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| DOI: | 10.1094/ATS-2011-0926-01-RS |
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| Web URL(s): | https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/ats/pdfs/8/1/2011-0926-01-RS
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| Publication Type:
| Refereed |
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| Author(s): | Trappe, Jon M.;
Patton, Aaron J.;
Richardson, Michael D. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Trappe: Graduate Research Assistant; Patton: Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; Richardson: Professor, Department of Horticulture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR |
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| Title: | Bermudagrass cultivars differ in their summer traffic tolerance and ability to maintain green turf coverage under fall traffic |
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| Source: | Applied Turfgrass Science. September 26 2011, p. [1-11]. |
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| Publishing Information: | Plant Management Network |
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| # of Pages: | 11 |
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| Related Web URL: | http://digitalgcm.gcsaa.org/?id=31&pageid=78
Last checked: 12/21/2011
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Cady traffic simulator; Cultivar evaluation; Cynodon; Percent living ground cover; Seasonal variation; Trafficability
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Bermudagrass [Cynodon spp. (L.) Rich.] is one of the most widely used turfgrass species for golf courses and sports fields in the southern United States and in the transitional climatic zone. Continuous trafficking from play or equipment can reduce bermudagrass coverage and turf quality. This study evaluated 42 bermudagrass cultivars for their response to traffic. Traffic was applied in summer and fall of 2007 and 2008 with a Cady Traffic Simulator. There were several commercially available cultivars that had the highest coverage in both summers when trafficked including Barbados, Celebration, Contessa, Dune, Midlawn, Mirage II, Panama, Premier, Princess 77, Patriot, Riviera, Southern Star, Sovereign, Sundevil II, Sunsport, TifGrand, Tifsport, Tifway, Transcontinental, Veracruz, and Yukon. However, only the cultivars Barbados, Celebration, Contesssa, and Premier and the experimental genotypes SWI-1003, SWI-1046, Tift No. 1, and Tift. No. 2 were in the top statistical grouping for green turf coverage in both summer and fall of both years. These results demonstrate that bermudagrass cultivars vary in their response to traffic. Selecting improved, traffic-tolerant bermudagrasses will help reduce maintenance inputs and increase sustainability of golf courses and athletic fields while also producing a better-quality and safer surface for sports." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 26 |
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| Note: | Interpretive summary entitled "Bermudagrass: Summer traffic tolerance and fall color retention" appears in Golf Course Management, 79(12) December 2011, p. 76-80
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Trappe, J. M., A. J. Patton, and M. D. Richardson. 2011. Bermudagrass cultivars differ in their summer traffic tolerance and ability to maintain green turf coverage under fall traffic. Appl. Turfgrass Sci. p. [1-11]. |
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| DOI: 10.1094/ATS-2011-0926-01-RS |
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