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Author(s):Hughes, Harrison; Christenen, Dana; Koski, Tony; Reid, Scott
Author Affiliation:Hughes: Professor; Christensen: Manager, Horticulture Research Station; Koski: Professor; and Reid: Graduate Student, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Title:Desert saltgrass: A potential new turfgrass
Source:USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Online. Vol. 1, No. 12, August 15 2002, p. [1-6].
Publishing Information:Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section
# of Pages:6
Related Web URL:http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/gcman/article/2003apr117.pdf
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    Notes: Golf Course Management partial reprint
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Distichlis spicata; Drought resistance; Breeding program; Turfgrass profile; Seed production; Chromosomes; Rust; Disease resistance; Height; Visual evaluation; Germplasm; Winterkill; Regional variation
Abstract/Contents:"A cooperative effort betwee [between] Colorado State University and the University of Arizona is evaluating desert saltgrass (Distichlis spicata) for use as drought-tolerant turfgrass. Twenty-one lines of saltgrass were planted in field plots in both Arizona and Colorado. Plants maintained at both sites were evaluated for turf characteristics. A nursery was established for 190 accessions from Arizona, Colorado, the Northern Great Plains, the Great Basin, and Northern California in 1999 and 2000 in Colorado. These clones were evaluated for potential seed production, rust resistance, short height, as well as overall turf quality characteristics. Based on these evaluations, 15 females and 11 males were selected and pooled for improved germplasm. There were greater winterkill among the Great Basin and Utah lines compared to those collected from Colorado and more northern regions. There appears to be a relationship between chromosome number and the region. Most clones collected east of the Rocky Mountains have a chromosome number of 2n = 4x =38. A second region from northern California across northern Nevada and into Idaho also has plants with chromosome numbers of 38, see figure 5. Plants collected west of the Rocky Mountains tend to have chromosome numbers of 2n = 4x = 40. Plants with higher numbers of chromosomes (72+) are found among both chromosome types."
Language:English
References:0
See Also:Other items relating to: Breeding for Drought

Other items relating to: WINKIL

Other items relating to: Winterkill
See Also:Other Reports from this USGA research project: 1998-21-129
Note:Partial reprint appears in Golf Course Management, (71:4), April, 2003, p. 117-118
Includes map "Chromosome number" p.[4]
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ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Hughes, H., D. Christenen, T. Koski, and S. Reid. 2002. Desert saltgrass: A potential new turfgrass. USGA Turfgrass Environ. Res. Online. 1(12):p. [1-6].
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