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St. Augustinegrass accessions planted in northern, central and southern Italy: Growth and morphological traits during establishment

2018

The use of warm season turfgrasses is a consolidated trend in the climatic transition zone of Mediterranean countries, in particular St. Augustinegrass (Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walt.) Kuntze) begins to be widespread in warm coastal areas. However, little is known about the performance of the different cultivars of this species in southern Europe. In 2016-2017 a trial was carried out in three locations in Italy, Padova, Pisa, and Palermo, located in the north, center and south of the country respectively. Four cultivars (Floratine, Captiva, Sapphire, Palmetto) and five ecotypes (CeRTES 201, CeRTES 202, CeRTES 203, CeRTES 204, CeRTES 205) were compared in terms of their growth characteristic…

0301 basic medicineMediterranean climateStenotaphrumGreen upBiologylcsh:Plant cultureWarm seasonStenotaphrum secundatumturf quality.lcsh:Agricultureleaf widthGreen up; Ground cover; Internode length; Leaf width; Stenotaphrum secundatum; Turf quality; Agronomy and Crop Science03 medical and health sciencesground coverlcsh:SB1-1110Cultivarturf qualityGreen colourEcotypeStolonlcsh:Sbiology.organism_classificationSettore AGR/02 - Agronomia E Coltivazioni Erbacee030104 developmental biologyAgronomyinternode lengthAgronomy and Crop Science
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Transpiration and Water Use of an Irrigated Traditional Olive Grove with Sap-Flow Observations and the FAO56 Dual Crop Coefficient Approach

2021

The SIMDualKc model was applied to evaluate the crop water use and the crop coefficient (Kc) of an irrigated olive grove (Olea europaea L.) located in Sicily, Italy, using experimental data collected from two crop seasons. The model applies the FAO56 dual Kc approach to compute the actual crop evapotranspiration (ETc act) and its components, i.e., the actual tree transpiration (Tc act), obtained through the basal crop coefficient (Kcb), and soil evaporation according to an evaporation coefficient (Ke). Model calibration was performed by minimizing the difference between the predicted Tc act and the observed daily tree transpiration measured with sap flow instrumentation (TSF field) acquired…

Actual transpiration; Fraction of ground cover; K; cb; from cover fraction and height; Orchard water balance; Sap flow; Soil evaporation; Standard basal crop coefficientStandard basal crop coefficientFraction of ground coverK<sub>cb</sub> from cover fraction and heightGeography Planning and DevelopmentDeficit irrigationAquatic Sciencefrom cover fraction and heightBiochemistryactual transpirationWater balancesap flowSap flowLinear regressionSettore AGR/08 - Idraulica Agraria E Sistemazioni Idraulico-Forestalisoil evaporationKcb from cover fraction and heightIrrigation managementTD201-500Water Science and TechnologyTranspirationHydrologyActual transpirationWater supply for domestic and industrial purposesIrrigation schedulingActual transpiration Kcb from cover fraction and height soil evaporation Sap flow water balance Standard basal crop coefficientHydraulic engineeringKcbCrop coefficientfraction of ground coverOrchard water balanceEnvironmental sciencestandard basal crop coefficientTC1-978Soil evaporationWater useorchard water balance
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An evaluation of cool season turfgrassess in order to identify the species and varieties most suitable for the Mediterranean environment

2004

The cultivars of cool season Graminae species diffusely used to establish turfgrasses, are grown in northern areas of Europe. The aim of the research described in this paper was to identify the turfgrass species and cultivars most suitable for the Mediterranean environment. The trial was carried out in 1999 and 2000 at the experimental farm “Parco d’Orleans” belonging to the Department A.C.E.P. of University of Palermo. During the trial sixty different cultivars of cool season turf species were compared – 20 cultivars of Festuca arundinacea Schreb., 20 cultivars of Poa pratensis L., and 20 cultivars of Lulium perenne L. The main biometric and qualitative parameters examined were ground cove…

turfgrass ground cover general appearance colour leaf texture weed rate
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