The effect of ice encasement and early snow removal on the survival of creeping bentgrass

Authors
Cattani, DJ Miller, PR Smith, SR
Citation
Dj. Cattani et al., The effect of ice encasement and early snow removal on the survival of creeping bentgrass, CAN J PLANT, 80(2), 2000, pp. 465-466
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCE
ISSN journal
00084220 → ACNP
Volume
80
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
465 - 466
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-4220(200004)80:2<465:TEOIEA>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Field studies conducted in 1992-1995 evaluated turf injury to creeping bent -grass following winter ice encasement. During the 1995 winter, ice encasem ent accompanied by early snow removal caused high stand mortality for two o f five cultivars/line, but ice encasement with snow cover had no effect. Ou r results suggest that dormancy of the cultivars affect bentgrass survival under ice encasement.