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| Author(s): | Stier, J. C.;
Koeritz, E. J. |
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| Title: | Seeding dates for tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) athletic fields established in a temperate continental climate |
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| Meeting Info.: | Proceedings of the II International Conference on Turfgrass Science and Management for Sports Fields: Beijing, China, June 24-29, 2007. |
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| Source: | Acta Horticulturae. Vol. 783, February 2008, p. 49-56. |
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| Publishing Information: | Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science |
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| # of Pages: | 8 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Festuca arundinacea; Seeding time; Traffic; Quality evaluation; Athletic fields; Temperate climate; Poa annua invasion; Digitaria; Percent living ground cover; Playability
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) is seldom used for sports turf in the Upper Midwest of the United States due in part to lack of information on its planting date requirements. Our objective was to compare the effects of four seeding dates (late summer, late autumn "dormant" seeding, early and late spring) on the quality of tall fescue (TF) to develop into a usable sports turf for summer/autumn play. In 2005 and 2006, two levels of traffic were imposed beginning midSeptember through midNovember to simulate either 14 or 56 U.S.style football games. While all seeding dates yielded acceptable quality turf, dormant seedings provided the poorest turf quality and cover. P. annua L. infestation was least in late springseeded plots but these plots had the most crabgrass which was nonexistent at other seeding times. Turf cover was greatly reduced at the high traffic level in the second year as freezing autumn temperatures caused growth/recovery to cease. Tall fescue appears to be useful for moderate traffic conditions regardless of planting date, though early spring seeding may yield best results." |
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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):
Stier, J. C., and E. J. Koeritz. 2008. Seeding dates for tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) athletic fields established in a temperate continental climate. Acta Horticulturae. 783:p. 49-56. |
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