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Author(s):Meyer, William
Author Affiliation:Director, Turfgrass Breeding Project, Cook College-Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Title:Dr. C. Reed Funk - Director of the world's most productive cool-season turfgrass breeding program
Source:Turfgrass Management in the Pacific Northwest. Vol. 3, No. 3, Summer 2000, p. 11-14.
Publishing Information:Sisters, OR: Turfgrass Connections
# of Pages:4
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Personal profile; Breeding improvement; Cool season turfgrasses; Lolium perenne; Festuca arundinacea; Poa trivialis; Poa pratensis; Endophytic fungi; Cultivar improvement; Hybridization
Cultivar Names:Manhattan; Rebel; Sabre
Subjects' Names:Funk, Cyril Reed
Abstract/Contents:Profiles Cyril Reed Funk, director of the cool-season turfgrass breeding program at Rutgers University. Focuses on his achievements, including developing the 'Manhattan' perennial ryegrass cultivar, discovering how to produce intraspecific hybrids in Kentucky bluegrass, developing the 'Rebel' tall fescue cultivar, developing the 'Sabre' Poa trivialis cultivar, and researching endophytic fungi.
Language:English
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Note:Reprinted from TurfNews, May/June 2000
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Meyer, W. 2000. Dr. C. Reed Funk - Director of the world's most productive cool-season turfgrass breeding program. Turfgrass Manage. Pac. Northwest. 3(3):p. 11-14.
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