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| DOI: | 10.21273/HORTTECH03773-17 |
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| Author(s): | Fontanelli, Marco;
Pirchio, Michel;
Frasconi, Christian;
Martelloni, Luisa;
Raffaelli, Michele;
Peruzzi, Andrea;
Grossi, Nicola;
Caturegli, Lisa;
Magni, Simone;
Gaetani, Monica;
Volterrani, Monica |
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| Author Affiliation: | Food and Environment (DAFE), Department of Agriculture, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy |
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| Title: | Steaming and flaming for converting cool-season turfgrass to hybrid bermudagrass in untilled soil |
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| Section: | Technology and product reports
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| Source: | HortTechnology. Vol. 27, No. 5, October 2017, p. 682-689. |
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| Publishing Information: | Alexandria, Virginia: American Society for Horticultural Science |
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| # of Pages: | 8 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Comparisons; Conservation tillage; Conversion; Cool season turfgrasses; Festuca arundinacea; Glufosinate; Herbicide application; Hybrid bermudagrasses; Lolium perenne; Non-chemical control; Percent living ground cover; Visual evaluation; Weed flaming
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Turfgrass species can be classified into two main groups: cool-season and warm-season species. Warm-season species are more suited to a Mediterranean climate. Transplanting is a possible method to convert a cool-season to a warm-season turfgrass in untilled soil. It generally requires the chemical desiccation of the cool-season turfgrass. However, alternative physical methods, like flaming and steaming, are also available. This paper compares flaming, steaming, and herbicide application to desiccate cool-season turfgrass, for conversion to hybrid bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon x C. transvaalensis) in untilled soil, using transplanting. Two prototype machines were used, a self-propelled steaming machine and a tractor-mounted liquefied petroleum gas flaming machine. Treatments compared in this work were two flaming treatments and two steaming treatments performed at four different doses together with two chemical treatments with glufosinate-ammonium herbicide applications. The cool-season turfgrass species were tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) and perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne). The desiccation effect of the various treatments on cool-season turf was assessed by photographic survey 15 days after treatment. The percentage cover of hybrid bermudagrass was visually assessed at 43 weeks after planting. Steaming and flaming effects on both parameters were described by logistic curves. The highest doses of steaming and flaming almost completely desiccated cool-season turf, and similar hybrid bermudagrass cover was established by both the methods as the chemical application (50% to 60%). Thus both flaming and steaming may be considered as valid alternatives to herbicides aimed at turf conversion." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 37 |
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| Note: | Summary appears as abstract
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Fontanelli, M., M. Pirchio, C. Frasconi, L. Martelloni, M. Raffaelli, A. Peruzzi, et al. 2017. Steaming and flaming for converting cool-season turfgrass to hybrid bermudagrass in untilled soil. HortTechnology. 27(5):p. 682-689. |
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