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| DOI: | 10.21273/HORTTECH.20.2.415 |
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| Web URL(s): | https://journals.ashs.org/horttech/view/journals/horttech/20/2/article-p415.xml
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Richardson, M. D.;
Hignight, K. W. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Richardson: Professor, Department of Horticulture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR; Hignight: Director of Research, Nexgen Turf Research, LLC, Albany, OR |
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| Title: | Seedling emergence of tall fescue and Kentucky bluegrass, as affected by two seed coating techniques |
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| Section: | Research reports
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| Source: | HortTechnology. Vol. 20, No. 2, April 2010, p. 415-417. |
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| Publishing Information: | Alexandria, VA: American Society for Horticultural Science |
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| # of Pages: | 3 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Festuca arundinacea; Germination; Poa pratensis; Polymers; Sandy loam soils; Seed coatings; Seedling emergence
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Seed coating has been effectively used in the agricultural and horticultural industries for over 100 years. Recently, several turfgrass seed companies have been applying seed coating technologies to commercial seed lines, but there have been limited studies that have demonstrated a positive benefit of seed coating to turfgrass seed. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of two commercially available seed coating technologies, including a fungicide/biostimulant coating and a starch-based polymer coating, on tall fescue (Festuca arundinaceae) and kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis) in three soil types. Coated seeds were obtained from a retail outlet. Non-coated seed samples were developed by removing the coating from the seed just before planting. Neither coating technology had an effect on tall fescue speed of germination or total germination percentage in any of the soil types. Seed coating did have a positive effect on the speed of germination of kentucky bluegrass in a sandy loam soil, but did not improve the speed of germination or percentage emergence in the other soil types. These results support earlier findings that seed coating has minimal effects on establishment of turfgrass species. However, these coatings may provide benefits when attempting to establish turfgrasses in less than ideal conditions." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 13 |
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| Note: | Reprint appears on Seed Research of Oregon website, April 2010, p. 1-3
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Richardson, M. D., and K. W. Hignight. 2010. Seedling emergence of tall fescue and Kentucky bluegrass, as affected by two seed coating techniques. HortTechnology. 20(2):p. 415-417. |
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| DOI: 10.21273/HORTTECH.20.2.415 |
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