Evaluation and Management of Turfgrass on Virginia Highways, Annual Report: July 1995–June 1996

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• Creators:
  Booze-Daniels, Jody N. ; Schmidt, Robert E.
• Corporate Creators:
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences Dept.
• Corporate Contributors:
  Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Grasses
  • Roadside flora
  • Revegetation
  • Turf
  • Turfgrasses
• Resource Type:
  Press Release
• Geographical Coverage:
  Virginia
• Corporate Publisher:
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences Department
• Abstract:
  Since 1993, our research has focused on fine fescue management strategies and on evaluation of turfgrass cultivars. This year, two studies were added, a barren acid-producing slope was revegetated and new tall and fine fescue trials were installed. The fine fescue trials and management studies proved valuable in fight of this year's tall fescue shortage. The tall fescue shortage in the U.S. has driven the cost of tall fescue beyond that of the fine fescues. Contractors have been forced shift from the traditional use of tall fescue to the less familiar fine fescue cultivars. Fortunately, the information generated from our recent fine fescue trial and management study provided VDOT personnel with technical information which validated the use of fine fescue on roadsides. Our research studies will continue to examine the use of fine fescues and to address management concerns such as revegetating barren acid-producing slopes.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16548/dot_16548_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.84 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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