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| Author(s): | Kenworthy, Kevin;
Quesenberry, Kenneth;
Reith, Paul;
Unruh, J. Bryan;
Erickson, John;
Harmon, Phil;
Buhlman, Jamie;
Cox, Katie;
Rios, Esteban;
Zhang, Jing;
Milla-Lewis, Susana |
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| Author Affiliation: | Kenworthy: Professor and UF/IFAS Agronomy and Turfgrass and Forage Breeding and Genetics and Agronomy Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Quesenberry: Professor Emeritus and UF/IFAS Agronomy and Forage and Turf Breeding and Agronomy Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Reith, Erickson, Buhlman, Cox and Zhang: Agronomy Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Rios: Assistant Professor and UF/IFAS Agronomy and Forage Breeding and Genetics and Agronomy Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Milla-Lewis: Crop Science Dep., North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Unruh: West Florida Research and Education Center/Environmental Horticulture Department, Jay, FL; Harmon: Plant Pathology Department., University of Florida, Gainesville, FL and Crop Science Dep. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC |
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| Title: | Release of 'FSA1602' St. Augustinegrass from the University of Florida |
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| Meeting Info.: | Lake Buena Vista, Florida: March 24-27, 2019 |
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| Source: | International Forage & Turf Breeding Conference. 2019, p. 75. |
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| Publishing Information: | Gainesville, Florida: UF/IFAS Office of Conferences & Institutes |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "St. Augustinegrass [Stenotapharum secundatum (Walt.) Kuntze] is well adapted for use as a turfgrass throughout the Gulf Coast states and Carolinas. It is the dominant species used for residential landscapes in Florida. 'Floratam' St. Augustinegrass was jointly released from the University of Florida and Texas A&M University in 1973 and remains the primary cultivar in use today. Several other cultivars with better shade tolerance than Floratam are also utilized in Florida, but with significantly fewer acres in production. Major limiting factors to production of St. Augustinegrass include chinch bugs (Blissus insularis Barber), grey leaf spot (Magnaporthe oryzae Crouch), large patch (Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn), and take-all root rot [Gaeumannomyces graminis (Sacc.) Arx & D. Oliver var. graminis. The objective of this research was to evaluate the turfgrass performance of a number of St. Augustinegrass hybrids and identify one or more lines with superior turfgrass quality and improved drought and disease resistance. 'FSA1602' is a hybrid between a maternal polyploid line named NUF216 and a diploid (2n=2x=18) line named 1997-6. FSA1602 is a polyploid (2n=2x=30) and was first planted in Gainesville, FL in 2008, where it was recognized as having a unique bluegreen color and prostrate growth habit. FSA1602 was evaluated for its drought response in five states across seven locations in 2012-2013. Each location was arranged as randomized complete block design with two replications. FSA1602 was further evaluated at five locations in Florida and one location in Raleigh, NC with each study planted in 2012 as a randomized complete block design with three replications. These experiments included Floratam, 'Palmetto' and 'Raleigh' (only in Raleigh, NC) as commercial standards. Data indicate that FSA1602 can survive colder temperatures than Floratam and it has shown an improved drought response compared to Floratam. It has proven to be well adapted throughout Florida with adequate or good resistance to shade, gray leaf spot, large patch and take-all root rot. FSA1602 is recommended for use in landscapes with moderate shade throughout Florida. A portion of the research that identified FSA1602 as a superior turfgrass was supported by a consortium of grower members of the Turfgrass Producers of Florida. FSA1602 was officially released by the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station in January 2018 and a provisional plant patent has been filed. It was evaluated for commercial turf production by various sod growers during the selection process and was found to have desirable turf lifting and shipping attributes. It is currently being increased by sod producers who were members of the St. Augustinegrass consortium in Florida. A registered trademark of CitraBlueTM has been filed for FSA1602 and it is expected that limited commercial quantities of CitraBlueTM will be available during the 2019 growing season." |
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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):
Kenworthy, K., K. Quesenberry, P. Reith, J. B. Unruh, J. Erickson, P. Harmon, et al. 2019. Release of 'FSA1602' St. Augustinegrass from the University of Florida. International Forage & Turf Breeding Conference. p. 75. |
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