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DOI: | 10.2134/agronj2016.08.0461 |
Web URL(s): | https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/aj/articles/0/0/agronj2016.08.0461 Last checked: 06/13/2017 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/aj/pdfs/109/4/1502 Last checked: 08/08/2017 Requires: PDF Reader Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | Menegon, Alessandro;
Macolino, Stefano;
McCalla, John H.;
Rimi, Filippo;
Richardson, Michael D. |
Author Affiliation: | Menegon and Macolino: Dep. of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals, and Environment, Univ. of Padova, Legarno, Padova, Italy; McCalla and Richardson: Dep. of Horticulture, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR; Rimi: Dep. of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals, and Environment, Univ. of Padova, Padova, Legarno, Italy and Research & Development, Sakarta Seed America, Inc., Morgan Hill, CA |
Title: | Turf quality and species dynamics in bermudagrass and Kentucky bluegrass mixtures |
Section: | Crop economics, production & management Other records with the "Crop economics, production & management" Section
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Source: | Agronomy Journal. Vol. 109, No. 4, July/August 2017, p. 1502-1509. |
Publishing Information: | Madison, Wisconsin: American Society of Agronomy |
# of Pages: | 8 |
Related Web URL: | https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/aj/abstracts/0/0/agronj2016.08.0461 Last checked: 06/15/2017 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website Notes: Abstract only |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Choice of cultivar; Cultivar evaluation; Cynodon dactylon; Performance factors; Poa pratensis; Seed mixtures; Spring green-up; Transition zone; Turfgrass quality
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Abstract/Contents: | "Climatic changes and the need to reduce water consumption for irrigation have led to expanded use of warm-season turf species in transitional zones. Turf managers are often hesitant to use warm-season species because they undergo dormancy for a long period during the winter. Although this issue might be addressed by mixing cool- with warm-season species, there is a lack of information on the performance and dynamics of species succession in such turfgrass mixtures. A 2-yr investigation was conducted in Legnaro, Italy, and Fayetteville, AR, to test the turf quality and species succession in mixtures of various cultivars of bermudagrass (BG) [Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.] with Kentucky bluegrass (KBG) (Poa pratensis L.). Bermudagrass cultivars, Yukon and Veracruz, were seeded in June 2011 at 5 g m-2 and KBG cultivars Brooklawn, Mystere, and Nublue Plus were overseeded in September 2011 at 30 g m-2. Across both studies, the frequency of BG in the mixture was generally higher for Yukon and ranged from 40 to 95%. However, the mixtures with Veracruz had superior turf quality in Legnaro from October 2012 to March 2013. The species succession was influenced by BG cultivars, whereas KBG cultivar had little effect on the rate of plant composition change. On the basis of these results, the choice of BG cultivar appears critical for establishing functional KBG and BG mixtures in transitional zones." |
Language: | English |
References: | 42 |
Note: | Tables Graphs |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Menegon, A., S. Macolino, J. H. McCalla, F. Rimi, and M. D. Richardson. 2017. Turf quality and species dynamics in bermudagrass and Kentucky bluegrass mixtures. Agron. J. 109(4):p. 1502-1509. |
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| DOI: 10.2134/agronj2016.08.0461 |
| Web URL(s): https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/aj/articles/0/0/agronj2016.08.0461 Last checked: 06/13/2017 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/aj/pdfs/109/4/1502 Last checked: 08/08/2017 Requires: PDF Reader Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
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