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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Beard, James |
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| Author Affiliation: | Chief Scientist, President, International Sports Turf Institute, TX |
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| Title: | The water-use rate of turfgrasses |
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| Source: | Turf Craft Aust.. Vol. 39, September 1994, p. 79-81. |
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| Publishing Information: | Sandringham, Victoria, Australia: Claim Pty. Ltd. |
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| # of Pages: | 3 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Water use; Cool season turfgrasses; Warm season turfgrasses; Poa pratensis; Lolium perenne; Festuca arundinacea; Cynodon dactylon; Stenotaphrum secundatum; Zoysia; Cultivars
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| Abstract/Contents: | "One of the reasons for this is that it is a highly visible activity in comparison to many day-to-day aspects of water usage. Confusion and misinterpretation of turfgrass species and cultural responses frequently are due to improper use of key terms...Research findings emphasise that turfgrass species and cultivars are available that are very low water users. As the leaf area is increased there is a corresponding increase in the evapotranspiration rate, assuming other secondary factors are not limiting. Ongoing research emphasises that many perennial turfgrasses are relatively low water users, while the larger leaf area of most trees results in much higher ET rates for trees. Statements declaring lawns and turfgrasses are the high water consumers within a landscape are misdirected. To re-emphasise, when selecting water conserving turfgrasses in terms of low evapotranspiration rates, it is important to specify the cultivar as well as the turfgrass species." |
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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):
Beard, J. 1994. The water-use rate of turfgrasses. Turf Craft Aust. 39:p. 79-81. |
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