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| Web URL(s): | http://turf.rutgers.edu/research/abstracts/symposium2016.pdf#page=16
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| Author(s): | Watkins, Eric |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Horticultural Science, University of Minnesota |
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| Title: | New approaches for breeding low-input turfgrasses |
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| Section: | Plenary presentations
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| Meeting Info.: | New Brunswick, New Jersey: March 18, 2016 |
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| Source: | Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Annual Rutgers Turfgrass Symposium. Vol. 25, 2016, p. 16. |
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| Publishing Information: | New Brunswick, New Jersey: The Center for Turfgrass Science, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Breeding aims; Breeding improvement; Climatic factors; Cold resistance; Customer relations; Low input sustainable turfgrass trials; Wear resistance
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| Abstract/Contents: | "The turfgrass breeding program at the University of Minnesota aims to develop low-input winter hardy turfgrasses for cold climates. Turfgrass performance in cold climates is the result of a number of factors, some of which are difficult to exploit in a breeding program. Technological advances have helped open up new ways to study the microbes that surround turfgrass roots, endophytes that live within the plants, and the multitude of metabolites that are produced by the plant. We are beginning to use these technologies to better understand how certain turfgrasses succeed in low-input environments. We hope to utilize this knowledge to more efficiently select elite genotypes in a turfgrass breeding program. An overlooked aspect of turfgrass breeding is the need to understand the preferences of the non-professional consumer of grass seed. For several decades, turfgrass breeders have made assumptions about the traits that are important to these consumers. High turfgrass quality and darker green color, for instance, have been assumed to be the primary desires of the consumer, and therefore these traits have driver turfgrass germplasm development efforts. As the public begins to become more aware of the potential environmental effects of yard and lawn care practices, we anticipate that other characteristics may become more important. We are collaborating with a horticultural marketing researcher to identify what consumers desire in a lawn grass, and also how much of a premium they are willing to pay for improved cultivars with those traits. Our data has indicated that consumers value turfgrasses that withstand traffic, require less mowing, and have reduced irrigation needs." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Watkins, E. 2016. New approaches for breeding low-input turfgrasses. Proc. Rutgers Turfgrass Symp. 25:p. 16. |
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