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DOI: | 10.21273/HORTSCI.30.4.837B |
Web URL(s): | https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/journals/hortsci/30/4/article-p837B.xml?rskey=VPG4Nv Last checked: 11/14/2019 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | Fry, J. D.;
Upham, W. S. |
Author Affiliation: | Division of Horticulture, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS |
Title: | Rooting and drought resistance of three tall fescue cultivars |
Source: | HortScience. Vol. 30, No. 4, July 1995, p. 837 (880). |
Publishing Information: | Alexandria, VA: American Society for Horticultural Science |
# of Pages: | 1 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Festuca arundinacea; Rooting; Drought resistance; Cultivar variation; Soil depth; Canopy temperature; Growth rate
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Abstract/Contents: | "The relative drought resistance of turf-type tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea.) cultivars compared to forage-type cultivars has not been well-documented. Greenhouse and field studies were conducted between 1991 and 1994 to determine rooting potential and drought response of a slow-growing, turf-type tall fescue ('MIC18'), a turf-type cultivar with a moderate growth rate ('Mustang'), and a forage-type cultivar ('Kentucky-31'). In the greenhouse, rooting was determined in sand or calcinized clay using clear, polyethylene root tubes 4 cm in diameter by 122 cm deep. Root length density (RLD) was measured for 0-to 30-, 30-to 60-, 60- to 90-, and 90-to 120-cm depths. No differences were observed in RLD at at the 0-to 30-cm depth. At other depths, RLD of 'Mustang" was generally superior to that of 'K-31' and 'MIC18'. During a 3-week dry-down in the fields in 1994, 'MIC18' exhibited greater drought stress and a higher canopy minus air temperature than other cultivars. Advantages afforded by reduced mowing of slowgrowing tall fescue cultivars may be negated by reduced drought resistance." |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
See Also: | Other items relating to: Disasters - Drought |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Fry, J. D., and W. S. Upham. 1995. Rooting and drought resistance of three tall fescue cultivars. HortScience. 30(4):p. 837 (880). |
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| DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI.30.4.837B |
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