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| Author(s): | Sifers, Samuel I.;
Beard, James B. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Sifers: Research Associate, International Sports Turf Institute, College Station, Texas; Beard: President and Chief Scientist, International Sports Turf Institute, College Station, Texas |
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| Title: | Drought resistance in warm-season grasses: A lengthy dry spell tests St. Augustinegrass, centipedegrass, paspalum and buffalograss |
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| Section: | Research
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| Source: | Golf Course Management. Vol. 67, No. 9, September 1999, p. 67-70. |
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| Publishing Information: | Lawrence, KS: Golf Course Superintendents Association of America |
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| # of Pages: | 4 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Warm season turfgrasses; Drought resistance; Stenotaphrum secundatum; Eremochloa ophiuroides; Paspalum vaginatum; Bouteloua dactyloides; Genotypes; Comparisons; Dehydration avoidance; Color retention; Color; Turf recovery
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| Abstract/Contents: | Summarizes research into "drought resistance and dehydration avoidance among selected genotypes within four warm-season, perennial turfgrass species: St. Augustinegrass, centipedegrass, seashore paspalum, and buffalograss. Describes mechanisms of drought tolerance (dehydration avoidance, dehydration tolerance, and escape). The plot which was used had a 24-inch deep sand rootzone, and "was elevated above the surrounding area to prevent lateral water movement from outside the plot." The plot was irrigated for the first two weeks to aid in establishment, and afterwards "only as needed to prevent obvious wilt of the grass shoots." Supplemental irrigation ceased less than two months after the initial plugging; no further irrigation was provided for a summer drought period of 158 days. After this, an irrigation schedule resumed to allow turf recovery. Some St. Augustinegrass genotypes retained excellent color through the drought, possibly due to high dehydration tolerance. Most genotypes recovered within 30 days after the drought, except for several of the centipedegrass genotypes. The buffalograss cultivars seemed to enter "plant dormancy early in the onset of drought rather than by avoiding dehydration." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 13 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: Disasters - Drought |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Sifers, S. I., and J. B. Beard. 1999. Drought resistance in warm-season grasses: A lengthy dry spell tests St. Augustinegrass, centipedegrass, paspalum and buffalograss. Golf Course Manage. 67(9):p. 67-70. |
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