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| Publication Type:
| Refereed |
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| Author(s): | Busey, Philip;
White, Ralph W. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Univ. of Florida, Fort Lauderdale; Turfg. Manag. Cons., Tavares, FL |
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| Title: | South Florida: A center of origin for turfgrass production |
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| Meeting Info.: | 7th International Turfgrass Society Research Conference, Palm Beach, FL, USA, 18-24 July, 1993 |
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| Source: | International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. Vol. 7, 1993, p. 863-869. |
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| Publishing Information: | Overland Park, KS: INTERTEC Publishing Corp. |
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| # of Pages: | 7 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Cultivar improvement; History; Sod industry; Sod production; Stenotaphrum secundatum; Technology
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| Geographic Terms: | South Florida |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "In the 1930's, South Florida's rich organic soils, recently drained from wetlands, were a rich garden for producing turfgrass sod. St. Augustinegrass was hand-planted and cut for the wealthy of Palm Beach and Miami Beach. The industry experienced several revolutions. The fork lift introduced in the 1960's had a cascade of effects on transportation, sod farm location, and cost of production. New cultivars such as Bitterblue, Floratine, Floratam, and FX-10 affected quality to the consumer, cost of production, and the organization of the market. New cultivars have been the long-term strategy for abatement of pest problems. The abundance of relatively inexpensive land is expected to change soon, and will have a substantial impact on the industry." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 8 |
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| Note: | "Chapter 124"
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Busey, P., and R. W. White. 1993. South Florida: A center of origin for turfgrass production. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 7:p. 863-869. |
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