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    Last checked: 06/12/2008
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Author(s):Dant, Luke; Christians, Nick
Author Affiliation:Dant: Research Technician, Christians: Professor, Turfgrass Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Title:Path to conversion: Research focuses on the best way to convert conventional turfgrass areas to Roundup Ready creeping bentgrass
Section:Golf
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Source:Grounds Maintenance. Vol. 39, No. 7, July 2004, p. G1, G4-G6, G8.
Publishing Information:Overland Park, KS: Intertec Publishing Corporation
# of Pages:5
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Conversion; Agrostis stolonifera; Poa annua control; Herbicide resistance; Glyphosate; Roundup ready; Genetic engineering; Application timing; Golf course renovation; Application rates; Seeding time; Seeding rate
Abstract/Contents:Presents research conducted on "the best way to convert conventional turfgrass areas to Roundup Ready creeping bentgrass [RRCB]." States that "[RRCB] was created by using molecular biology techniques to insert a Roundup Ready gene in the genetic code of the plant." Details the study, stating that "aerification cores on the green were removed, the area was vertically mowed by using triplex-mounted verticut units, and topdressed with sand to fill aerification holes...RRCB was seeded at a rate of 1.7 pounds per 1,000 square feet to the fairways and greens." Reports that "by late fall 2002, some of the plots were acceptable for play, although they were not in ideal conditions...the results of the 2002 study demonstrated that seeding into openings made by aerification and vertical mowing were not very effective for putting green conversion." Also details a 2003 study "initiated on a native soil creeping bentgrass green to develop methods that would result in the successful conversion of golf course greens RRCB." Concludes that "an earlier seeding date does not guarantee a successful conversion to RRCB, but it does make establishment less dependent on ideal weather conditions later in the fall."
Language:English
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Note:Includes sidebar, "For the best results...", p. G4
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Dant, L., and N. Christians. 2004. Path to conversion: Research focuses on the best way to convert conventional turfgrass areas to Roundup Ready creeping bentgrass. Grounds Maint. 39(7):p. G1, G4-G6, G8.
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