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| DOI: | 10.21273/HORTSCI.42.4.919 |
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| Content Type: | Abstract or Summary only |
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| Author(s): | Hendrickson, Christopher;
Kopp, Kelly;
Kratsch, Heidi |
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| Author Affiliation: | Utah State University, Logan, Utah |
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| Title: | (416) Evaluation of competition between trees and turfgrass in the landscape: Comparison of rooting dynamics |
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| Section: | Posters: Thursday
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| Source: | HortScience. Vol. 42, No. 4, July 2007, p. 1004. |
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| Publishing Information: | Alexandria, VA: American Society for Horticultural Science |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Roots; Trees; Turfgrasses; Comparisons; Bouteloua dactyloides; Poa pratensis; Water use; Root growth; Rooting; Minirhizotrons
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Population growth in Utah has resulted in expansion of residential areas. This is a concern in the West, as water resources become increasingly scarce. Arid Western landscapes require supplemental water because of intense sunlight, winds, and sparse rainfall. Turfgrasses and trees in these landscapes may suffer from competition for resources. Minirhizotrons and analysis software were used to describe rooting characteristics of two turfgrasses in combination with two landscape tree species. Effects of competition were assessed to determine optimal candidates for the landscape. Each plot contained Gleditsia triacanthos (Honeylocust) and Robinia pseudoacacia (Black locust) in combination with either Poa pratensis (Kentucky bluegrass) or Buchloë dactyloides (Buffalograss). Plots were arranged in a randomized complete-block design and irrigated twice weekly. A minirhizotron system was used to obtain images for 6 months during Summer 2006 from depths of 1-40 cm under each tree-turfgrass rooting zone. Using RooTracker 2.03, images were analyzed to determine total length, surface area, and volume of turfgrass roots. Analysis of turfgrass roots showed that Buffalograss had 51, 73, and 59% greater length, surface area, and volume, respectively than did Kentucky bluegrass, regardless of tree species. Turfgrass roots in Black locust root zones exhibited 25% higher surface area, but 4 and 14% lower total length and volume respectively, compared to those in Honeylocust root zones. Our data suggests that Buffalograss competes more successfully than Kentucky Bluegrass in combination with tree roots, but root growth of both turfgrasses was inhibited by the presence of Black Locust roots. Reasons for these effects will be investigated." |
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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):
Hendrickson, C., K. Kopp, and H. Kratsch. 2007. (416) Evaluation of competition between trees and turfgrass in the landscape: Comparison of rooting dynamics. HortScience. 42(4):p. 1004. |
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| DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI.42.4.919 |
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