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Fastlink of full TGIF record #63781

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Publication Type:
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Report
Content Type:Abstract or Summary only
Author(s):Hanna, W. W.
Author Affiliation:USDA-ARS, Tifton, Georgia
Title:Use of gamma radiation to improve turfgrass
Section:Turfgrass science
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Meeting Info.:Salt Lake City, UT: October 31 - November 4, 1999
Source:1999 Annual Meeting Abstracts [ASA/CSSA/SSSA]. Vol. 91, 1999, p. 141.
# of Pages:1
Publishing Information:[Madison, WI]: American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Radiation; Mutations; Genetics; Cultivar improvement; Gamma radiation; Methodology; Techniques; Eremochloa ophiuroides; Cynodon dactylon; Cynodon transvaalensis; Cultivar evaluation; Cold resistance; Color; Breeding improvement
Abstract/Contents:"Mutagenesis of seeds or vegetative plant parts can be an effective means for modifying and/or improving certain plant characteristics. It allows for rapid improvement of certain plant characteristics if efficient screening methods are available. Three turf cultivars were developed at Tifton, Georgia using Cobalt 60 gamma radiation. 'TifBlair' centipedegrass was selected for cold resistance and low soil pH resistance after 3 cycles of recurrent radiation of seeds at 120 Gy. 'TifSport' was one of 66 finer-textured mutants recovered from irradiated (80 Gy) dormant stolons of 'Midiron'. TifSport is significantly finer-textured than Midrion and has better cold resistance as well as fall and spring color than 'Tifway'. 'TifEagle' is one of 45 surviving mutants recovered from irradiated (70 Gy) dormant stolons of 'Tifway II'. TifEagle can be mowed at 3 mm and does not have the plant pigments that cause turf to become red or purple in the fall."
Language:English
References:0
Note:This item is an abstract only!
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Hanna, W. W. 1999. Use of gamma radiation to improve turfgrass. Annu. Meet. Abstr. 91:p. 141.
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