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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Fermanian, T. W.;
Voigt, T. B.;
Braga, P. P. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, Urbana, IL |
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| Title: | Web-based turfgrass species selection tool |
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| Section: | Education and information technology
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| Meeting Info.: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada: July 2001 |
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| Source: | International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. Vol. 9, No. Part 1, 2001, p. 66-71. |
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| Publishing Information: | Oakville, Ontario, Canada: International Turfgrass Society |
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| # of Pages: | 6 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Online services; Internet resources; Reference; Computers; Education; Identification; Testing; Extension programs
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| Abstract/Contents: | "A computer-based tool was successfully developed to introduce turfgrass species to college-level students. This tool was designed for use on the Macintosh operating system (OS) only and required distribution of the application to each intended user. With the expanding use of the Internet and World Wide Web for distance education, the conversion and enhancement of Turfgrass Species to a Web-based tool was undertaken. The objective of this development was to make the tool available to an expanded audience, including turfgrass professionals and other non-students. The Web-based Turfgrass Species (WTS) was disigned as a simple, card format presentation of 33 commonly used grass species for turfs. The program was organized into three main components. Initially, users can view information on each species organized into groups for appropriate use in a number of common turf situations. Each species can be displayed with a drawing of identifying features, plant characteristics, intended use, reproductive information, environmental adaptation, and special problems associated with its use. In a second component, users can search the species database to determine which species are appropriate for establishment within predetermined constraints. A final component offers users the opportunity to evaluate their knowledge of the use of turfgrass species. This quiz section selects random questions from a database and provides a graphical summary of the quiz results. Users performance is added to the database for over-all tool evaluation. In a two-year period, more than 10,000 visitors have viewed WTS. Approximately 6% of the visitors were from outside of the United States. More than 1,000 visitors have returned to the site more than once." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 10 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Fermanian, T. W., T. B. Voigt, and P. P. Braga. 2001. Web-based turfgrass species selection tool. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 9(Part 1):p. 66-71. |
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