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DOI: | 10.1111/j.1744-697x.2005.00014.x |
Web URL(s): | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1744-697X.2005.00014.x/full Last checked: 02/21/2014 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1744-697X.2005.00014.x/pdf Last checked: 02/21/2014 Requires: PDF Reader Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Islam, M. Anowarul;
Hirata, Masahiko |
Author Affiliation: | Division of Grassland Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan |
Title: | Centipedegrass (Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.): Growth behavior and multipurpose usages |
Source: | Grassland Science. Vol. 51, No. 3, September 2005, p. 183-190. |
Publishing Information: | Oxford, England: Blackwell Pub. |
# of Pages: | 8 |
Related Web URL: | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1744-697X.2005.00014.x/abstract Last checked: 02/21/2014 Notes: Abstract only |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Choice of species; Eremochloa ophiuroides; Grassland management; Growth analysis; Low maintenance turf; Species profile; Usage
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Abstract/Contents: | "For sustainable and profitable agricultural production and conservation of environment, wildlife and amenity resources, it is important to use appropriate plant species in respective grassland systems. In recent years in Japan, there has been increased interest in using centipedegrass (Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.) as a low-input plant for soil conservation and gazing [grazing] purposes. The history of cultivation and use of centipedegrass in Japan is not long and thus, detailed information on growth habit, establishment, management and utilization of this grass is lacking. In the present paper, the distribution and occurrence of centipedegrass are traced and the growth habit and importance are discussed. Since its introduction into the USA from China in 1916, it is increasingly being used as a popular turfgrass. This grass forms a relatively short and highly dense sward with rapidly spreading leafy stolons, which is advantageous in terms of soil conservation, particularly in high rainfall and sloped areas. This grass can also be used for grazing due to high leafiness and high palatability by animals. Therefore, there may be real potential in utilizing centipedegrass for multipurpose usages and the usefulness of this grass needs reevaluation." |
Language: | English |
References: | 69 |
Note: | Pictures, b/w |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Islam, M. A., and M. Hirata. 2005. Centipedegrass (Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.): Growth behavior and multipurpose usages. Grassland Science. 51(3):p. 183-190. |
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| DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-697x.2005.00014.x |
| Web URL(s): http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1744-697X.2005.00014.x/full Last checked: 02/21/2014 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1744-697X.2005.00014.x/pdf Last checked: 02/21/2014 Requires: PDF Reader Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
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