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| Web URL(s): | http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/msufd/article/200621.pdf
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| Author(s): | Valentino, Tara E.;
Lang, N. Suzanne |
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| Title: | Daily light integral influences turfgrass photosynthesis under shade |
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| Meeting Info.: | East Lansing, Michigan: August 23, 2006 |
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| Source: | Michigan Turfgrass Field Day. 2006, p. 21. |
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| Publishing Information: | East Lansing, MI: Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, Michigan Turfgrass Foundation, and Michigan State University Extension |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Shade assessment; Light quality; Photosynthesis; Festuca rubra subsp. commutata; Festuca rubra subsp. rubra; Poa pratensis; Comparisons; Compensation point; Adaptation
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| Cultivar Names: | Cynthia |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Presents a study conducted to examine "the effects of three low DLI [daily light integral] levels on the performance of two fine leaf fescue turfgrass species that are considered to be well adapted to shade (chewings fescue, Festuca rubra v. commutata 'SR5100') and creeping red fescue, (Festuca rubra v. rubra 'Dawson') as well as a 'shade tolerant' cultivar of Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis 'Cynthia')." States that "the experiment was conducted on Michigan State University campus in East Lansing, MI [Michigan] within a controlled (greenhouse) environment." Details the materials and methods used in the study, stating that the DLI levels included 10, 8, and 4 mol m-2 d-1; and the metabolism of the turfgrass were measured using light response curves to assess the affects [effects] of changing light energy levels...on photosynthesis." Reports that "the results of [the] experiment indicate that over time each turfgrass species responded differently to changing light levels, suggesting differences in the metabolic efficiency to use available light as well as a difference in their respective ability to acclimate to shaded conditions." Concludes that "plants respond differently physiologically when grown under shade and the ability of a plant to adjust its photosynthetic system to compensate low light energy is essential when selecting a turfgrass for shaded sites." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | "Stop 15" |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Valentino, T. E., and N. S. Lang. 2006. Daily light integral influences turfgrass photosynthesis under shade. Mich. Turfgrass Field Day. p. 21. |
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