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Author(s):Kellerman, K. F.
Author Affiliation:Acting Chief of Bureau of Plant Industry, United States Department of Agriculture
Title:Bent seed production in Rhode Island
Source:The Bulletin of the United States Golf Association Green Section. Vol. 10, No. 4, April 1930, p. 69.
Publishing Information:Washington, DC: USGA Green Section
# of Pages:1
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Agrostis; Seed production; Seed industry
Geographic Terms:Rhode Island
Abstract/Contents:"Statements by members of the Bureau of Plant Industry, as well as statements appearing in issues of the Bulletin of the United States Golf Association Green Section, have been made, directly or indirectly indicating that seed of the bent grasses, particularly seed of Agrostis capillaris or colonial bent (Rhode Island bent) had formerly been produced in considerable quantities in Rhode Island but that at the present time the seed production was a declining industry in that State as regards both quantity and quality. A recent personal review of this matter at the request of the State Department of Agriculture Rhode Island and the State Experiment Station shows a very active and increasing interest in the production of bent seed. The Rhode Island Agricultural Experiment Station about two years ago inaugurated a comprehensive series of tests of different species and strains of bent grasses for the study of methods of both seed production and harvesting, as well as of more technical physiological and genetic problems relating to improvement in this industry. It is contemplated that these experiments will be carried forward for a number of years. From the commercial standpoint the production of various varieties of bent grasses for seed has been developed over a considerable acreage, and apparently extension of this acreage is in prospect. The most interesting phase of this survey is the recognition that fields composed very largely of velvet bent have been successfully grown for seed and harvested. I am glad to correct any unintentional disparagement of the bent seed industry in Rhode Island, which at the present time impresses me as a rapidly developing one, honestly and progressively handled."
Language:English
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ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Kellerman, K. F. 1930. Bent seed production in Rhode Island. Bull. U.S. Golf Assoc. Green Sec. 10(4):p. 69.
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