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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | White, Ralph W.;
Busey, Philip |
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| Author Affiliation: | White: Turfgrass Management Consultants, Travares, Florida; Busey: University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
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| Title: | History of turfgrass production in Florida |
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| Meeting Info.: | Orlando, Florida: November 2-5, 1987 |
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| Source: | Proceedings of the 100th Florida State Horticultural. Vol. 100, 1987, p. 167-174. |
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| Publishing Information: | Tallahassee, FL: The Florida State Horticultural Society |
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| # of Pages: | 8 |
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| Related Web URL: | http://web.archive.org/web/20120629165150/http://www.floridaturf.com/sodintro.htm
Last checked: 05/30/2013
Notes: FloridaTurf website reprint |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: History; Sod industry; Turfgrass industry; Sod production; Species; Turf values
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| Geographic Terms: | Florida |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "The earliest recollections of commercial sod in Florida are from the 1920's, but there is evidence of St. Augustinegrass planting in 1880. Turfgrass producers in Florida developed technology to solve the cultural requirements of vegetatively propagated grasses, their pest problems, and the market demands of the peninsula. New ways of harvesting and packaging the cut sod product were improvised. New varieties of St. Augustinegrass (Stenotaphrum secundatum [Walt.] Kuntze) and bermudagrass (Cynodon spp.) were developed. Other species (e.g., bahiagrass, Paspalum notatum Flugge, carpet grass, (Axonopus affinis Chase, centipedegrass, Eremochloa ophiuroides [Munro] Hack.; siltgrass, Paspalum distichum L.; and zoysiagrasses, Zoysia spp.) were developed into marketable products, and other innovations were made by Florida turfgrass producers. The turfgrass industry in Florida has grown to a $100 million industry which employs several thousand persons. The product of this industry is managed in urban lawns, sports areas, and roadsides, across 1.5 million acres of Florida. In addition to its economic contributions, turfgrass production contributes to the Florida environment, by providing safe, sanitary, outdoor play areas for children and grownups, by providing a cover for conserving the soil, filtering pollutants, moderating temperatures, and serving as a palette for other landscape designs." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 29 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: Turfgrass Industry Economics |
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| Note: | Reprint appears in Proceedings of the Thirty-Sixth Annual Florida Turfgrass Conference, Vol. 36 1988, p. 100-113
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
White, R. W., and P. Busey. 1987. History of turfgrass production in Florida. p. 167-174. In Proceedings of the 100th Florida State Horticultural. Orlando, Florida: November 2-5, 1987. Tallahassee, FL: The Florida State Horticultural Society. |
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