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| Web URL(s): | http://turf.rutgers.edu/research/abstracts/symposium2017.pdf#page=38
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| Author(s): | Hoffman, Lindsey;
Weibel, Eric N.;
Grimshaw, Austin L.;
Tate, Trent M.;
Mohr, Melissa M.;
Smith, Dirk A.;
Meyer, William A.;
Bonos, Stacy A. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Hoffman, Weibel, Grimshaw, Smith, Meyer, and Bonos: Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; Tate: Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers University; Mohr: Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers University and Adelphia Research Farm, Freehold, NJ |
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| Title: | Screening Kentuchy bluegrass clutivars and selections under reduced irrigation and fertility |
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| Section: | Poster presentations
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| Meeting Info.: | New Brunswick, New Jersey: January 13, 2017 |
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| Source: | Proceedings of the Twenty-Sixth Annual Rutgers Turfgrass Symposium. Vol. 26, 2017, p. 38. |
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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: Comparisons; Cultivar evaluation; Cultivar improvement; Drought resistance; Poa pratensis; Quality evaluation; Reduced application rates; Rutgers University
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) is a cool-season turfgrass species that is frequently used in the United States and Canada for golf courses, sports fields, and home lawns. The utility of Kentucky bluegrass as a turfgrass is attributed to characteristics such as good traffic tolerance and winter hardiness. In addition, the highly rhizomatous growth habit of Kentucky bluegrass provides a dense turf canopy and makes it the primary species grown for sod production. Over the past decade, the Rutgers breeding program has developed over 60 new Kentucky bluegrass cultivars. Experimental selections are screened for traits such as improved turfgrass quality, disease resistance and better abiotic and biotic stress tolerance compared to older cultivars. After approximately five years of screening, the top performing selections are advanced as new, commercially available cultivars. One area of research/breeding that has been lacking, is the evaluation and development of cultivars under reduced inputs such as fertilizer and irrigation. The sustainability of the turfgrass industry, as a whole, is centered around the ability to conserve finite resources while maintaining superior turfgrass conditions. Traditionally, Kentucky bluegrass is maintained using frequent applications of fertilizer and irrigation; however, it is not well known how Kentucky bluegrass performs when these resources are limited. Consequently, the main objective of this research was to evaluate cultivars and experimental selections of Kentucky bluegrass managed with reduced mowing, irrigation, pesticide, and fertilizer applications in order to make cultivar recommendations for turfgrass managers and to develop new commercially available cultivars. In September 2013, 317 cultivars and selections were seeded at the Rutgers Plant Biology Research and Extension Farm in Freehold, NJ. Turf quality (1 - 9, 9 = best overall quality) was visually rated during the growing seasons of 2015 and 2016 while percent green (1 - 100%) was visually measured as a means of estimating drought tolerance. Differences in turf quality and percent green were detected among the cultivars and selections for each rating date/year combination. The experimental selection A00-1400 had better turf quality compared to many of the other cultivars and selections evaluated when averaged over 2015-2016 and for several other rating dates during the summer of 2015-2016. In addition, this selection had high percent green ratings in July 2015 (66.7%), July 2016 (83.3%), and August 2016 (63.3%). In some cases, certain cultivars (such as Green Star) had high percent green ratings (July 2015; 80%), but low turf quality (July 2015, 5.3). Overall, this information will aid in the breeding of cultivars that will have both good turf quality and drought tolerance when managed under reduced inputs." |
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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):
Hoffman, L., E. N. Weibel, A. L. Grimshaw, T. M. Tate, M. M. Mohr, D. A. Smith, et al. 2017. Screening Kentuchy bluegrass clutivars and selections under reduced irrigation and fertility. Proc. Rutgers Turfgrass Symp. 26:p. 38. |
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