scholarly journals Root Hairs and Root Lengths in Nine Warm-season Turfgrass Genotypes

1991 ◽  
Vol 116 (6) ◽  
pp. 965-969 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.L. Green ◽  
J.B. Beard ◽  
M.J. Oprisko
Keyword(s):  
Root Length ◽  
Cynodon Dactylon ◽  
Lateral Roots ◽  
Root Hairs ◽  
Warm Season ◽  
Total Root Length ◽  
Zoysia Japonica ◽  
Main Root ◽  
First Order ◽  
Eremochloa Ophiuroides

Root hairs contributed variously to total root length, ranging from a low of 1% for `Emerald' zoysiagrass (Zoysia japonica Steud. x Z. tenuifolia Willd. ex Trin) and 5% for `Georgia Common' centipedegrass [Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro.) Hack], to a high of 95% and 89% for `Texturf 10' and `FB 119' bermudagrasses [Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.], respectively. Genotypes ranking highest for root lengths with root hairs also ranked highest for root lengths without root hairs and for number of main roots per plant. In terms of root lengths with root hairs, first-order lateral roots contributed more to total root length than root lengths of either main roots or second-order lateral roots for all nine genotypes. Number and length of root hairs arising from either main or lateral roots were not significantly affected by their relative distance from the cap of the main root. `Texturf 10' and `FB 119' bermudagrasses ranked highest for root and root-hair extent.

scholarly journals Nutrient uptake in tropical turfgrasses growing in winter in southern Queensland

2006 ◽  
Vol 46 (9) ◽  
pp. 1217 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. M. Menzel ◽  
P. Broomhall
Keyword(s):  
Nutrient Uptake ◽  
Cynodon Dactylon ◽  
Nutrient Supply ◽  
Paspalum Notatum ◽  
Zoysia Japonica ◽  
Sensitive Species ◽  
Stenotaphrum Secundatum ◽  
Broad Leaf ◽  
Nitrogen Concentrations ◽  
Eremochloa Ophiuroides

The effects of fertilisers on 8 tropical turfgrasses growing in 100-L bags of sand were studied over winter in Murrumba Downs, just north of Brisbane in southern Queensland (latitude 27.4°S, longitude 153.1°E). The species used were: Axonopus compressus (broad-leaf carpetgrass), Cynodon dactylon (bermudagrass ‘Winter Green’) and C. dactylon × C. transvaalensis hybrid (‘Tifgreen’), Digitaria didactyla (Queensland blue couch), Paspalum notatum (bahiagrass ‘38824’), Stenotaphrum secundatum (buffalograss ‘Palmetto’), Eremochloa ophiuroides (centipedegrass ‘Centec’) and Zoysia japonica (zoysiagrass ‘ZT-11’). Control plots were fertilised with complete fertilisers every month from May to September (72 kg N/ha, 31 kg P/ha, 84 kg K/ha, 48 kg S/ha, 30 kg Ca/ha and 7.2 kg Mg/ha), and unfertilised plots received no fertiliser. Carpetgrass and standard bermudagrass were the most sensitive species to nutrient supply, with lower shoot dry weights in the unfertilised plots (shoots mowed to thatch level) compared with the fertilised plots in June. There were lower shoot dry weights in the unfertilised plots in July for all species, except for buffalograss, centipedegrass and zoysiagrass, and lower shoot dry weights in the unfertilised plots in August for all species, except for centipedegrass. At the end of the experiment in September, unfertilised plots were 11% of the shoot dry weights of fertilised plots, with all species affected. Mean shoot nitrogen concentrations fell from 3.2 to 1.7% in the unfertilised plots from May to August, below the sufficiency range for turfgrasses (2.8–3.5%). There were also declines in P (0.45–0.36%), K (2.4–1.5%), S (0.35–0.25%), Mg (0.24–0.18%) and B (9–6 mg/kg), which were all in the sufficiency range. The shoots in the control plots took up the following levels (kg/ha.month) of nutrients: N, 10.0–27.0; P, 1.6–4.0; K, 8.2–19.8; S, 1.0–4.2; Ca, 1.1–3.3; and Mg, 0.8–2.2, compared with applications (kg/ha.month) of: N, 72; P, 31; K, 84; S, 48; Ca, 30; and Mg, 7.2, indicating a recovery of 14–38% for N, 5–13% for P, 10–24% for K, 2–9% for S, 4–11% for Ca and 11–30% for Mg. These results suggest that buffalograss, centipedegrass and zoysiagrass are less sensitive to low nutrient supply than carpetgrass, bermudagrass, blue couch and bahiagrass. Data on nutrient uptake showed that the less sensitive species required only half or less of the nitrogen required to maintain the growth of the other grasses, indicating potential savings for turf managers in fertiliser costs and the environment in terms of nutrients entering waterways.

