winterhardiness
Three different locations, three different winters – where will perennial ryegrass survive?
By Maicy Vossen
This article was originally published on the WinterTurf project blog.
An update to Assessing freezing damage in perennial ryegrass.
Taking a closer look at perennial ryegrass vascular tissue
By Maicy Vossen
This article was originally published on the WinterTurf project blog.
Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) is a turfgrass species that is quick to germinate and establish but is one of the least winter hardy cool-season species. As part of the WinterTurf project, we are trying to understand the physiologic characteristics that contribute to freeze tolerance.
Assessing freezing damage in perennial ryegrass
By Maicy Vossen
This article was originally published on the WinterTurf project blog.
University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media – 2/23/23
Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work. A video features Dr. Florence Sessoms and her tall fescue research project with The Ontario Turfgrass Research Foundation.
Identifying traits enabling turfgrass crown resistance to freezing damage
By Maicy Vossen
This article was originally published on the WinterTurf project blog.
Field evaluation of perennial ryegrass accessions
Summary of study
Plants of 300 wild and landrace accessions from the National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) and a collection at Rutgers University were tested in two field environments for winterhardiness (as measured by tiller survival) and other turf traits. The field environments were at Becker and St. Paul, MN. The traits measured were seedling vigor, tiller survival in 2005 and 2006, spring growth in 2005 and 2006, summer and autumn turf quality, color, leaf texture, crown rust incidence, growth habit and spreading vigor.