Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network
Physiological Response Of Kentucky Bluegrass Under Salinity Stress, Lijun Wang
Physiological Response Of Kentucky Bluegrass Under Salinity Stress, Lijun Wang
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Salinity is a significant stress for plants world-wide. In agriculture, salts reduce germination, overall growth, yield, and sometimes death in crop plants. Salinity similarly affects turfgrass in our urban landscapes. Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) is the most widely used cool-season grass in the northern part of the United States, including the cool-arid West, but generally is a salt sensitive species. The overall objectives of this study were to study the physiological responses of Kentucky bluegrass to salt stress and to evaluate the genetic similarity among the cultivars used in the research.
Four Kentucky bluegrass entries, two salt-tolerant and …