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Web URL(s):http://turf.uark.edu/research/research%20series/557/Arkansas%20Certification%20Program%20for%20Vegetatively%20Propagated%20Turfgrass%20Varieties.pdf
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Author(s):Chastain, James; Patton, Aaron; Richardson, Mike
Author Affiliation:Chastain: Arkansas State Plant Board, Seed Certification Section, Little Rock, Arkansas; Patton: Cooperative Extension Service; Richardson: Department of Horticulture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Title:Arkansas certification program for vegetatively propogated turfgrass varieties
Source:Arkansas Turfgrass Report 2007. 2008, p. 9-11.
Publishing Information:Fayetteville: Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
# of Pages:3
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Vegetative propagation; Seed certification; Cultivar identification; Sod; Cynodon; Zoysia; Seed quality
Abstract/Contents:"In January 2007, the varietal certification program for vegetatively (sod, sprigs, plugs) propagated turfgrass was revised and updated by the Arkansas State Plant Board (ASPB) Seed Division to comply with AOSCA (Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies) standards. The voluntary program provides a method to verify the genetic sources and purity as well as quality of, vegetative turfgrasses sold in Arkansas. The ASPB turfgrass certification program was revised because turfgrass cultivars were being sold under differing names, consumers were unsure which cultivar they were purchasing, and breeders of new cultivars, along with consumers, needed a guarantee of turfgrass quality and genetic purity. The result of a turfgrass variety (cultivar) certification program is assurance of a quality product that has an unbroken chain of traceability back to a pure source of seed or vegetative plant material. Bermudagrasses and zoysiagrasses are currently being grown under the turfgrass certification program by seven of Arkansas' 53 sod farms. Certified tags (blue tags) or labels, issued by the ASPB accompany the certified turfgrass shipments for inspected and approved turfgrass cultivars."
Language:English
References:1
Note:"March 2008"
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Chastain, J., A. Patton, and M. Richardson. 2008. Arkansas certification program for vegetatively propogated turfgrass varieties. Ark. Turfgrass Rep. 2007. p. 9-11.
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