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29 <br />~ plot collects a greater amount of solar radiation due to its pitch; this <br />is especially true in the summer months which coincide with the season of <br />peak plant growth. The increased heat load on the plants inhibits growth <br />by disrupting physical and chemical processes. <br />j The gentler 3:1 slope shows little erosion and much more vigorous <br />J plant growth. It appears that ~Nater infiltration was greater and heat load <br />l was less on the shallow slope. <br />Treatment 1 (15 cm of topsoil with straw mulch) supported the most <br />vigorous growth of seeded species. The grasses, fortis and shrubs providing <br />1 the best growth on the slope plots were those which are listed as most <br />successful in the Nain Plat discussion (Table 7 ), with the addition of <br />l the forb, small Burnet (SanSan u~ minor). <br />• ~ <br /> <br />