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| Web URL(s): | http://turf.rutgers.edu/research/abstracts/symposium2005.pdf#page=53
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| Publication Type:
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| Content Type: | Abstract or Summary only |
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| Author(s): | Zaurov, David E.;
Murphy, James A.;
Funk, C. Reed;
Meyer, William A.;
Buriev, Khasan Ch.;
Astanov, Ruslan A.;
Norkulov, Usman;
Sodombekov, Ishenbay |
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| Author Affiliation: | Zaurov, Murphy, Funk, and Meyer: Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University; Buriev, Astonov, Norkulov: Tashkent State Agrarian University, the Republic of Uzbekistan; and Sodombekov: Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic |
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| Title: | Turfgrass germplasm collection from Central Asia |
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| Section: | Poster presentations
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| Meeting Info.: | Cook College, Rutgers, NJ: January 13-14, 2005 |
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| Source: | Proceedings of the Fourteenth Annual Rutgers Turfgrass Symposium. 2005, p. 52-53. |
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| Publishing Information: | New Brunswick, NJ: Center for Turfgrass Science, Cook College, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Germplasm; Research; Education; Breeding
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Rutgers University has had formal ties with the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Kyrgyz Republic for several years. Reciprocal germplasm exchange agreements have been formulated with a number of prominent research institutions, including Tashkent State Agrarian University, The Uzbek Scientific Research Institute of Fruit Growing, Viticulture and Winemaking named after R.R. Shreder, The Uzbeck Scientific Research Institute of Plant Industry (formerly The Vavilov Institute), The Uzbek Scientific Research Institute of Vegetable-Melon and Potato Growing, the Uzbek Scientific Research Institute of Forestry, and The Kyrgyz Agrarian Academy, which comprise of five scientific institutes. The 2003-2005 joint turfgrass project between Rutgers University and Tashkent State Agrarian University was approved by both the Uzbek Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources and the USDA. Through this project, Rutgers scientists have successfully collected and obtained potentially valuable turfgrass germplasm from Central Asia. The genetic improvement of North American turfgrass species by the introduction, evaluation, and incorporation of desirable traits from unique accessions from around the world has proven to be a successful strategy. The focus of collection efforts continues to be on potentially shade tolerant grasses, grasses that appear productive on marginal, overgrazed lands, and grasses resistant to heat, drought, diseases and insects. With regard to germplasm acquisition in the region, the partnership between Rutgers University and the Central Asian institutes has been due to the efforts of Dr. David Zaurov. Until recently, turfgrass germplasm from Central Asian [Asia] has been not well represented in U.S. collections. Through these efforts, Rutgers University currently possesses the largest and most diverse and unique collection of Central Asian turfgrass germplasm in the U.S. (Table 1). As part of a USDA grant we also co-sponsored turfgrass field trials of North American cultivars in Uzbekistan. This is the first turfgrass breeding and evaluation program in Central Asia. U.S. scientists were able to provide to Uzbeki partners seeds of turfgrass cultivars for these trails [trials] and technical assistance in setting up the field plots. The preliminary results of this trial have been published in the International Agronomy Journal of Uzbekistan, and will be published in Turfgrass Proceedings. Drs. W. A. Meyer, C.R. Funk, J.A. Murphy, and D. E. Zaurov have hosted delegations from both Uzbekistan and Kyrgyszstan yearly from 1999 to 2004. During this period, a special mini-training program was developed and tours were set-up to show researchers how to establish a turfgrass collection, nursery, and breeding program. This visit also provided Rutgers with the opportunity to develop potenially new programs in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyszstan." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Tables
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Zaurov, D. E., J. A. Murphy, C. R. Funk, W. A. Meyer, K. Ch. Buriev, R. A. Astanov, et al. 2005. Turfgrass germplasm collection from Central Asia. Proc. Annu. Rutgers Turfgrass Symp. p. 52-53. |
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