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| Publication Type:
| Professional |
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| Author(s): | Kenworthy, Kevin E.;
Nagata, Russell T.;
Scully, Brian T.;
Busey, Philip;
Dudeck, Albert E. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Kenworthy: Assistant Professor; Nagata: Associate Professor; Busey: Associate Professor; Dudeck: Retired Professor, University of Florida; Scully: Supervisory Research Agronomist, Crop Protection and Management Research, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, Tifton, Georgia |
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| Title: | History of turfgrass breeding at the University of Florida |
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| Source: | Florida Turf Digest. Vol. 24, No. 4, July/August 2007, p. 10-14. |
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| Publishing Information: | Winter Haven, FL: Harvest Publishing Corp. for the Florida Turfgrass Association |
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| # of Pages: | 5 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: History; Breeding; University of Florida; Breeding program; Cultivar improvement; Cultivar variation
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| Abstract/Contents: | Profiles the turfgrass breeding program at the University of Florida, highlighting its history. States that "the evaluation, selection, breeding and subsequent recommendation of turfgrass species and cultivars have long been components of the University of Florida's turfgrass research program." Lists turfgrass culitivars developed by the University of Florida, including Pensacola and Argentine bahiagrass; Roselawn, Bayshore, and Everglades 1 hybrid bermudagrss; and Ormond common bermudagrass. States that "in 1997, the warm-season turfgrass breeding program was relocated in Belle Glade, [Florida] at the EREC [Everglades Research and Extension Center]." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Kenworthy, K. E., R. T. Nagata, B. T. Scully, P. Busey, and A. E. Dudeck. 2007. History of turfgrass breeding at the University of Florida. Fla. Turf Dig. 24(4):p. 10-14. |
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