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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Sleper, D. A.;
Aulabaugh, B. J. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Agronomy |
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| Title: | Tall fescue turf breeding |
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| Section: | Species and cultivar trials
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| Source: | 1990 Turfgrass Research Report [Missouri]. 1990, p. 44-45. |
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| Publishing Information: | Columbia, MO: University of Missouri-Columbia |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Festuca arundinacea; Breeding program; Brown patch; Disease resistance; Heat resistance; Progeny testing; Seed production
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| Abstract/Contents: | Presents a tall fescue turfgrass breeding program initiated "to select for resistance to brown patch which is caused by Rhizoctonia solani." Explains that "brown patch on tall fescue is characterized by observing light brown circular patches that develop on the turf during July and August in Missouri. The disease is more prevalent as the temperature and humidity increases." Details methods and materials used in the program, stating that "breeding for resistance to brown patch in tall fescue was initiated in 1989...using an open-pollinated progeny test procedure to select for resistance to R. solani. Open-pollinated seed is harvested from desirable female plants during June from source nurseries that contain from 2,500 to 7,000 elite turf-type plants." States that "after the progeny test plots are well established (in the spring) they are fertilzed according to good turf management practices and irrigated as needed and mowed frequently to approximately a 3-inch height." Profiles Missouri and Oregon seed production, stating that "Missouri produces between 60 to 80 million pounds of tall fescue seed each year...[and] the state of Oregon produces most of the certified seed of tall fescue turf cultivars...[but] Oregon doesn't have enough land resources within the Willamette Valley to meet all of the demand for the production of seed of tall fescue turf cultivars." Mentions burning legislation in Oregon, stating that the laws "threaten to reduce the amount of acreage allowable for the production of tall fescue seed." Suggests that "this represents an opportunity for Missouri producers to shift much of this huge seed industry from Oregon to Missouri." Concludes that "a...seed industry is possible in the state of Missouri if the University of Missouri can develop turf-type tall fescue cultivars suitable for Missouri environmental conditions." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Sleper, D. A., and B. J. Aulabaugh. 1990. Tall fescue turf breeding. Turfgrass Res. Inform. Rep. p. 44-45. |
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