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| Author(s): | Ruemmele, B. A.;
Engelke, M. C.;
White, R. H.;
Lehman, V. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Ruemmele: Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI; Engelke: Texas A & M Research and Extension Center, Dallas, TX; White: Soil and Crop Science Department, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX; Lehman: Lebanon, OR |
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| Title: | Alternate sod production method for zoysiagrass |
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| Section: | Turfgrass management
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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 2, 2001, p. 910-916. |
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| Publishing Information: | Oakville, Ontario, Canada: International Turfgrass Society |
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| # of Pages: | 7 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Sod production; Zoysia; Sod; Percent living ground cover; Rooting; Sod strength; Fertilization rates; Nutrients; Rice hulls
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Time required to produce planting stock may limit distribution of some vegetatively-propagated turfgrasses. An expedient production system would permit producers to meet future sales more accurately, increasing efficiency and reducing capital risk. Such a system must be economically feasible while providing a high quality product in a timely fashion and must be flexible enough to blend with a variable market. The alternate sod production system (ASP), consisting of a thin layer (approximately 1-cm thick) of growing media supplemented with nutrients, may provide a production technique more readily responsive to seasonal markets. Consecutive glasshouse experiments compared up to five growing media with two or three fertilizers each at two rates to determine the most rapid and optimal sod formation of sprigged zoysiagrass genotypes, using a soil-less, thin-layer root-restricting production system. Percent cover, rooting, and aboveground vegetative spread were recorded weekly throughout each experiment. Sod strength measurements were conducted upon termination of each experiment. Growth media and fertilization rates most significantly influenced percent coverage and spread of aboveground vegetation, rooting, and sod strength. Nutrient source had minimal influence on sod development. Rice hulls, composted rice hulls, and grass: sand media were similar to the peat-lite mixture in affecting visual measurements, but not sod strength, where the peat-lite mixture produced significantly stronger sod. Maximum sod production resulted from 197.6 kg/ha N per growing month on the most expensive mixture of pear and vermiculite. Additional investigation could evaluate more combinations of growth media and media amendments to further optimize production economy." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 12 |
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| Note: | Tables |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Ruemmele, B. A., M. C. Engelke, R. H. White, and V. Lehman. 2001. Alternate sod production method for zoysiagrass. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 9(Part 2):p. 910-916. |
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