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| Material Type: | Manuscript |
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| Monographic Author(s): | Westerholt, Steve; Riordan, Terrance P.; Gaussoin, Roch; Baxendale, Fred; Wit, Leonard A.; Fei, Shuizhang; Saran, Usha; Frank, Kevin; Moss, Tiffany M.; Shearman, Robert C.; Klucas, Robert V.; Horst, Garald L.; Watkins, John E.; Yuen, Gary Y.; Weinhold, Tony P.; Witkowski, Jeff W.; Fry, Jack D.; Johnson, Paul G. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Westerholt: Project Coordinator; Riordan: Professor, Horticulture, Turfgrass Breeding; Gaussoin: Assoc. Professor, Horticulture and Ext. Turfgrass Specialist; Baxendale: Professor, Entomology; Wit: Supervisor, JSA Turfgrass Research Facility; Fei and Saran: Post Doc.; Frank: Ph.D. Graduate Student; Moss: Ph.D. Graduate Student, Entomology; Shearman: Cooperator, Professor, Horticulture; Klucas: Cooperator, Professor, Biochemistry; Horst: Cooperator, Professor, Turfgrass Physiology; Watkins: Cooperator, Professor, Plant Pathology; Yuen: Cooperator, Associate Professor, Plant Pathology; Weinhold: Cooperator, Technician, Entomology; Witkowski: Cooperator, Technician, Horticulture; Fry: Cooperator, Professor, Kansas State University; and Johnson: Cooperator, Assistant Professor, Utah State University. |
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| Monograph Title: | Germplasm Development for Buffalograss Varieties; Management Practices for Golf Course Roughs, Fairways, and Tees Using Buffalograss: United States Golf Association Research Summary and Annual Report: 2000, 2000. |
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| Publishing Information: | [Lincoln, Nebraska]: University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
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| # of Pages: | 22 |
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| Collation: | 2-23 pp. |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Seeded Releases: Native Turf Group (NTG): NTG is having a good year and they are basically sold out of buffalograss seed. They have decided to drop Tatanka, because of production problems, and to start production of a new cultivar NTG-6. Seed West: Seed west has left the Native Turf Group; however, they are still interested in buffalograss. Dr. Charlie Rodgers indicates that they would like to have there own cultivar that they could put in the product line of Pennington Seed, their owner, and then market nationally. Plant material has been made available to Seeds West and a commercialization agreement is being developed. Bamert Seed: An agreement to produce a new seeded buffalograss has been signed by UNL and Bamert seed. Material as been planted in Texas and is doing well. Vegetative Releases: Todd Valley Farms, Inc. (TVF): Wayne Thorson of TVF had made excellent progress with 'Legacy' (86-61) during 2000, the first year of its commercialization. He has marketed a little sod, but his main accomplishment has been to develop a plug system that works and is profitable. He is sticking stolons in 96 unit trays and marketing the tray at $30 with no resistance to price. This year he did 5,000 trays and next year he hopes to do 10,000. Sales of '315' and '378' were good, but he is phasing them out as he goes to Legacy. Turfgrass America. Inc. (TGA): Crenshaw Turf is not part of Turfgrass America, Inc. along with Thomas Bros. Sod and Milberger Turf. Their goal is to be the premier supplier of proprietary southern turfgrasses, i.e. bermudagrass, zoysiagrass, St. Augustinegrass, and buffalograss. This would include genetically enhanced Turfgrass. Sales of buffalograss for 2000 continue to be down and a meeting was just held in Lincoln to discuss the situation and hopefully turn things around. They seem to have lost interest in buffalograss and have only sold it when people asked for it. There has been no marketing effort at all. We asked if they wanted to drop the contract and they admitted that buffalograss has the best margin of any of the turfgrasses they market and it has been performing well during the heat and drought in Texas. They indicated they will put more emphasis on '609' and 91-118 (will require starting over with this new cultivar). They also indicated they are receptive to increasing research funding as USGA funding drops off. Summary of Breeding Work: Performance data from the 1999 breeding nursery shows excellent progress on development of low mowing tolerant buffalograss. Numerous accessions in this nursery have exhibited increased establishment rate over commercially available cultivars. Newly released cultivars continue to show their superiority over older varieties with improved sod strength, color, turfgrass quality, and density. A number of the advance selections have been planted in Texas at Bamert Seeds for observations for turf, seed production characteristics and southern adaption. The first crossing block plantings were harvested in 2000. Seed from these blocks will be germinated this winter in the greenhouse and planted to turf nurseries in the spring of 2001. Ploidy levels will be determined from these plants in the next few months. Numerous selections appear to have very good seed yield and turf characteristics. Seed Production: Buffalograss seed production has received major attention in 1999 and has continued into 2000. To insure the successful use of buffalograss, seed production characteristics must be a major factor in the selection process. The buffalograss project has initiated a tree-phase approach to provide high turf quality varieties with high seed yields. Phase one involves breeding of high yielding female lines with advanced male accessions that contribute to seed yield, seedling vigor, and turf performance characteristics. The second phase is the use of flow cytometry to identify crossing accessions of similar ploidy levels. The third phase is to explore chemical applications of plant hormones to enhance seed production. Sprig Establishment: Continued work on sprig establishment is underway. While sprig establishment has shown an advantage over conventional methods, work continues on factors that influence establishment such as weed control, mechanical methods, and optimal timing. Buffalograss Resistance to Chinch Bugs: The development of turfgrasses with resistance to insects offers an attractive approach for managing insect pests associated with buffalograss because it is sustainable, environmentally-responsible, and fits well with buffalograss' low maintenance, reduced pesticide input philosophy. Greenhouse experiments were conducted to determine the categories of resistance of 10 buffalograss cultivars/selections ('Cody', 'Tatanka', '609', '315', '378', 'Texoka', NE84-45-3, NE91-118, NE86-120, NE86-61) screened previously for resistance to the chinch bug, Blissus occiduus. From these initial greenhouse screenings, 'Cody', 'Tatanka', and NE91-118 were selected as resistant to B. occiduus and NE84-45-3 and '378' as susceptible. Although these three selections have been identified as chinch bug resistant, further evaluation is needed to determine the categories of their resistance (antixenosis, antibiosis, and/or tolerance)." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | See also related summary article, "Germplasm development for buffalograss varieties", 1999 Turfgrass and Environmental Research Summary [USGA], 1999, p. 32-33, R=72314. R=72314
See also related summary article, "Germplasm development and management for buffalograss varieties", 2000 Turfgrass and Environmental Research Summary [USGA], 2000, p. 39, R=72141. R=72141 |
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Also appears as pp. 578-599 in the USGA Turfgrass Research Committee Reporting Binders for 2000. |
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