New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research abstracts
The selection of `Grasslands Pahia' cotula (Leptinella dioica Hook.f.)
for bowling greens
M. J. HICKEY
W. RUMBALL
J. W. MURPHY
T. R. O. FIELD
AgResearch Grasslands
Private Bag 11008
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Abstract `Grasslands Pahia' cotula (Leptinella dioica
Hook.f.) was selected from 526 samples collected mainly through northern New
Zealand, to provide a superior type for use on bowling greens.
The collection was grown at Palmerston North, and sorted into 13 main
morphological types which were evaluated as plots. The individual 526 genotypes
were evaluated separately as replicated cores maintained under approximate
bowling green conditions at three North Island sites. Data were collected for
up to two years on colour, density, vigour, habit, and leaf fineness.
In 1993, 27 of the best genotypes were evaluated under glasshouse conditions
to check their uniformity and botanical characteristics. Two of the 27 were
then blended to form the cultivar `Grasslands Pahia'.
Keywords `Grasslands Pahia' cotula; Leptinella dioica;
bowling greens
New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 1997, Vol. 40: 379-381
0028-8233/97/4003-0379 $7.00/0 (c) The Royal Society of New Zealand
1997
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