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DOI: | 10.21273/HORTSCI.46.8.1194 |
Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Sladek, Bradley S.;
Henry, Gerald M.;
Auld, Dick L. |
Author Affiliation: | Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX |
Title: | Effect of genotype, planting date, and spacing on zoysiagrass establishment from vegetative plugs |
Section: | Turf management Other records with the "Turf management" Section
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Source: | HortScience. Vol. 46, No. 8, August 2011, p. 1194-1197. |
Publishing Information: | Alexandria, VA: American Society for Horticultural Science |
# of Pages: | 4 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Genotypes; Growing degree days; Growth studies; Percent living ground cover; Planting dates; Plugs; Spacing; Time-of-year; Variety trials; Zoysia japonica; Zoysia japonica X Zoysia tenuifolia; Zoysia matrella
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Cultivar Names: | Meyer; Shadow Turf; Zorro; DALZ 0501; Diamond; Emerald |
Abstract/Contents: | "Slow growth and establishment rate has become a major limitation to the increased use of zoysiagrass (Zoysia spp.) as a turfgrass surface. Two separate field studies were conducted to evaluate the effect of genotype, planting date, and plug spacing on zoysiagrass establishment. Field experiments were conducted in 2007 and 2008 to quantify the establishment rate of six zoysiagrass genotypes from vegetative plugs. 'Meyer' exhibited the largest plug diameter (22 cm) 6 weeks after planting (WAP). In contrast, 'Diamond' exhibited the smallest plug diameter (13 cm) 6 WAP. A similar trend was observed 12 WAP. 'Meyer', 'Zorro', and 'Shadow Turf' exhibited the largest plug diameters (60, 58, and 57 cm, respectively) 12 WAP. In contrast, 'Emerald' and 'Diamond' exhibited the smallest plug diameters (41 and 40 cm, respectively) 12 WAP. Although statistically different, all zoysiagrass genotypes reached similar establishment 18 WAP indicating that plugging these genotypes in a comparable environment and using techniques described in this research may result in analogous long-term (18 weeks) establishment. Field experiments were conducted in 2006 and 2007 to determine the optimum planting date and plug spacing of 'Shadow Turf' zoysiagrass. 'Shadow Turf' zoysiagrass plugs planted on 28 July 2006 (11% to 65% cover) and 14 June 2007 (5% to 39% cover) exhibited the greatest increase in turfgrass cover 6 WAP, except for plugs planted 15.2 cm apart on 26 May 2006 (74% cover). Zoysiagrass cover was greatest for plugs planted on 26 May 2006 (63% to 100%) and 17 May 2007 (46% to 97%) 16 WAP regardless of plug spacing. These planting dates corresponded to the highest accumulative growing degree-days (GDD) experienced by all planting dates in both years. Plugs planted on 15.2-cm centers exhibited the greatest zoysiagrass cover 6 and 16 WAP regardless of planting date. Using late spring/early summer planting dates and 15.2- to 30.5-cm plug spacings may result in the quickest turfgrass cover when establishing Shadow Turf zoysiagrass from plugs." |
Language: | English |
References: | 31 |
Note: | Tables |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Sladek, B. S., G. M. Henry, and D. L. Auld. 2011. Effect of genotype, planting date, and spacing on zoysiagrass establishment from vegetative plugs. HortScience. 46(8):p. 1194-1197. |
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