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Volume Volume 24 (2019)
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Winter and Spring 2019, Page 1-169
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Kazemi, F., Salahshoor, F., Farhadi, H. (2019). Effect of humic acid and mulches on characteristics of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.). Desert, 24(1), 51-59. doi: 10.22059/jdesert.2019.72440
F. Kazemi; F. Salahshoor; H. Farhadi. "Effect of humic acid and mulches on characteristics of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.)". Desert, 24, 1, 2019, 51-59. doi: 10.22059/jdesert.2019.72440
Kazemi, F., Salahshoor, F., Farhadi, H. (2019). 'Effect of humic acid and mulches on characteristics of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.)', Desert, 24(1), pp. 51-59. doi: 10.22059/jdesert.2019.72440
Kazemi, F., Salahshoor, F., Farhadi, H. Effect of humic acid and mulches on characteristics of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.). Desert, 2019; 24(1): 51-59. doi: 10.22059/jdesert.2019.72440

Effect of humic acid and mulches on characteristics of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.)

Article 6, Volume 24, Issue 1, Winter and Spring 2019, Page 51-59  XML PDF (458.87 K)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.22059/jdesert.2019.72440
Authors
F. Kazemi* ; F. Salahshoor; H. Farhadi
Department of Horticulture and Landscape, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
Abstract
Application[Editor 321]  of biotic growth regulators (e.g. humic components) and appropriate mulches is recommended to improve turfgrass quality especially in arid andsemi-arid climate zones. However, limited number of studies have investigated their effect on lawn establishment. To investigate the effect of humic acid (HA) and selected mulches on characteristics of Festuca arundinacea in its planting stage, a factorial experiment based on a completely randomized block design with three replications was performed. The first factor was mulch types including vermicompost, leaf compost, cow manure,[Editor 322]  and sand (control) which were used to cover the seeds. The second factor was a HA solution (100 ml l-1) sprayed monthly over the period of the experiment. Plant height, fresh and dry weight of lawn clippings, photosynthetic index, leaf texture, and overall turfgrass quality were measured. Spraying HA significantly improved the measured factors except the dry weight and photosynthetic index of the plants. Among the mulches, vermicompost provided better impressions on improving the characteristics of this turfgrass species including 48% increase in fresh weight, 18% increase in height, 48% increase in total quality, and 10% reduction in leaf width of the turfgrass. This research can assist in developing knowledge for having high quality lawns in urban landscapes of arid and semi-arid environments.



 
Keywords
Humic Acid; Lawn; Mulch; Turfgrass quality; Vermicompost
Main Subjects
Vegetation
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