scholarly journals Comparing Seeded Organicfiber Mat with Direct Soil Seeding for Warm-season Turfgrass Establishment

2001 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.L. Hensler ◽  
B.S. Baldwin ◽  
J.M. Goatley
Keyword(s):  
Cynodon Dactylon ◽  
Warm Season ◽  
Paspalum Notatum ◽  
Stenotaphrum Secundatum ◽  
Weed Population ◽  
Planting Methods ◽  
Eremochloa Ophiuroides ◽  
Direct Seeded ◽  
Turfgrass Establishment ◽  
Viable Method

A bioorganic fiber seeding mat was compared to traditional seeding into a prepared soil to ascertain any advantages or disadvantages in turfgrass establishment between the planting methods. Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum), bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon), carpetgrass (Axonopus affinis), centipedegrass (Eremochloa ophiuroides), st. augustinegrass (Stenotaphrum secundatum), and zoysiagrass (Zoysia japonica) were seeded at recommended levels in May 1995 and July 1996. The seeding methods were evaluated under both irrigated and nonirrigated conditions. Plots were periodically rated for percent turf coverage; weed counts were taken about 4 weeks after study initiation. Percent coverage ratings for all grasses tended to be higher for direct-seeded plots under irrigated conditions in both years. Bermudagrass and bahiagrass established rapidly for both planting methods under either irrigated or nonirrigated conditions. Only carpetgrass and zoysiagrass tended to have greater coverage ratings in nonirrigated, mat-seeded plots in both years, although the percent plot coverage ratings never reached the minimum desired level of 80%. In both years, weed counts in mat-seeded plots were lower than in direct-seeded plots. A bioorganic fiber seeding mat is a viable method of establishing warm-season turfgrasses, with its biggest advantage being a reduction in weed population as compared to direct seeding into a prepared soil.

scholarly journals Root Pruning Pin Oak Liners Affects Growth and Root Morphology

2001 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Roger Harris ◽  
Alex Niemiera ◽  
Jody Fanelli ◽  
Robert Wright
Keyword(s):  
Root Length ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Substrate Surface ◽  
Lateral Roots ◽  
Root Pruning ◽  
Regression Equations ◽  
Total Root Length ◽  
Optimum Depth ◽  
Quercus Palustris ◽  
Root:Shoot Ratios

Two experiments tested the effects of root pruning on growth during first-season production of pin oak (Quercus palustris Muenchh.). Experiment one tested the effect of root pruning developing radicles at 5, 10, or 15 cm (2, 4, or 6 inches) below the substrate surface. After 11 weeks, total root length was not affected by root pruning, but root-pruned seedlings had more main lateral [>2-mm (0.08-inch) diameter] roots than those that were not root pruned. Shallow pruning increased the number of main lateral roots. Experiment two tested the effect of initially producing plants in different-depth bottomless containers [5, 10, 15, or 20-cm (2, 4, 6, or 8-inch) depth] on growth after transplanting to #2 [6 L (1.6 gal)] containers. Shoot and root growth in #2 containers were lowest when plants were originally produced in 5-cm-deep containers. Plants with the greatest height and highest root:shoot ratios were obtained when plants were grown initially in 10-cm-deep containers. Predicted optimum depth of bottomless containers from regression equations ranged from 11.3 cm (4.5 inches) to 14.2 cm (5.5 inches) for the different growth parameters measured. The importance of these findings are: Pruning developing radicles of pin oak seedlings increases the number of main lateral roots but not overall root length. Growers can maximize growth in #2 containers by initially growing in 10-cm-deep bottomless containers before transplanting to #2 containers.

