córdoba, Argentina Extensive green roofs (EGR) spaces constitute harsh and stressful growing environments, and consequently a limited range of plants species that can be routinely used there. The habitat template hypothesis suggests that EGR can be analogous as natural environments, what makes native plants as an alternative for these conditions. This paper aimed to assess the potential use of 15 native plants from Córdoba Province (Argentina) for green roofs, based on cover ability, survived rates and health status observations during a period of 414 days. Sedum acre L. was used as the control. Glandularia x hybrid, Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene, Melica macra Nees, Eustachys retusa (Lag.) Kunth and Grindelia cabrerae Ariza kept up a 60% of coverage during all the period of study. The first two species had an outperformed green coverage (at 72th day; 95% and 98% respectively) in relation to the control species (Sedum acre; 87%). Eustachys retusa and Grindelia cabrerae grew progressively and kept their coverage constant proximally to 65%. Sedum acre, Grindelia cabrerae, Hysterionica jasionoides Willd, Melica macra, Phyla nodiflora, stood out in plant survival rates; but S. acre suffered changes in health status throughout the evaluation period, especially with low temperatures or at high humidity conditions. It is necessary to underline the reseeding potential of Eustachys retusa, a process that could guarantee perpetuation of the species on EGR. https://ornamentalhorticulture.emnuvens.com.br/rbho/article/view/1225habitat templatesnative taxaperformanceplant coverroofscape. |
| spellingShingle | Natalia Cáceres Lelia Imhof Mario Suárez Emmanuel Hick Leonardo Galetto Evaluating Native germplasm for extensive green roof systems for semiarid regions Ornamental Horticulture habitat templates native taxa performance plant cover roofscape. |
| title | Evaluating Native germplasm for extensive green roof systems for semiarid regions |
| title_full | Evaluating Native germplasm for extensive green roof systems for semiarid regions |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating Native germplasm for extensive green roof systems for semiarid regions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating Native germplasm for extensive green roof systems for semiarid regions |
| title_short | Evaluating Native germplasm for extensive green roof systems for semiarid regions |
| title_sort | evaluating native germplasm for extensive green roof systems for semiarid regions |
| topic | habitat templates native taxa performance plant cover roofscape. |
| url | https://ornamentalhorticulture.emnuvens.com.br/rbho/article/view/1225 |
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