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| Author(s): | Hoiberg, A.;
Minner, D. D.;
Krull, R. |
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| Title: | Annual ryegrass seeding rates for high traffic areas |
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| Section: | Species and cultivar trials
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| Source: | 2008 Iowa State Turfgrass Research Report. 2008, p. [1-2]. |
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| Publishing Information: | Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Extension |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Lolium multiflorum; Seeding rate; Traffic; Overseeding; Athletic fields; Percent living ground cover; Compaction stress; Seeding; Seedling competition
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| Abstract/Contents: | Presents a study conducted "to determine if there is any merit to overseeding intense traffic areas with annual ryegrass to improve turf cover during traffic." Details methods and materials used in the study, stating that "annual ryegrass seeding rates were 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 150 lbs [pounds]/1000 sqft. [square foot]. Traffic was applied at 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, and 20 passes per week with the GA-SWC traffic simulator from [September] to [November] 2006. One pass of the traffic simulator equals approximately one high school football game." Reports that "the fall seeded annual ryegrass established quickly, persisted through the winter, and produced beneficial turf during the spring, but began to decline during the mid summer heat. At this time it appears that 60 lbs/1000 sqft may be the breakpoint threshold where additional seed does not provide additional turf cover when grass is established during traffic...in the absence of traffic and if all of the seed is able to germinate, then seeding rates at 90 lbs/1000 sqft and higher with annual ryegrass could lead to seedlings that are more susceptible to traffic injury and eventually a reduced amount of turf cover." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Tables |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Hoiberg, A., D. D. Minner, and R. Krull. 2008. Annual ryegrass seeding rates for high traffic areas. Iowa Turfgrass Res. Rep. p. [1-2]. |
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