Tag: turfgrass
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Zorro Zoysiagrass
Zorro Zoysiagrass is a strong variety for rust resistance, large patch tolerance and good color retention in the fall. Agronomic Merits: Agronomic Utility: Agronomic Limitations:
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Chisholm Zoysiagrass
This zoysiagrass is superbly cold hardy compared with other transition zone adapted varieties. It features rapid recovery rates following damage, high shoot density, and low seedhead numbers. Agronomic Merits Utility of Chisholm Agronomic Limitations
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Breeding for Drought Tolerance in Zoysiagrass and St. Augustinegrass
Efforts to breed Zoysiagrass and St. Augustinegrass varieties for drought tolerance at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Dallas began in 2010 as part of the Specialty Crops Research Initiative — a program whose scope also encompasses work with bermudagrass and seashore paspalum turfgrass varieties. Participating researchers also focus on breeding for…
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Breeding for Improved Freezing Tolerance in Zoysiagrass
The effort by the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center at Dallas to breed freeze tolerant zoysigrass varieties is part of an ongoing project that began in 2003 alongside researchers at Kansas State University . Zoysiagrass’ low input requirements, strong shade tolerance and salinity tolerance make it an attractive option for use across the U.S., but…
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Determining Water Requirements of Diploid and Polyploid St. Augustinegrass
Hybrid St. Augustinegrass lines bred using embryo rescue technique by researchers at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center of Dallas continue to undergo evaluation for water resource efficiency and drought tolerance. The evaluation process represents a joint effort between the Dallas Center researchers and the Turfgrass Producers of Texas. Breeding lines identified as…
