Performance of Three Different Native Plant Mixtures for Extensive Green Roofs in a Humid Subtropical Climate Context
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
- A preformed layer (PL) in recycled high-density polyethylene (HDPE) (Bauder DSE 40, Bauder GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany);
- A mineral layer (ML) composed of expanded perlite (Igroperlite Type 3, Perlite Italiana S.r.l., Corsico, Italy).
- A volcanic substrate (VS) (Vulcaflor Extensive, Europomice S.r.l., Milan, Italy);
- A recycled crushed brick substrate (RS) (“Rockery Type Plants”, Zinco GmbH, Nuertingen, Germany).
- A mixture of Sedum species (SE): Sedum album L., Sedum acre L., Sedum reflexum L., and Sedum sexangulare L.;
- A mixture of herbaceous (HE) perennials: Melica ciliata L., Artemisia alba Turra, Bromus erectus Huds, and Dianthus carthusianorum L.;
- A mixture of suffruticose (SF): Potentilla pusilla Host, Clinopodium nepeta L., Thymus serpillum L., Euphorbia cyparissas L., i L., Campanula spicata L., and Dianthus hyssopifolius L.
2.1. Surveys on the Development of Plant Cover
2.2. Evaluation of the Crop Coefficient
2.3. Statistical Analysis of the Data Collected on the Microcosms of Green Roofs
3. Results
3.1. Weather Conditions
3.2. Plant Cover Evolution
3.3. Actual Crop Coefficient
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Zanin, G.; Bortolini, L. Performance of Three Different Native Plant Mixtures for Extensive Green Roofs in a Humid Subtropical Climate Context. Water 2020, 12, 3484. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12123484
Zanin G, Bortolini L. Performance of Three Different Native Plant Mixtures for Extensive Green Roofs in a Humid Subtropical Climate Context. Water. 2020; 12(12):3484. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12123484
Chicago/Turabian StyleZanin, Giampaolo, and Lucia Bortolini. 2020. "Performance of Three Different Native Plant Mixtures for Extensive Green Roofs in a Humid Subtropical Climate Context" Water 12, no. 12: 3484. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12123484