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| Web URL(s): | http://turf.uark.edu/research/research%20series/557/Seeding%20Rate%20Effects%20on%20the%20Quality%20and%20Traffic%20Tolerance%20of%20Overseeded%20Meadow%20Fescue%20and%20Tetraploid%20Perennial%20Ryegrass.pdf
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Summerford, Josh;
Karcher, Doug;
Richardson, Mike;
Patton, Aaron;
Boyd, John |
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| 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 |
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| Title: | Seeding rate effects on the quality and traffic tolerance of overseeded meadow fescue and tetraploid perennial ryegrass |
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| Source: | Arkansas Turfgrass Report 2007. 2008, p. 91-95. |
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| Publishing Information: | Fayetteville: Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture |
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| # of Pages: | 5 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Seeding rate; Traffic damage; Wear resistance; Festuca pratensis; Lolium perenne; Overseeding; Athletic fields; Cady traffic simulator; Spring transition; Transition zone; Quality evaluation
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Overseeding is a common practice used by turf managers in the transition zone to provide actively growing, green turf surfaces during winter dormancy of warm-season grasses such as bermudagrasses. The most commonly used turf species for overseeding is perennial ryegrass due to its excellent turf characteristics and rapid establishment. Continued improvements in 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 in overseeding, as well as easier spring transition. Seeding rates for overseeding are commonly higher than the rates used for permanent turf; however, rates vary depending on the overseeding species because of growth habit and seed size. The objective of this study was to determine the optimum seeding rates for meadow fescue and tetraploid perennial ryegrass that optimize turf quality and traffic tolerance. Three seeding rates, comparable to recommended overseeding rates, were examined in this study. Moderate and high seeding rates provided similar turf quality and green turf coverage for each species. Low seeding rates produced the lowest turf quality and green turf coverage for each species. Meadow fescue was the least traffic tolerant of the three species producing the lowest green turf coverage. The medium and high seeding rates produced the most traffic tolerant turf, with the low seeding rate provided the lowest green turf coverage." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 4 |
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| Note: | "March 2008"
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Summerford, J., D. Karcher, M. Richardson, A. Patton, and J. Boyd. 2008. Seeding rate effects on the quality and traffic tolerance of overseeded meadow fescue and tetraploid perennial ryegrass. Ark. Turfgrass Rep. 2007. p. 91-95. |
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