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Content Type:Abstract or Summary only
Author(s):Serena, Matteo; Leinauer, Bernd; Sevostianova, Elena
Author Affiliation:Serena: New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM; Leinauer: New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM; Sevostianova: Extension Plant Sciences Department, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
Title:Water conservation potential of subsurface drip-irrigation on warm-season grasses
Section:Turfgrass management poster
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Meeting Info.:Phoenix, Arizona: November 6-9, 2016
Source:ASA, CSSA and SSSA International Annual Meetings. 2016, p. 100705.
Publishing Information:[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]: [American Society of Agronomy and the Entomological Society of America]
# of Pages:1
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Cynodon dactylon; Paspalum vaginatum; Percent living ground cover; Quality evaluation; Subsurface irrigation; Visual evaluation; Water conservation
Cultivar Names:Princess 77; Sea Spray
Abstract/Contents:"States in the southwestern region of the US face water shortages, and conservation strategies have become vital to maintain and sustain turfgrass areas. Previous studies documented that quality and coverage of warm-season grasses grown on subsurface drip-irrigation (SDI) outperformed those watered from a pop-up sprinkler system when irrigation was applied at 50% replacement of evapotranspiration for short grass (ETos). However, information is lacking on the impact on turf quality of irrigation applied below 50% ETos. A study was conducted at New Mexico State University to evaluate the effects of 25, 40 and 55% of ETos on quality of Princess 77 bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon L.) and Sea Spray seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum O. Swartz). The soil at the site consisted of a sandy loam, a sandy, skeletal, mixed, thermic Typic Torriorthent, an entisol typical for arid regions. Plots were mowed twice per week at a height of 2 cm, and clippings were collected. Irrigation treatments were initiated on 1 June 2015 and lasted until November. Grasses irrigated at 55% ETos from a sprinkler system were used as the control treatment. Data were collected monthly for visual quality rankings from 1 (dead) to 9 (best), and percent green coverage was estimated by means of digital image analysis. Overall, all irrigation treatments resulted in acceptable turfgrass quality (visual rating of 6 or higher) during July and August. In September, the lowest quality (5.8) was observed on plots irrigated at 25% ETos, and highest quality (8.3) on plots irrigated at 55% ETos. Visual quality of sprinkler-irrigated grasses was significantly lower on average, reaching 6.2 in September. Our study indicates that subsurface drip-irrigation shows greater water conservation potential when used with warm-season grasses than sprinkler irrigation does."
Language:English
References:0
See Also:Other items relating to: Seashore Paspalum - Since 2000
Note:This item is an abstract only!
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ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Serena, M., B. Leinauer, and E. Sevostianova. 2016. Water conservation potential of subsurface drip-irrigation on warm-season grasses. Agron. Abr. p. 100705.
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