scholarly journals Rice increases phosphorus uptake in strongly sorbing soils by intra-root facilitation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian W. Kuppe ◽  
Guy J D Kirk ◽  
Matthias Wissuwa ◽  
Johannes A Postma
Keyword(s):  
Root Length ◽  
Upland Rice ◽  
Root Length Density ◽  
Lateral Roots ◽  
Phosphorus Uptake ◽  
Root Hairs ◽  
P Uptake ◽  
Soil P ◽  
Ph Changes ◽  
Novel Model

Upland rice (Oryza sativa) is adapted to strongly phosphorus (P) sorbing soils. The mechanisms underlying P acquisition, however, are not well understood, and models typically underestimate uptake. This complicates root ideotype development and trait-based selection for further improvement. We present a novel model, which correctly simulates the P uptake by a P-efficient rice genotype measured over 48 days of growth. The model represents root morphology at the local rhizosphere scale, including root hairs and fine S-type laterals. It simulates fast-and slowly reacting soil P and the P-solubilizing effect of root-induced pH changes in the soil. Simulations predict that the zone of pH changes and P solubilization around a root spreads further into the soil than the zone of P depletion. A root needs to place laterals outside its depletion-but inside its solubilization zone to maximize P uptake. S-type laterals, which are short but hairy, appear to be the key root structures to achieve that. Thus, thicker roots facilitate the P uptake by fine lateral roots. Uptake can be enhanced through longer root hairs and greater root length density but was less sensitive to total root length and root class proportions.

scholarly journals Cover Technology Influences Warm-season Grass Establishment from Seed

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron J. Patton ◽  
Jon M. Trappe ◽  
Michael D. Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Cynodon Dactylon ◽  
Warm Season ◽  
Buchloe Dactyloides ◽  
Seashore Paspalum ◽  
Active Radiation ◽  
Warm Season Grass ◽  
Paspalum Vaginatum ◽  
Eremochloa Ophiuroides ◽  
Grass Establishment ◽  
Warm Season Grasses

Covers, mulches, and erosion-control blankets are often used to establish turf. There are reports of various effects of seed cover technology on the germination and establishment of warm-season grasses. The objective of this study was to determine how diverse cover technologies influence the establishment of bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon), buffalograss (Buchloe dactyloides), centipedegrass (Eremochloa ophiuroides), seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum), and zoysiagrass (Zoysia japonica) from seed. Plots were seeded in June 2007 or July 2008 with the various turfgrass species and covered with cover technologies, including Curlex, Deluxe, and Futerra products, jute, Poly Jute, polypropylene, straw, straw blanket, Thermal blanket, and the control. Establishment was reduced in straw- and polyethylene-covered plots due to decreased photosythentically active radiation penetration or excessive temperature build-up, respectively. Overall, Deluxe and Futerra products, jute, and Poly Jute allowed for the highest establishment of these seeded warm-season grasses.

