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| DOI: | 10.21273/HORTTECH03455-16 |
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| Refereed |
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| Author(s): | Zuk, Alan;
Zhang, Qi;
Helms, Ted;
Hatterman-Valenti, Harlene |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND |
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| Title: | Cold hardiness and the effects of a low-input regime on 15 tall, warm-season, native and ornamental grasses in the upper midwestern United States |
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| Source: | HortTechnology. Vol. 26, No. 6, December 2016, p. 735-741. |
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| Publishing Information: | Alexandria, Virginia: American Society for Horticultural Science |
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| # of Pages: | 7 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Andropogon gerardii; Cold resistance; Saccharum ravennae; Foliage height; Leaf blade length; Miscanthus giganteus; Miscanthus sacchariflorus; Miscanthus sinensis; Turfgrass quality; Variety trials
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Fifteen tall, warm-season, native and ornamental grasses were subjected to a 3-year, low-input, and cold hardiness trial conducted from 2010 to 2013 in zone 4a at Fargo and Mandan, ND. Grasses tested were big bluestem [species (Andropogon gerardii)], Pawnee big bluestem (A. gerardii), silver banner grass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus), giant miscanthus (Miscanthus ^D#xgiganteus), hardy pampas grass, (Saccharum ravennae), and the following maidengrass (Miscanthus sinensis) cultivars: Silver Feather, Narrow Leaf, Blondo, Autumn Light, Condensatus, Grosse Fontaine, Morning Light, Gracillimus, Strictus, and Zebrinus. In addition to survival, the grasses were also rated for spring vigor and fall quality (0-10 scale for both evaluations), fall leaf length, and fall flower height. The grasses received no management during the trial other than irrigation during the first season and weed control. The grasses were exposed to subsurface soil temperatures (at 6-inch depth) that reached as low as -8.6 ° C at the Fargo location and -6 ° C at the Mandan location. The study revealed that all big bluestem (species), Pawnee big bluestem, and silver banner grass survived at both locations; silver banner grass scored the highest spring vigor ratings; silver banner grass and Pawnee big bluestem scored the highest fall quality ratings; silver banner grass produced the longest fall leaf length; and Pawnee big bluestem, big bluestem (species), and silver banner grass produced the tallest fall flowers." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 32 |
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| Note: | Summary appears as abstract
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Zuk, A., Q. Zhang, T. Helms, and H. Hatterman-Valenti. 2016. Cold hardiness and the effects of a low-input regime on 15 tall, warm-season, native and ornamental grasses in the upper midwestern United States. HortTechnology. 26(6):p. 735-741. |
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