Browsing by Author "Day, Toby Richard"
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Item Intermountain West native and adapted grass species and their management for turfgrass applications(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 2006) Day, Toby Richard; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Tracy A. O. Dougher.This research addresses irrigation and water use of native and adapted grasses for turfgrass application. For this purpose, plots were established at the MSU Horticulture Research Farm, Bozeman, MT. The selected native and adapted grass species include 12 single species and 12 mixed species stands of 'Cody' buffalograss, 'Foothills' Canada bluegrass, 'Bad River' blue grama, sheep fescue, Sandberg bluegrass, muttongrass, and wheatgrasses 'Sodar' streambank, 'Road Crest' crested, 'Rosana' western, and 'Critana' thickspike with Kentucky bluegrass and tall fescue as introduced species. A line source irrigation system was installed to allow the plots to be evaluated at four irrigation levels. Experimental measurements on the plots included growth response as determined by clipping yield and quality ratings for color, texture, and density. Estimated timing and recommended minimum amount of water for irrigation for the grasses and mixtures for Bozeman, Montana, was determined from the data. Single species and mixtures that had a good turf quality overall were sheep fescue, blue grama, buffalograss, and the mixture of buffalograss + sheep fescue.