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Recommended Seeding Rates For Reduced Maintenance, Turf-Type Wheatgrasses, Justin D. Hanks, Paul G. Johnson, Blair L. Waldron

CWEL Publications

Crested wheatgrass [Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn.] has potential as a reduced-maintenance turfgrass, but seeding rates that assure rapid, uniform establishment are critical for success. 'Roadcrest,' CWG-R, and Chelkar breeding populations of crested wheatgrass, 'Sodar' streambank wheatgrass [Elymus lanceolatus (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) Gould], and 'Gazelle' tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) were seeded at 0.5, 2.0, and 6.0 lb/1000 ft² in 1999. Plots were irrigated 50 to 60% EToreplacement, with 2 lb of N per 1000 ft² per year, and mowed at 3 inches. Higher seeding rates consistently had higher percent cover ratings than did lower seeding rates in 1999. By …