Kentucky Bluegrass Germination and Early Seedling Growth Under Saline Conditions
A. J. Zuk, T. M. DeSutter, Q. Zhang, and M. P. Hafdahl
April 2012
Research
Kentucky bluegrass is prefered over other cool-season grasses by homeowners and athletic field managers in North Dakota. However, Kentucky bluegrass is sensitive to soil salinity, a common problem in North Dakota. Identifying salt-tolerant Kentucky bluegrass cultivars would allow more options for high-quality, cool-season turfgrasses on saline soil, rather than native grasses which perform better than Kentucky bluegrass on saline sites but do not produce a high-quality turf and have a shorter growing season in the northern plains.
doi:10.1094/ATS-2012-0413-01-RS
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