Re: NWSG roots plugging drain tiles

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• To: prairie@mallorn.com
• Subject: Re: NWSG roots plugging drain tiles
• From: Chris Hauser cehauser@uiuc.edu>
• Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2000 01:33:13 -0500 (CDT)

Jef,

I can't think of any reason roots would invade the field tile.  There
shouldn't be anything inside the tile that isn't already outside it in the
surrounding soil.

Chris.

On Mon, 4 Sep 2000, PrairieSource.com wrote:

>Does anyone have any experience or information, citations, references,
>etc.regarding native grasses roots plugging agricultural field tile? 
>
>OH DNR is promoting the planting of native grasses as filter strips but
>they are meeting some opposition using the theory that the roots will
>clog the tiles, thus rendering them useless. Any help would be
>appreciated.
>
>Jef Hodges
>
>
>

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