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| Author(s): | Fermanian, T. W.;
Barkworth, M.;
Liu, H. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Dep. of Hort., Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; Dep. of Biology, Utah State Univ., Logan, UT; Dep. of Plant Sci., Univ. of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI; respectively |
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| Title: | Trained and untrained individual's ability to identify morphological characters of immature grasses |
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| Source: | Agronomy Journal. Vol. 81, No. 6, November/December 1989, p. 918-922. |
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| Publishing Information: | Washington: American Society of Agronomy |
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| # of Pages: | 5 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Agrostis; Agrostis stolonifera; Cynodon dactylon; Digitaria sanguinalis; Echinochloa crusgalli; Elymus repens; Festuca arundinacea; Festuca rubra subsp. rubra; Holcus lanatus; Lolium multiflorum; Lolium perenne; Paspalum dilatatum; Paspalum notatum; Phleum pratense; Poa pratensis; Setaria glauca; Sorghum halepense; Zoysia; Identification; Seedlings
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Identifying juvenile grasses is especially difficult because their characteristics are greatly affected by growing conditions. On problem, which affects both computer-based identification systems and written identification keys, is the inability of users to select the correct alternatives for some morphological characters or structures. This study was designed to determine, for each selected character, whether individuals without training in plant identification could identify each character state correctly as often as trained individuals, and to determine if combining poorly distinguished character states would increase the value of a character for identification of the selected species. Seeds or young seedlings of 18 grass species commonly found in turfs of the USA were sown in 125 cm3 plastic plots in a standard greenhouse mix. Untrained participants were students enrolled in an introductory horticulture course on the campus of the University of Illinois and molecularly oriented (not working at the whole plant level) members of the Department of Biology at Utah State University. Observations for trained participants were obtained from sessions held at various locations with faculty members in turfgrass science, plant taxonomists, and graduate students with field experience in grass identification. Considered across all characters, the trained participants selected the correct alternative for a character 59% of the time, the untrained participants 53%. There was no significant association between training group and selection ability for ligule size, sheath, blade width, collar, and pubescence when all species were considered jointly. The frequency with which ligule type was correctly identified was reanalyzed after combining the states of truncate or round and acute or acuminate. This modification increased the frequency of correctly identified, ligule-type states from 47 to 62% and 31 to 49% for the trained and untrained groups, respectively. On the basis of this study, we would recommend that anyone attempting to construct an identification tool examine both the ability of characters to discriminate among the included species and the ability of expected users to select the correct state or condition of each character." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 14 |
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| Note: | Tables |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Fermanian, T. W., M. Barkworth, and H. Liu. 1989. Trained and untrained individual's ability to identify morphological characters of immature grasses. Agron. J. 81(6):p. 918-922. |
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