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| DOI: | 10.21273/HORTSCI.48.6.790 |
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| Publication Type:
| Refereed |
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| Author(s): | Steinke, Kurt;
Chalmers, David R.;
White, Richard H.;
Fontanier, Charles H.;
Thomas, James C.;
Wherley, Benjamin G. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Steinke: Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; Chalmers: Plant Sciences Department, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD; White, Fontanier, Thomas and Wherley: Soil and Crop Sciences Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX |
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| Title: | Lateral spread of three warm-season turfgrass species as affected by prior summer water stress at two root zone depths |
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| Section: | Turf management
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| Source: | HortScience. Vol. 48, No. 6, June 2013, p. 790-795. |
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| Publishing Information: | Alexandria, Virginia: American Society for Horticultural Science |
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| # of Pages: | 6 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Cultivar evaluation; Cynodon dactylon; Drought resistance; Heat resistance; Lateral growth; Stenotaphrum secundatum; Turf recovery; Water conservation; Zoysia japonica; Zoysia matrella
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| Abstract/Contents: | "As a result of increasing demand for potable water, local and national initiatives to conserve municipal water supplies have been implemented. Many of these initiatives focus on reducing irrigation of turfgrass in urban landscapes and may totally ban irrigation during periods of severe water shortage. Proper selection of adapted turfgrass species and cultivars is vital to long-term water conservation initiatives. Turfgrasses that can survive and recover from extended hot and dry periods under limited to no irrigation would best meet water conservation objectives. The present study was conducted to evaluate the recuperative potential of transplanted plugs of 24 commonly grown cultivars of three warm-season turfgrass species after incremental increases in water stress imposed by withholding all water for up to 60 days. A 2-year field study was conducted consisting of eight blocks containing 25 plots each. Each block was planted with one plot each of eight cultivars of bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon sp.), seven cultivars of st. augustinegrass (Stenotaphrum secundatum sp.), and nine cultivars of zoysiagrass (five of Zoysia japonica sp. and four of Zoysia matrella sp.). Four blocks were planted on native soil with no restriction to rooting, whereas the other four had an effective root zone of only 10 cm of soil. Cup cutter plugs were collected at predetermined intervals, transported to College Station, TX, replanted, and grown under well-watered conditions. Measurements of the lateral spread of the plugs were taken every 10 to 14 days for the first 60 to 70 days after planting (DAP). The lateral spread of plugs collected after 0 days of summer dry-down (DSD) was greatest for bermudagrass, intermediate for st. augustinegrass, and lowest for zoysiagrass. In most cases there were no consistent differences between cultivars within a species. All species grown on the 10-cm deep root zone were unable to survive the 60-day period without water and died within the first 40 days. For each species, lateral spread was increasingly delayed or reduced with increasing DSD. Although all three species grown on native soil were able to survive and recover from a 60-day period without water, the bermudagrass cultivars had the most rapid recovery rates measured as lateral spread of transplanted plugs." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 24 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: Breeding for Drought |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Steinke, K., D. R. Chalmers, R. H. White, C. H. Fontanier, J. C. Thomas, and B. G. Wherley. 2013. Lateral spread of three warm-season turfgrass species as affected by prior summer water stress at two root zone depths. HortScience. 48(6):p. 790-795. |
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