Turfgrass Species Response to Herbicides Applied Postemergence

1987 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 305-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Billy J. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Tall Fescue ◽  
Festuca Arundinacea ◽  
Cynodon Dactylon ◽  
Propanoic Acid ◽  
Pentanoic Acid ◽  
Zoysia Japonica ◽  
Species Response ◽  
Eremochloa Ophiuroides ◽  
Cynodon Transvaalensis

Sethoxydim {2-[1-(ethoxyimino)butyl]-5-[2-(ethylthio) propyl]-3-hydroxy-2-cyclohexen-1-one} at 0.34 kg ai/ha, fluazifop {(+)-2-[4-[[5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl] oxy] phenoxy] propanoic acid} at 0.13 kg ai/ha, and SC-1084 {3-hydroxy-4-[4-[[5-trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl] oxy] phenoxy] pentanoic acid} at 0.28 kg ai/ha controlled ‘Tifway’ bermudagrass [Cynodon transvaalensisBurtt-Davy #3CYNTR] x [Cynodon dactylon(L.) Pers. # CYNDA] nearly 100% when applied for 2 consecutive years. Tall fescue (Festuca arundinaceaSchreb. ‘Ky 31’ # FESAR) tolerated fluazifop at 0.13 kg/ha and SC-1084 at 0.07 to 0.28 kg/ha; however, centipedegrass [Eremochloa ophiuroides(Munro) Hack, ‘common’ #ERLOP] and zoysiagrass (Zoysia japonicaSteud. # ZOYJA xZoysia tenuifoliaWilld. ex trin. ‘Emerald’ #ZOYTE did not tolerate these treatments. Centipedegrass tolerated sethoxydim, zoysiagrass tolerance was intermediate, and tall fescue was injured severely. Sethoxydim at 0.22 kg/ha discolored leaves of zoysiagrass, but the turf recovered fully. Thus, bermudagrass, when mixed with either tall fescue, centipedegrass, or zoysiagrass, can be controlled selectively with herbicides applied postemergence.

scholarly journals Effects of phosphorus deficiency on the root growth of lentil seedlings grown in rhizobox

1970 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bimal Chandra Sarker ◽  
JL Karmoker
Keyword(s):  
Root Growth ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Root Length ◽  
Root Meristem ◽  
Phosphorus Deficiency ◽  
Lateral Roots ◽  
Primary Root ◽  
Root Hairs ◽  
Primary Root Length

Phosphorus deficiency resulted in an increase in the length of primary root, length and number of lateral roots, root hairs and root meristem volume of the seedlings of lentil grown in rhizobox. Key words: Phosphorus deficiency; Root length; Root growth; Rhizobox; Lentil DOI: 10.3329/bjb.v38i2.5153 Bangladesh J. Bot. 38(2): 215-218, 2009 (December)  

Purple Nutsedge (Cyperus rotundus) Control with Imazaquin in Warm-Season Turfgrasses

Weed Science ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 691-694 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Euel Coats ◽  
Roni F. Munoz ◽  
Doug H. Anderson ◽  
David C. Heering ◽  
Jim W. Scruggs
Keyword(s):  
Cynodon Dactylon ◽  
Warm Season ◽  
Cyperus Rotundus ◽  
Zoysia Japonica ◽  
Purple Nutsedge ◽  
Stenotaphrum Secundatum ◽  
Monosodium Salt ◽  
Methylarsonic Acid ◽  
Common Bermudagrass ◽  
Quinolinecarboxylic Acid

Postemergence applications of imazaquin {2-[4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid} controlled higher levels of purple nutsedge (Cyperus rotundusL. # CYPRO) in common bermudagrass [Cynodon dactylon(L.) Pers.] and hybrid bermudagrass (′Tifgreen’ and ‘Tifdwarf′,C. dactylon×C. transvaalensisBurtt-Davy) than monosodium salt of methylarsonic acid (MSMA). Control was better at 560 or 840 g ai/ha of imazaquin than at lower rates. Postemergence applications of imazaquin plus 2240 g ai/ha of MSMA controlled more purple nutsedge than equivalent rates of imazaquin alone. Preemergence applications of imazaquin were not effective. Bermudagrass discoloration was observed in some experiments on turfs mowed at a height of 1.3 cm or less but usually disappeared within 2 to 3 weeks, especially when MSMA was used in combination with imazaquin. No injury was observed on bermudagrasses, zoysiagrass (Zoysia japonicaSteud. ‘Meyer′), St. Augustinegrass [Stenotaphrum secundatum(Walt.) Ktze. ‘Raleigh′], and centipedegrass [Erernochloa ophiuroides(Munro) Hack.] maintained at mowing heights above 1.3 cm.

