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| Author(s): | Anderson, M. A.;
Ross, J. B. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Prairie Turfgrass Research Centre, Olds, Alberta, Canada |
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| Title: | Wear tolerant grasses for use on sports fields in a cold climate |
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| Column Name: | Research page
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| Source: | The Turf Line News. Vol. 196, October/November 2006, p. 16-18, 20, 22, 24, 26. |
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| Publishing Information: | Maple Ridge, British Columbia: Western Canada Turfgrass Association |
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| # of Pages: | 7 |
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| Related Web URL: | http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/stnew/article/2007spr20.pdf
Last checked: 10/16/2009
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Wear resistance; Cold stress; Variety trials; Cold resistance; Poa pratensis; Lolium perenne; Festuca arundinacea; Athletic fields; Quality evaluation; Traffic damage; Percent living ground cover; Spring green-up; Color evaluation; Plant density
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| Abstract/Contents: | Presents a study conducted "to examine the effects of traffic on various grasses for sports fields in a cold climate"; "screen new species and varieties of grasses for improved cold tolerance"; "evaluate the most promising cold tolerant species and varieties for their wear tolerance and turfgrass quality under field conditions"; "evaluate these cold tolerant grasses in different climate zones throughout the province [of Alberta, Canada]; and "evaluate mixtures of the best cold and wear tolerant grasses from the field study." Details materials and methods used in the study, stating that "plots that measured 1.5 by 2 metres [meters] were arranged in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) and replicated four times." Reports that "turf injury was visible throughout the site. Damage ranged from moderate shearing of the verdure to the more severe physical up rooting of the turf plants. While all the plots showed some effects from the traffic, the tall fescue plots exhibited more physical uprooting than the other grasses." Concludes that "despite overwintering in a stressed and worn condition, it appeared that the turf stands were not significantly affected by cold winter temperatures as all of the grasses showed good transition from winter dormancy to active spring growth." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Reprint appears in Sports Turf Manager, 20(1) Spring 2007, p. 20-26 with variant title "Wear tolerant grasses for cold climate fields"
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Anderson, M. A., and J. B. Ross. 2006. Wear tolerant grasses for use on sports fields in a cold climate. Turf Line News. 196:p. 16-18, 20, 22, 24, 26. |
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