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DOI: | 10.21273/HORTTECH.23.4.442 |
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Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Schiavon, Marco;
Barnes, Brent D.;
Shaw, David A.;
Henry, J. Michael;
Baird, James H. |
Author Affiliation: | Schiavon, Barnes, and Baird: Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA; Shaw: University of California Cooperative Extension, San Marcos, CA; Henry: University of California Cooperative Extension, Moreno Valley, CA |
Title: | Strategies for converting tall fescue to warm-season turf in a Mediterranean climate |
Section: | Research reports Other records with the "Research reports" Section
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Source: | HortTechnology. Vol. 23, No. 4, August 2013, p. 442-448. |
Publishing Information: | Alexandria, Virginia: American Society for Horticultural Science |
# of Pages: | 7 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Conversion; Cool season turfgrasses versus warm season turfgrasses; Cultivar evaluation; Cynodon dactylon; Cynodon dactylon x Cynodon transvaalensis; Festuca arundinacea; Non-selective herbicides; Paspalum vaginatum; Research; Scalping; Stenotaphrum secundatum; Zoysia
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Cultivar Names: | De Anza; UC Verde; Palmetto; TifSport; Sea Spray; Princess-77 |
Abstract/Contents: | "Replacing cool-season turf with more drought and heat tolerant warm-season turfgrass species is a viable water conservation strategy in climates where water resources and precipitation are limited. Field studies were conducted in Riverside and Irvine, CA, to investigate three methods (scalping, eradication with a nonselective herbicide, planting into existing turf) of converting an existing tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) sward to warm-season turf. Cultivars established vegetatively by plugging were De Anza hybrid zoysiagrass [Zoysia matrella x (Z. japonica x Z. tenuifolia)], Palmetto st. augustinegrass (Stenotaphrum secundatum), Tifsport hybrid bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon x C. transvaalensis), Sea Spray seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum), and UC Verde buffalograss (Buchloe dactyloides). Cultivars established from seeds were Princess-77 bermudagrass (C. dactylon) and Sea Spray seashore paspalum. Neither scalping nor planting into existing tall fescue were effective conversion strategies, as none of the warm-season turfgrasses reached 50% groundcover within 1 year of planting. All of the species except for st. augustinegrass reached a higher percentage of groundcover at the end of the study when glyphosate herbicide was applied to tall fescue before propagation compared with the other conversion strategies. Bermudagrass and seashore paspalum established from seeds and hybrid bermudagrass from plugs provided the best overall establishment with 97%, 93%, and 85% groundcover, respectively, when glyphosate was used before establishment. Quality of seeded cultivars matched or exceeded that of cultivars established vegetatively by plugging. These results suggest that eradication of tall fescue turf followed by establishment of warm-season turf from seeds is the best and easiest turf conversion strategy." |
Language: | English |
References: | 33 |
See Also: | Other items relating to: Seashore Paspalum - Since 2000 |
Note: | Tables |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Schiavon, M., B. D. Barnes, D. A. Shaw, J. M. Henry, and J. H. Baird. 2013. Strategies for converting tall fescue to warm-season turf in a Mediterranean climate. HortTechnology. 23(4):p. 442-448. |
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| DOI: 10.21273/HORTTECH.23.4.442 |
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