On July 3rd, we monitored an experimental plot on the roof of the Nový Smíchov shopping mall, where we are observing the effect of various treatments, and sowing of several plant species. June was extremely dry and hot, which affected the entire vegetation on the roof. Most of the plants were damaged by water stress. The exception was stonecrops (i.e. plants from the Sedum genus). They are leaf suculents that, due to their special metabolism, tolerate drought very well and were flowering at the time of our monitoring. Plants from sowings thrived better in places where conditions were slightly more favourable, for example, at least partially shaded or more humid. We will continue in our observations.
This experiment is part of our research on how to diversify vegetation on green roofs and reduce the spread of dominant species using nea-natural methods.
This project is co-financed with state support from the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic under the Programme Prostředí pro život. This project was funded under the National Recovery Plan from the European Instrument of Recovery and Resilience Facility.
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