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Web URL(s): | http://fshs.org/proceedings-o/1991-vol-104/353-358%20(BUSEY).pdf Last checked: 06/09/2016 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
| Proceedings |
Author(s): | Busey, Philip;
Davis, Edward H. |
Author Affiliation: | Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, IFAS, University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL; R & D Sod Farms Inc., Okeechobee, FL |
Title: | Turfgrass in the shade environment |
Meeting Info.: | Held: Miami Beach October 29-31, 1991. |
Source: | Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society. Vol. 104, 1991, p. 353-358. |
Publishing Information: | Tallahassee, FL: Florida State Horticulture Society |
# of Pages: | 6 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Ozone; Shade resistance; Stenotaphrum secundatum; Trees; Ultraviolet radiation
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Abstract/Contents: | "Earth's ozone layer is being destroyed, thus an increasing UV hazard gives people a legitimate complaint, "Why can't we sit and play in the grass, while enjoying the health benefits of tree shade?" The problem of growing grass in the shade will increase as people plant more trees, and as older landscape canopies mature. St. Augustinegrass, and to a lesser extent zoysiagrass and centipedegrass, tolerate partial tree shade, thus are more suitable for urban areas. The geometry and orientation of trees and buildings will most easily help homeowners and landscapers estimate the severity of shade. We explain a simple single-lens reflex (SLR) camera assay. The difficult region for growing Florida grasses appears to be where the SLR camera requires between 2 and 3 aperture stops of f-valves to compensate for reduced illumination, compared with the open, unshaded environment. There are considerable differences among cultivars, with Bitterblue, Delmar, Jade, and Seville more shade tolerant than Floratam. Even so, proper management has a large potential benefit. Careful pruning, increased mowing height, reduced fertilization, and reduced irrigation are often effective in sustaining turf among trees. Integrated designs which consider the need of people for both trees and turf are a rational approach to a healthy landscape." |
Language: | English |
References: | 15 |
See Also: | Other items relating to: SHADEW |
Note: | "Published by the Society, May 1992" Pictures, b/w Tables |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Busey, P., and E. H. Davis. 1991. Turfgrass in the shade environment. p. 353-358. In Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society. Held: Miami Beach October 29-31, 1991. Tallahassee, FL: Florida State Horticulture Society. |
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