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| Content Type: | Abstract or Summary only |
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| Author(s): | Grande, John |
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| Author Affiliation: | Clifford E. and Melba C. Snyder Research and Extension Farm, Cook College, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers University, Pittstown, New Jersey |
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| Title: | Turfgrass projects at The Rutgers University Clifford E. and Melba C. Snyder Research and Extension Farm, Pittstown, NJ |
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| Section: | Poster presentations
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| Meeting Info.: | Cook College, Rutgers, NJ: January 15-16, 1993 |
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| Source: | Proceedings of the Second Annual Rutgers TurfgrassSymposium. Vol. 2, 1993, p. 19. |
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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: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Rutgers University; Cool season turfgrasses; Research facilities; Poa pratensis; Nitrogen; Application methods; Fine fescues; Bouteloua dactyloides; Mowing height; Turfgrass quality; Festuca arundinacea; Lolium perenne
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| Abstract/Contents: | "The 390 acre Rutgers University Snyder Research Farm was bequeathed to the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station in 1988 from the estate of Clifford and Melba Snyder. The primary mission of the farm is to promote research and Extension activities relative to "sustainable agriculture". The farm consists primarily of silt loam soils with fair to good drainage characteristics. The climatic conditions are highly favorable for cool season turfgrasses. The Snyder Farm might be considered the first research farm on the east coast north of the "transition zone". "Reduced Input" objectives relative to turfgrass management are the focus of the turfgrass program at the Snyder Farm. Several studies are currently underway: 1. Evaluation of Kentucky bluegrass cultivars under reduced management conditions-C.R. Funk and W. Dickson. 2. Evaluation of nitrogen form and method of application on soil pH and summer patch disease-D. Thompson and J. Murphy. 3. "Reduced Input" fine fescue turfgrass management study for large lot rural home sites-J. A. Grande. 4. Evaluation of fine fescue's cultivars under reduced management conditions-R.Duell, C. R. Funk and W. Dickson. 5. Evaluation of buffalograss cultivars in combination with cool season turfgrasses-D. Huff. 6. Demonstration of mowing height influence on turfgrass quality of tall fescue, perennial ryegrass and Kentucky bluegrass-J. A. Grande. 7. Comparison of perennial ryegrass quality with and without endophyte-J.Murphy. In addition to the above noted studies, the Snyder Farm hosts an annual Turfgrass Field Day focused toward northwestern New Jersey large lot rural homeowners. Approximately 300 residents attend this event, which includes demonstrations and presentations related to "reduced input" turfgrass management objectives. Results of questionnaires indicate the average lawn area is approximately 60,000 sq. ft. in northwestern New Jersey." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | This item is an abstract only! |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Grande, J. 1993. Turfgrass projects at The Rutgers University Clifford E. and Melba C. Snyder Research and Extension Farm, Pittstown, NJ. Proc. Annu. Rutgers Turfgrass Symp. 2:p. 19. |
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