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| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2009.00357.x |
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| Author(s): | Cheng, Z.;
Salminen, S. O.;
Grewal, P. S. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Center for Urban Environment and Economic Development, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, USA |
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| Title: | Effect of organic fertilisers [fertilizers] on the greening quality, shoot and root growth, and shoot nutrient and alkaloid contents of turf-type endophytic tall fescue, Festuca arundinacea |
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| Section: | Research articles
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| Source: | Annals of Applied Biology. Vol. 156, No. 1, January 2010, p. 25-37. |
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| Publishing Information: | London: Cambridge University Press. |
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| # of Pages: | 13 |
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| Related Web URL: | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1744-7348.2009.00357.x/abstract
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Alkaloids; Festuca arundinacea; Growth factors; Nutrients; Organic fertilizers; Quality; Root growth; Shoot growth; Stress tolerance
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Increasing concern about the potential negative environmental impact of chemical fertilisers used in urban landscapes has provided impetus to develop organic fertilisers. However, little is known about the effect of organic fertilisers on turfgrass quality, growth and stress resistance. This study compared the effect of 11 organic fertilisers, applied at manufacturer's recommended rates, on greening quality, shoot and root growth, and shoot nutrient (an indication of nutrient uptake) and alkaloid content (an indication of insect resistance) in endophytic (infected with the fungus Neotyphodium coenophialum) tall fescue in the greenhouse. We measured turfgrass greening quality on a 1-9 scale weekly (9 being the highest), shoot and root growth monthly, and shoot contents of macro- and micronutrients and of various alkaloids at the end of 4 months. The results show that Corn Gluten and Cockadoodle Doo produce the highest turfgrass greening quality and shoot growth. Nature's Touch with enzymes enhanced root growth, and thus resulted in high root:shoot ratio, especially in third and fourth months after application. Compared with the most commonly used chemical fertiliser, Scott's Turf Builder, the organic fertilisers Cockadoodle Doo, Corn Gluten and Nature's Touch with enzymes generally resulted in better turf greening quality. Although Cockadoodle Doo, Vigoro and Scott's Turf Builder resulted in higher macronutrient contents in turfgrass shoots, there was no significant correlation between the nutrient contents in the fertilisers and in the shoots four months after application. Significant differences were found for all measured alkaloids in turfgrass shoots among the 13 treatments, and these differences varied with fertiliser. Overall, organic fertilisers produced higher turfgrass greening quality, root and shoot growth and insect resistance capacity (alkaloid content) compared with the chemical fertiliser, Scott's Turf Builder. On the basis of the high to excellent turfgrass greening quality ratings, root:shoot ratio, shoot nutrient and alkaloid contents in this study, we conclude that Cockadoodle Doo, Vigoro and Nature's Touch with enzymes are relatively superior organic fertilisers." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 30 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Cheng, Z., S. O. Salminen, and P. S. Grewal. 2010. Effect of organic fertilisers [fertilizers] on the greening quality, shoot and root growth, and shoot nutrient and alkaloid contents of turf-type endophytic tall fescue, Festuca arundinacea. Ann. Appl. Biol. 156(1):p. 25-37. |
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| DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2009.00357.x |
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