Renovation of Turfgrasses with Herbicides

Weed Science ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 467-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. J. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Cynodon Dactylon ◽  
Zoysia Japonica ◽  
Cacodylic Acid ◽  
Eremochloa Ophiuroides ◽  
The Common ◽  
Dichlorophenoxy Acetic Acid ◽  
Common Bermudagrass

Renovation of common bermudagrass [Cynodon dactylon(L.) Pers.] turf to either ‘Tifway’ or ‘Tifdwarf’ bermudagrasses, zoysia (Zoysia japonica Steud.xZoysia tenuifoliaWilld. ex Trin. ‘Emerald’) or centipedegrass [Eremochloa ophiuroides(Munro) Hack.] was undertaken with the aid of herbicides. Glyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine] applied to common bermudagrass turf followed by treatments of MSMA (Monosodium methanearsonate) + 2,4-D[2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid] alone or in sequence with DCPA (dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate) reduced the cover of common bermudagrass in renovated Tifway or Tifdwarf bermudagrass turf. Dalapon (2,2-dichloropropionic acid) applied alone or in sequence with DCPA, MSMA + 2,4-D, or DCPA + MSMA + 2,4-D also reduced coyer of common bermudagrass in some plantings. Paraquat (1,1′-dimethyl-4,4′-bipyridinium ion) and cacodylic acid (hydroxydimethylarsine oxide) did not reduce the cover of common bermudagrass in turf renovations. Slower growing Emerald zoysia and centipedegrass could not compete with the common bermudagrass that escaped the herbicide applications and renovation was unsuccessful.

scholarly journals PEG-Induced Osmotic Stress Alters Root Morphology and Root Hair Traits in Wheat Genotypes

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1042
Author(s):  
Arif Hasan Khan Robin ◽  
Shatabdi Ghosh ◽  
Md. Abu Shahed
Keyword(s):  
Osmotic Stress ◽  
Lateral Roots ◽  
Root Hairs ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Main Axis ◽  
Wheat Genotypes ◽  
First Order ◽  
Root Dry Weight ◽  
Peg Stress

Wheat crop in drought-prone regions of Bangladesh suffers from osmotic stress. The objective of this study was to investigate the response of wheat genotypes with respect to root morphology and root hair traits under polyethylene glycol (PEG)-induced osmotic stress. A total of 22 genotypes of wheat were grown hydroponically and two treatments—0% and 10% PEG—were imposed at 14 days after germination. Plant growth was reduced in terms of plant height, number of live leaves per tiller, shoot dry weight, number of root-bearing phytomers, and roots per tiller. Notably, PEG-induced osmotic stress increased root dry weight per tiller by increasing length of the main axis and lateral roots, as well as the diameter and density of both lateral roots and root hairs of the individual roots. A biplot was drawn after a principal component analysis, taking three less-affected (high-yielding genotypes) and three highly affected (low-yielding genotypes and landrace) genotypes under 10% PEG stress, compared to control. Principal component 1 separated PEG-treated wheat genotypes from control-treated genotypes, with a high and positive coefficient for the density of lateral roots and root hairs, length and diameter of the main axis, and first-order lateral roots and leaf injury scores, indicating that these traits are associated with osmotic stress tolerance. Principal component 2 separated high-yielding and tolerant wheat genotypes from low-yielding and susceptible genotypes, with a high coefficient for root dry weight, density of root hairs and second-order lateral roots, length of the main axis, and first-order lateral roots. An increase in root dry weight in PEG-stress-tolerant wheat genotypes was achieved through an increase in length and diameter of the main axis and lateral roots. The information derived from this research could be exploited for identifying osmotic stress-tolerant QTL and for developing abiotic-tolerant cultivars of wheat.

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