Full TGIF Record # 221032
Item 1 of 1
DOI:10.21273/HORTSCI.48.4.493
Publication Type:
i
Refereed
Author(s):Cutulle, Matthew A.; Derr, Jeffrey F.; McCall, David; Horvath, Brandon; Nichols, Adam D.
Author Affiliation:Derr: Professor; Nichols: Research Assistant; Cutulle: Hampton Roads Ag. Res. & Ext. Center, Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Sciences, Virginia Tech, Virginia Beach; McCall: Research Associate, Glade Road Research Center, Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Cutulle: Postdoctoral Researcher; Horvath: Assistant Professor, Plant Science Department, Knoxville, TN
Title:Impact of hybrid bluegrass and tall fescue seeding combinations on brown patch severity and weed encroachment
Section:Turf management
Other records with the "Turf management" Section
Source:HortScience. Vol. 48, No. 4, April 2013, p. 493-500.
Publishing Information:Alexandria, Virginia: American Society for Horticultural Science
# of Pages:8
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Disease control; Festuca arundinacea; Poa pratensis X Poa arachnifera; Rhizoctonia solani; Seed mixtures
Abstract/Contents:"Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) and hybrid bluegrass (Poa pratensis L. × Poa arachnifera) can both be successfully grown in the transition zone of the United States. However, each grass has limitations. Tall fescue is susceptible to the fungal pathogen Rhizoctonia solani, whereas slow establishment and susceptibility to weed infestations limit hybrid bluegrass. Previous studies have shown the benefits of combining kentucky bluegrass with tall fescue in seeding mixtures. Research was conducted to evaluate the impact of two seeding combinations of hybrid bluegrass and tall fescue (one combination seeded at a 1.9:1 seed count ratio favoring tall fescue, the other combination seeded at a 1:1.8 seed count ratio favoring hybrid bluegrass) as well as monocultures of the species on turfgrass cover, weed species infestation, brown patch disease severity caused by R. solani, sod strength and species ecology. The seeding combinations had lower weed density during establishment and greater turf cover than the monoculture of hybrid bluegrass. The monoculture of tall fescue was subjected to more brown patch disease than the seeding combinations during and after the first year of establishment. Brown patch infestations likely reduced tall fescue cover and led to a species shift favoring hybrid bluegrass in the seeding combinations based on tiller count and weight data. Seeding combinations of tall fescue and hybrid bluegrass are beneficial from an epidemiological perspective because they reduce disease and weed infestations compared with monocultures of either species. From an agronomic perspective, the seeding combination favoring tall fescue provided the densest turf, whereas the seeding combination favoring hybrid had the greatest sod strength."
Language:English
References:31
Note:Tables
Graphs
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Cutulle, M. A., J. F. Derr, D. McCall, B. Horvath, and A. D. Nichols. 2013. Impact of hybrid bluegrass and tall fescue seeding combinations on brown patch severity and weed encroachment. HortScience. 48(4):p. 493-500.
Fastlink to access this record outside TGIF: https://tic.msu.edu/tgif/flink?recno=221032
If there are problems with this record, send us feedback about record 221032.
Choices for finding the above item:
DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI.48.4.493
Find Item @ MSU
MSU catalog number: b2217685a
Find from within TIC:
   Digitally in TIC by record number.
Request through your local library's inter-library loan service (bring or send a copy of this TGIF record)