Turfgrass Species Survival in Summer DormancyPaul G. Johnson, Alex Stoy, Mark Slavens 2003-2006 |
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Our research project was designed to evaluate species and cultivar differences in their tolerance to extended summer dormancy. Water shortages around the country sometimes result in drastic reductions in landscape watering. In addition, some managers purposely withhold irrigation to turf in order to save water, counting on it to revive when cooler temperatures and rainfall returns. We know that many turfgrasses can enter summer dormancy, but little information exists on how long grasses can survive without supplemental irrigation and how much water is needed for the grasses to remain dormant but alive, allowing them to recover once cooler temperatures and rainfall returns. This lack of information is especially the case for the cool-arid environment of the Intermountain West region of North America.
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