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| DOI: | 10.21273/HORTTECH.26.3.314 |
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| Publication Type:
| Refereed |
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| Author(s): | Braun, Ross;
Fry, Jack;
Kennelly, Megan;
Bremer, Dale;
Griffin, Jason |
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| Author Affiliation: | Braun, Fry, Bremer, and Griffin: Department of Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS; Kennelly: Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS |
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| Title: | Colorant application volume and color persistence on a 'Chisholm' zoysiagrass lawn |
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| Source: | HortTechnology. Vol. 26, No. 3, June 1 2016, p. 314-319. |
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| Publishing Information: | Alexandria, Virginia: American Society for Horticultural Science |
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| # of Pages: | 6 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Colorants; Visual evaluation; Winter color; Zoysia japonica
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| Cultivar Names: | Chisholm |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Zoysiagrass (Zoysia sp.) is a warm-season turfgrass that requires less water and fewer cultural inputs than cool-season grasses, but its widespread use by homeowners in the transition zone may be limited because of its extended duration of brown color during dormancy. Turf colorants are an option for improving zoysiagrass winter color. Our objective was to quantify the impact of colorants applied in autumn at three application volumes on persistence of green color on lawn-height 'Chisholm' zoysiagrass (Zoysia japonica). The commercial colorants Green Lawnger, Endurant, and Wintergreen Plus were applied in Oct. 2013 in Manhattan, KS, and Haysville, KS, in solutions with water at 80, 160, or 240 gal/acre at a 1:6 dilution (colorant:water) and evaluated through late 2013 and Spring 2014. Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea), a cool-season turfgrass commonly used in home lawns in the transition zone, was included for comparison. Persistence of green color increased with application volume, but differences among colorants were limited. Colorants provided acceptable color (i.e., a visual rating ā„6 on a 1 to 9 scale) for 55 to 69 days at 80 gal/acre, 69 to 118 days at 160 gal/acre, and 118 to 167 days at 240 gal/acre. Compared with tall fescue, colorant-treated zoysiagrass had significantly higher color ratings for 98 to 112 days at 80 gal/acre, 112 to 154 days at 160 gal/acre, and 138 to 154 days at 240 gal/acre. Colorants increased turfgrass canopy temperature by up to 12.1 Ā°F, but did not accelerate spring greenup. Duration of acceptable color on 'Chisholm' zoysiagrass lawns can be enhanced by increasing colorant application volume." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 14 |
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| Note: | Summary appears as abstract
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Braun, R., J. Fry, M. Kennelly, D. Bremer, and J. Griffin. 2016. Colorant application volume and color persistence on a 'Chisholm' zoysiagrass lawn. HortTechnology. 26(3):p. 314-319. |
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| DOI: 10.21273/HORTTECH.26.3.314 |
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