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Evaluation of Kentucky Bluegrass Strains Grown in Association with White Clover 1
Author(s) -
Hanson A. A.,
Sprague V. G.,
Myers W. M.
Publication year - 1952
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1952.00021962004400070009x
Subject(s) - geneticist , white (mutation) , forage , library science , agronomy , biology , computer science , biochemistry , genetics , gene
THE value of Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) selections will depend in part on their compatibility with white clover (Trifolium repens L.). Myers and Garber (3) suggest that clonal plots of Kentucky bluegrass overseeded with white clover may be useful in the preliminary evaluation of individual selections. Testing bluegrass strains in association with white clover, however, adds several complications, namely: (a) the difficulty of maintaining a uniform stand of white clover, (b) the necessity of determining the contribution of the grass and legume components, and (c) the choice of management treatments, as any one treatment may favor the grass or the legume component. The data presented here were obtained from an experiment designed to study the influence of white clover and clipping treatments on the evaluation of bluegrass strains. An abstract of these results was published by Myers and Sprague (4).