289 Turfgrass Physiology and Response to Environmental Stress

Physiological aspects of turf management, including stress tolerance mechanisms (salinity, drought, heat, cold)

C05 Turfgrass Science
Wednesday, November 3, 2010: 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Long Beach Convention Center, Room 104B, First Floor
Organizer:
Anthony Koski
1:15 PM
Hormone Metabolism of Five Bermudagrass Varieties During Cold Acclimation and Deacclimation.
Xunzhong Zhang, Virginia Tech; Erik Ervin, Virginia Tech; Freddie Waltz, University of Georgia - Griffin; Tim Murphy, University of Georgia
1:30 PM
Wear and Shade Tolerance in St. Augustinegrass Genotypes.
Philip Busey, University of Florida
1:45 PM
Growth Responses of Various Ryegrass Cultivars to Different Salt Types.
Mohammad Pessarakli, The University of Arizona; Daniel T. Mayfield, The University of Arizona; G.A. Heshmati, The University of Arizona; D.M. Kopec, The University of Arizona
2:00 PM
Growth Responses of Various Cultivars of Seashore Paspalum to Salinity Stress.
Mohammad Pessarakli, The University of Arizona; Elizabeth A. Kanto, The University of Arizona; G.A. Heshmati, The University of Arizona; Timothy Cloninger, The University of Arizona; D.M. Kopec, The University of Arizona
2:15 PM
RESPONSE of ‘DIAMOND' ZOYSIAGRASS [Zoysia Matrella (L.) Merr] to REDUCED LIGHT ENVIRONMENTS.
Jeffrey L. Atkinson, Clemson University; Lambert McCarty, Clemson University; J. E. Toler, Clemson University; Haibo Liu, Clemson University; J. Faust, Clemson University
2:30 PM