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| Author(s): | Ledeboer, Fred B. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Loft Seed Co., Bound Brook, New Jersey |
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| Title: | Athletic fields - which grasses are suitable? |
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| Section: | Some papers from the 1974 New Jersey Turfgrass Expo
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| Meeting Info.: | 1975 |
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| Source: | Rutgers Turfgrass Proceedings 1976. 1976, p. 53-55. |
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| Publishing Information: | New Brunswick, NJ: Cook College and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers University, In cooperation with the New Jersey Turfgrass Association |
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| # of Pages: | 3 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Sports turf; Athletic fields; Choice of species; Choice of cultivar; Wear resistance; Traffic; Poa pratensis; Lolium perenne; Seed mixtures
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| Abstract/Contents: | Properly maintained turfgrass with intended use in mind will tolerate a lot of wear. Blending of several varieties of Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis) with same rhizome, color and texture qualities can produce a good turf but maintenance must be exact to get desired results. Breeding of fine-textured varieties of perennial ryegrass Lolium perenne) have resulted in outstanding wearability and have also kept the good attributed of quick germination and seeding vigor. Between the varieties of Manhattan, Pennfire, Citation, Derby and others, Manhattan was the best. Blending of 70 to 80% turf type perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) with 20 to 30% Kentucky bluegrass in cool, maritime climate with summers not too hot would form a very good well-wearing and attractive turf. Perennial ryegrasses (Lolium perenne) offer best advantage for period seeding. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Ledeboer, F. B. 1976. Athletic fields - which grasses are suitable?. p. 53-55. In Rutgers Turfgrass Proceedings 1976. 1975. New Brunswick, NJ: Cook College and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers University, In cooperation with the New Jersey Turfgrass Association. |
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