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| Content Type: | Abstract or Summary only |
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| Author(s): | Staats, David;
Klett, James E. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Horticulture, Colorado State University |
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| Title: | Water conservation potential of non-turf ground covers versus Kentucky bluegrass under increasing levels of drought stress |
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| Meeting Info.: | 90th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science, Nashville, TN, 22-29 July 1993 |
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| Source: | HortScience. Vol. 28, No. 5, May 1993, p. 536. |
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| Publishing Information: | St. Joseph, MI: American Society for Horticultural Science |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Poa pratensis; Ground cover; Potentilla; Cerastium; Water conservation; Drought stress
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| Abstract/Contents: | "In June 1991, a two yield field study was initiated to determine if three non-turf ground covers actually use less water than Kentucky Bluegrass (KBG). Irrigation treatments were based on percentages of ET (100%, 75%, 50%, 25%, 0%) and calculated by the modified Penman equation. Establishment rates, visual quality, soil moisture and canopy temperature were measured over two seasons. KBG sustained good appearance at irrigation rates as low as 50% Et. Potentilla tabernaemontani required irrigation rates between 50% and 75% of ET. It can be considered a low water user, but not a water conserving alternative to KBG. Cerastium tomentosum sustained good appearance at irrigation rates as low as 25% of ET. It can be considered a water conserving alternative to KBG but visual quality declined during seed formation. Sedum acre maintained good visual quality at irrigation rates as low as 25% of ET and is a water saving alternative to KBG." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | This item is an abstract only! |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Staats, D., and J. E. Klett. 1993. Water conservation potential of non-turf ground covers versus Kentucky bluegrass under increasing levels of drought stress. HortScience. 28(5):p. 536. |
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