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The Coby Process: Erosion Control Study Results

Greg Holt, Mike Buser, Mathew Pelletier, Daren Harmel, Ken Potter, and Ed Lee

ABSTRACT

Soil erosion from steep slopes, bare soil, or construction sites is a problem that can create gully formations that adversely effect various bodies of water (lakes and streams), fish and wildlife in those bodies of water, and/or grass seed establishment. Mulches have been one means of mitigating the effects of erosion. One of the most common mulches for controlling erosion from steep slopes are those that are applied with a hydro-mulcher, hydro-mulches. Some of the most commonly used hydro-mulches are made of wood and paper. In this study, conventional wood and paper hydro-mulches were compared to cottonseed hulls and three types of processed cotton gin byproducts. The mulches were applied at two rates, 1000 and 2000 lb/acre. Results indicate both the cottonseed hull and cotton gin byproduct mulches to perform equal to or better than the conventional wood and paper mulches. However, the coverage factor associated with most of the wood and paper mulches was higher than cottonseed hulls and all but one cotton gin byproduct mulch. Overall, the cottonseed hulls and cotton gin byproduct mulches showed great promise in erosion control applications.





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