| |
| Publication Type:
| Report |
|---|
| Content Type: | Abstract or Summary only |
|---|
| Author(s): | Hanna, W. W.;
Braman, S. K. |
|---|
| Author Affiliation: | Hanna: USDA-ARS; and Braman: University of Georgia-Griffin |
|---|
| Title: | Triploid turf bermudagrass with mole cricket resistance |
|---|
| Section: | Turfgrass science
Other records with the "Turfgrass science" Section
|
|---|
| Meeting Info.: | Minneapolis, MN: November 5-9, 2000 |
|---|
| Source: | 2000 Annual Meeting Abstracts [ASA/CSSA/SSSA]. 2000, p. 150. |
|---|
| Publishing Information: | [Madison, WI]: American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America |
|---|
| # of Pages: | 1 |
|---|
| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Triploids; Cynodon; Cynodon dactylon; Cynodon transvaalensis; Scapteriscus borellii; Mole crickets; Insect resistance; Scapteriscus vicinus; Cultivar evaluation
|
|---|
| Abstract/Contents: | "The tawny mole cricket, Scapteriscus borellii, is a major pest on grasses in the Southern U.S. It causes significant damage to turf on golf courses, athletic fields, lawns and roadsides. Controlling this pest costs millions of dollars yearly. Although mole crickets can be controlled with chemicals, genetic resistance in cultivars can reduce pesticide applications. In 1993, we began screening over 27,000 Cynodon transvaalensis x C. dactylon interspecific triploid hybrids in field plots and in greenhouse studies. By 1997, we selected the best 103 hybrids that showed non-preference and/or resistance to feeding by the tawny mole cricket. These 103 hybrids were evaluated in replicated 4.2 m x 4.2 m plots from 1997 to 2000. In 1999, ratings for TifSport, Tifdwarf, TifEagle and 87 of the experimental hybrids (range) were 1.8, 6.0, 4.0, and (1.0 to 2.0), respectively, where 1=no mole cricket damage and 9=complete damage. Studies in the greenhouse where insects are caged on a specific hybrid confirm the field studies. Hybrids had been previously selected for desirable turf quality and mowing height tolerance in a range from 0.6 to 2.0 cm." |
|---|
| Language: | English |
|---|
| References: | 0 |
|---|
| See Also: | Other items relating to: Bermudagrasses - Ultradwarf Cultivars |
|---|
| Note: | This item is an abstract only! |
|---|
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Hanna, W. W., and S. K. Braman. 2000. Triploid turf bermudagrass with mole cricket resistance. Annu. Meet. Abstr. p. 150. |
| Fastlink to access this record outside TGIF: https://tic.msu.edu/tgif/flink?recno=70811 |
| If there are problems with this record, send us feedback about record 70811. |
| Choices for finding the above item: |
|---|
| 
MSU catalog number: S 1 .A58 |
| Request through your local library's inter-library loan service (bring or send a copy of this TGIF record) |
