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Factors Affecting Survival of Kentucky Bluegrass Sod under Simulated Shipping Conditions1

Year: 1982

Type: article

Abstract: High temperatures during simulated shipping were more consistently injurious to ‘Merion’ Kentucky bluegrass ( Poa pratensis L.) sod than other factors tested. Sod produced with increasing amounts of nitrogen had increased rates of temperature rise. Higher nitrogen levels also increased respiration, percent leaf kill, and ethylene production. There was no consistent effect of 6-benzylamino purine (BA) on sod storage life. Mowing to 2 cm prior to harvest reduced the amount of living tissue, causing lower temperatures, lower respiration rates, and less sod injury. Root production after sod transplanting was greatest from sod grown with 0 and 100 kg/ha of nitrogen fertilization and decreased with higher nitrogen rates.

Source: Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

DOI: 10.21273/jashs.107.4.634

Authors: J. W. King, J. B. Beard, P. E. Rieke

Institution: Michigan State University

Language: English

Topic: Turfgrass Adaptation and Management

Subfield: Agronomy and Crop Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,500