HortScience · 1980 · 11 citations · 0 references
AgricultureAgricultural EngineeringForage ProductionPasture EstablishmentTurfgrass ScienceSod ProductionSowing MethodsTurf ManagementFescue SpeciesSeeding Rate EffectsSeeding Rate ManagementSeeding Rate TrialsSod EstablishmentSod SeedingTall FescueTurf Establishment
Abstract Good quality sod of tall fescue ( Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) was produced in 4.5 months with spring seeding and 9 months with fall seeding. A high seeding rate (40 g/m 2 ) resulted in turf shoot competition during the early establishment period and increased the severity of Helminthosporium leaf spot. However, the high seeding rate produced a sod with increased quality, turf cover, and sod strength.