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Web URL(s): | https://listings.lib.msu.edu/iowat/1989.pdf#page=34 Last checked: 01/10/2017 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
| Report |
Author(s): | Christians, N. E. |
Title: | Shade Adaptation Study |
Source: | 1989 Iowa Turfgrass Research Report. July 1989, p. 30-31. |
Publishing Information: | Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Poa pratensis; Poa trivialis; Festuca arundinacea; Festuca ovina subsp. duriuscula; Shade resistance; Cultivar evaluation; Shade; Adaptation; Quality evaluation; Turfgrasses
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Abstract/Contents: | First report of a study established in 1989 to evlauate effect of shade on several cultivars of the following grass species: creeping red fescue, hard fescue, tall fescue, kentucky bluegrass and rough bluegrass (Poa trivialis). The area is located under the canopies of a mature stand of Siberian elm trees. The grasses are mowed at a 2 in height and receive 2 lb nitrogen (N)/1000 ft2/yr. No weed control has been required on the area. Irrigation was used during the fall of 1987 and through the summer of 1988. No irrigation is planned for the area in future years. Includes a table of June to October 1988 turf quality ratings with means and least significant difference values. Of the top 20 cultivars, 16 were fine fescues, 3 were tall fescues, and one was a rough bluegrass. Estica creeping red fescue was the highest rated cultivar in 1988. Ram-I was the only Kentucky bluegrass that maintained season long acceptable quality. The five most poorly adapted species were all Kentucky bluegrasses. Reliant hard fescue was sodded in May 1988 and deteriorated in quality during the season due to the drought. This was the first year of the study. It is anticipated that the ranking order of grasses will change in future years as further maturity occurs. |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
Note: | Tables |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Christians, N. E. 1989. Shade Adaptation Study. Iowa Turfgrass Res. Rep. p. 30-31. |
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