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Web URL(s): | http://www.sterf.org/Media/Get/1546/final-report-2009 Last checked: 09/08/2017 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
| Report |
Material Type: | Booklet |
Monographic Author(s): | Blombäck, Karin; Eckersten, Henrik; Sindhøj, Erik |
Author Affiliation: | Blombäck: Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden; Eckersten and Sindhøj: Department of Crop Production Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden |
Monograph Title: | Prediction of Turf Growth as a Function of Light and Temperature Under Nordic Conditions, [2009]. |
Publishing Information: | [Stockholm, Sweden]: [Scandinavian Turfgrass Environment Research Foundation, STERF] |
# of Pages: | 19 |
Collation: | [19] pp. |
Related Web URL: | http://www.sterf.org/sv/projects/project-list/prediction-of-turf-growth-as-a-function-of-light-and-temperature-under-nordic-conditions Last checked: 09/11/2017 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Clinoptilolite; Cold resistance; Cultivar variation; Growth analysis; Light quality; Species evaluation; Species trials; Temperatures
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Geographic Terms: | Nordic Countries |
Abstract/Contents: | "The aim of the project was to find a method to predict the potential growth and winter hardeness [hardiness] of three turf grass species as a function of different light and temperature conditions. Good knowledge of the potential growth is the basis for planning of a sound sustainable maintenance program, both regarding turf grass quality and economical and environmental concerns. A simulation model for grass growth and winter mortality was used to estimate growth curves and winter survival for three different turf grass species (Agrostis stolonifera, Festuca rubra and Poa annua) for different climatic conditions. Four locations in the Nordic countries (Ume^DoA, V^D"ster^DoAs and Lund in Sweden and SÆrheim in Norway) were modeled. The three different places in Sweden represented different light and temperature conditions due to different latitudes. SÆrheim in Norway was selected to represent a more maritime climate. The effect of different climate change scenarios was also tested. Field data from Fullerö GK, Väster^DoAs was sampled during 2007 and 2008 to be used for calibration of the model. The established model could reproduce growth pattern of turfgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) within the range of measurements several years when compared to independent data of grass clippings. However, there are still many uncertainties in the parameterization of the model, and especially with the winter mortality part, because the lack of physiological knowledge of the grass species studied and a lack of observations to test the model against. The results on winter mortality showed very interesting results and identified the complexity between the two opposite processes of hardening and dehardening and the interaction with the climatic conditions during winter to determine the effects on plant mortality. The model showed that although a milder climate reduced the risk for temperatures below the minimum temperatures for grass tolerance at maximum hardening, mild autumns can lead to a less effective hardening so that maximum hardening never is reached. The weaker hardening made the grass more sensitive to low temperatures. A milder climate also decreased the number of days during winter with snow cover. The number of days with snow cover and the depth of snow are very important parameters for the soil surface temperature and thus for the survival of the turf." |
Language: | English |
References: | 20 |
See Also: | See also related report "Prediction of turf growth as a function of light and temperature under Nordic conditions" Scandinavian Turfgrass and Environment Research Foundation Research and Development Yearbook 2007, 2007, p. 16, R=174463. R=174463
See also related report "Prediction on turf growth as a function of light and temperature under Nordic conditions" Scandinavian Turfgrass and Environment Research Foundation Research and Development Yearbook 2008, 2008, p. 20-21, R=170165. R=170165
See also related report "Prediction of turf growth as a function of light and temperature under Nordic conditions" Scandinavian Turfgrass and Environment Research Foundation Research and Development Yearbook 2009, 2009, p. 20-21, R=180309. R=180309
See also related poster, Growth of Golf Turf as a Function of Light and Temperature Under Swedish Conditions - A Simulation Study, [2009], R=288736. R=288736
See also related report "Growth of golf turf as a function of light and temperature under Swedish conditions - A simulation study" International Turfgrass Society Annexe - TechnicalPapers 2009, 2009, p. 27-28, R=188344. R=188344
See also related summary, Prediction of Turf Growth as a Function of Light and Temperature Under Nordic Conditions Summary, [2009], R=289992. R=289992 |
Note: | "Final report" Includes appendix: "Model equations"; p. [17-18] Includes appendix: "Model inputs"; p. [19] Figures Tables Graphs |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Blombäck, Karin. [2009]. Prediction of Turf Growth as a Function of Light and Temperature Under Nordic Conditions. [19] pp. [Stockholm, Sweden]: [Scandinavian Turfgrass Environment Research Foundation, STERF]. |
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