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| Content Type: | Abstract or Summary only |
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| Author(s): | Roberts, E. C.;
Bredakis, E. |
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| Author Affiliation: | University of Massachusetts |
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| Title: | Nutrient culture techniques - Their value in turfgrass research |
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| Section: | Division XI - Turfgrass Management
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| Meeting Info.: | Lafayette, Indiana: August 4-8, 1958 |
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| Source: | 1958 Agronomy Abstracts. 1958, p. 66. |
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| Publishing Information: | Madison, Wisconsin: American Society of Agronomy including Soil Science Society of America, Crop Science Divisions, Agronomic Education Division |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "The study of plant growth in nutrient culture media has furthered the understanding of how plants grow. Applications of the principles for successful establishment and maintenance of nutrient culture systems for how other horticultural and agronomic crops have been utilized in developing techniques for experimentation on turfgrasses. A culture lid to fit a standard 1 gallon glazed pot was constructed of heavily paraffined 1/4 inch plywood and utilized glass wool as a seedbed supported by fiberglass screening and covered with granite chip. This setup was used for Red fescue and Kentucky bluegrass; however, disease susceptibility of bentgrasses necessitated the substitution of a perforated Mylar plastic film for the glass wool. A complete nutrient solution was formulated and tested for turf response. After four months of growth (during late fall and winter months) turf was well established and capable of treatment response with reproducible results. Preliminary results on turf-grass response to various nutrient treatments (foliar and root feeding), clipping heights and solution and air temperatures indicate this research technique of value in the investigation of growth characteristics of turfgrass. Aeration studies and experimentation on tolerances to pest control chemicals should be adaptable to investigation by this method." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | This item is an abstract only! |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Roberts, E. C., and E. Bredakis. 1958. Nutrient culture techniques - Their value in turfgrass research. Agron. Abr. p. 66. |
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