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Author(s):Raikes, C.; Lepp, N. W.; Canaway, P. M.
Author Affiliation:Biological and Earth Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Byrom Street, Liverpool, L3 3AF; The Sports Turf Research Institute, Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 1AU; Current address: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Experiment Stations, 1109 Experiment Street, Griffin, Georgia 30223-1797, USA
Title:The effect of dual species mixtures and monocultures on disease severity on winter sports turf
Source:Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute. Vol. 72, 1996, p. 67-71.
Publishing Information:Bingley, England: Sports Turf Research Institute
# of Pages:5
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Sports turf; Mixing; Lolium perenne; Poa Pratensis; Laetisaria fuciformis; Microdochium nivale; Winter; Mowing height; Compaction; Wear
Abstract/Contents:"The stability and diversity of natural ecosystems ensures that severe disease epidemics are rare, whereas the nature of sports turf provides an environment for severe disease outbreak. Plants are grown in monoculture under potentially stressful conditions, e.g. reduced mowing height, soil compaction through wear leading to poor drainage combined with plant damage by machinery and pitch use. This experiment was designed to investigate whether the use of turfgrass mixtures restores sward diversity, thereby reducing the onset of serious disease. Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) and smooth-stalked meadow-grass (Poa pratensis) were sown in monoculture and in six different species mixtures. The trial was assessed for active patches of fusarium patch (Microdochium nivale) from December 1994 to March 1995 and red thread (Laetisaria fuciformis) from June to August 1995. On all assessment dates, disease cover followed a curvilinear response and was significantly lower (p=0.05) on the species mixtures compared to the monoculture. The fitted quadratic responses indicated that a mix containing approximately 50% of perennial ryegrass and 50% smooth-stalked meadow-grass gave optimum levels of disease suppression. The use of species mixtures provides a simple, economical step for reducing disease incidence on winter sports turf."
Language:English
References:4
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Raikes, C., N. W. Lepp, and P. M. Canaway. 1996. The effect of dual species mixtures and monocultures on disease severity on winter sports turf. J. Sports Turf Res. Inst. 72:p. 67-71.
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