| |
Publication Type:
| Report |
Author(s): | Niehaus, M. H. |
Author Affiliation: | Department of Agronomy, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, Ohio |
Title: | Varieties and varietal development in Kentucky bluegrass |
Source: | Lawn and Ornamentals Research - 1969 [OARDC]. 1969, p. 1-2. |
Publishing Information: | Wooster, Ohio: OARDC |
# of Pages: | 2 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Variety trials; Turfgrass quality; Cultivar improvement; Research priorities; Cultivars; Poa pratensis
|
Abstract/Contents: | Discusses "varieties and varietal development in Kentucky bluegrass," stating that "expanded interest in turf concerns both quality and quantity...Both public and private agencies have increased their turf work and research." Details a potential procedure that may be used to develop varieties of Kentucky bluegrass, suggesting "1. Selection of superior plants from old turf areas and foreign introductions"; "2. Hybridization followed by selection"; and "3. Creation of...strains by the use of artificial mutagens." Concludes that "turfgrass research is increasing and...products, equipment, varieties, and practices are being developed." |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Niehaus, M. H. 1969. Varieties and varietal development in Kentucky bluegrass. Lawn Ornamentals Res. p. 1-2. |
| Fastlink to access this record outside TGIF: https://tic.msu.edu/tgif/flink?recno=141229 |
| If there are problems with this record, send us feedback about record 141229. |
| Choices for finding the above item: |
| MSU catalog number: b2189789 |
| Request through your local library's inter-library loan service (bring or send a copy of this TGIF record) |