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Web URL(s):http://turf.uark.edu/research/research%20series/557/Cultural%20Practices%20to%20Improve%20the%20Performance%20of%20Overseeded%20Meadow%20Fescue%20and%20Tetraploid%20Ryegrass.pdf
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Author(s):Summerford, Josh; Karcher, Doug; Richardson, Mike; Patton, Aaron; Boyd, John
Author Affiliation:Summerford, Karcher, and Richardson: Department of Horticulture; Patton: Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Horticulture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas; Boyd: Cooperative Extension Service, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas
Title:Cultural practices to improve the performance of overseeded meadow fescue and tetraploid ryegrass
Source:Arkansas Turfgrass Report 2007. 2008, p. 85-90.
Publishing Information:Fayetteville: Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
# of Pages:6
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Cultural methods; Athletic fields; Spring transition; Cady traffic simulator; Overseeding; Festuca pratensis; Lolium perenne; Transition zone; Nitrogen fertilization; Mowing height; Fertilization rates; Quality evaluation
Abstract/Contents:"Overseeding is a common practice used by turf managers in the transition zone to provide actively growing, green turf surfaces during the winter dormancy of warm-season grasses such as bermudagrass. The most commonly used turf species for overseeding is perennial ryegrass due to its excellent turf characteristics and rapid establishment. Continued improvements in heat and disease tolerance of perennial ryegrasses have resulted in cultivars that persist into the summer and interfere with the spring green-up of bermudagrass. Two new turf species, meadow fescue and tetraploid perennial ryegrass, have demonstrated good turf characteristics when overseeded as well as easier spring transition to bermudagrass. Little is known about the mowing and nitrogen (N) fertilization practices that will optimize turf quality for these species. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of mowing height and N fertility rate on turf quality and coverage of these overseeding species. A range of mowing heights and N fertility treatments was applied to plots of diploid perennial ryegrass, tetraploid perennial ryegrass and meadow fescue. In addition, simulated traffic was applied across each combination of species, mowing height, and N rate. Increased N fertility and mowing height improved the overall quality and traffic tolerance of both tetraploid perennial ryegrass and meadow fescue in this study."
Language:English
References:6
Note:"March 2008"
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Summerford, J., D. Karcher, M. Richardson, A. Patton, and J. Boyd. 2008. Cultural practices to improve the performance of overseeded meadow fescue and tetraploid ryegrass. Ark. Turfgrass Rep. 2007. p. 85-90.
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