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| Material Type: | Manuscript |
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| Monographic Author(s): | Rumball, William |
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| Author Affiliation: | Principal Investigator |
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| Monograph Title: | Colonial Breeding Bentgrass: [1990 Annual Research Report], 1990. |
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| Publishing Information: | s.l.: Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Zealand |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Collation: | [2] pp. |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "The New Zealand project was visited by Dr Peter Hays [Hayes] (STRI, Bingley) in August 1990, after his duties at the 4th Sports Turf Research Convention. Although Peter was not accompanied by good weather, we were able to examine and discuss the material. Peter met other staff in the project, and we were very pleased to get the benefit of his perspective. I discussed with him my concerns (outlined in the attached report) that a) the evaluations (and therefore rankings and subsequent publicity) our selections will receive in due course in the USA, do not relate that closely to low-maintenance. I suspect that our New Zealand project is taking it more seriously than other projects. This may backfire on us in the NTEP, where irrigation, frequent mowing, etc. will probably be applied if stress appears in the trials b) any bentgrass colour other than the colour of "Providence" creeping bentgrass, is bad. I saw the scores on some trials, and all entries of A. castellana and A. tenuis (= A. capillaris) were marked down because they did not have the dull blue colour of creeping bentgrass. In other turf respects they (currently) equalled or surpassed the creeping bentgrasses. This fixation with colour had special mortification for me, as it downgraded our NZ-bred 'Egmont' colonial bent. At the STRI in England, where comparative colour is not so important, Egmont is the best bentgrass. However, we will probably make adjustments in our project to cater for these American idiosyncrasies. Standards of surface excellence will not be allowed to drop just for the sake of low maintenance, and we will try to make the colours darker. This should not delay or expand the project. In terms of finance, about $1200 was spent in visiting our project (and equivalent ones) in the USA. This was added to an already-arranged visit to South America and the USA (on pasture breeding) so the cost to the USGA project was highly subsidised. The remaining part of the $10,000 collection was spent on 1) labour - to evaluate the 2100 genotypes for several characters at different seasons; to break up and shift new material into the seed-production area; 2) potting mix etc. for propagating this material. The project remains for me a most exciting and enjoyable part of my work. The targets are environmentally very worthwhile, and the material is interesting. Most of all, the feeling of being able to collaborate in a bi-national project, and one at the forefront of customer sue and funding is unique. It is a great change from the highly competitive aspects of many other breeding projects." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | See also related summary article "Colonial bentgrass breeding" 1990 Annual Turfgrass Research Report [USGA/GCSAA], 1990, p. 7, R=24836. R=24836 |
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