Observations of root system development and dynamics of root : shoot ratio of selected turf grass varieties and breeding lines grown in different soil conditions.

A. Dziamski

Department of Botany and Ecology, University of Technology and Agriculture, Bydgoszcz (Poland)

Z. Stypczyńska

Department of Botany and Ecology, University of Technology and Agriculture, Bydgoszcz (Poland)

G. Żurek

Independent Laboratory of Grasses and Legumes, Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, Radzików (Poland)

L. Łabędzki

Institute of Land Reclamation and Grassland Forming, Regional Research Centre, Bydgoszcz (Poland)

J. Długosz

Department of Soil Science and Protection, University of Technology and Agriculture, Bydgoszcz (Poland)

Abstract

Twelve varieties and breeding lines from three turf grass species, grown in pots in three different soil mixtures were first tested in glasshouse for drought resistance. Further, turf in pots was allowed to regenerate and root and shoot dry weight was measured after one (in April) and two (in May, August and October) years from seed sowing. Turf grass regeneration after simulated drought was different accordingly to soil mixtures used...

Keywords:

Festuca rubra, Lolium perenne, Poa pratensis, turf, root, root:shoot ratio