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Perennial ryegrass
2024 grass seed and hybrid rye field tours
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The University of Minnesota will be holding grass seed and hybrid rye field tours at the Magnusson Research Farm in Roseau, MN on Thursday, June 27, 2024.
Environmental data collection to help understand how winter weather impacts survival of perennial ryegrass
By Maicy Vossen
This article was originally published on the WinterTurf project blog.
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.
Data visualization, processing, and analysis for turfgrass metabolomics experiments
By Kate Freund
This article was originally published on the WinterTurf project blog.
New research publication from our team - 12/7/23
Learn more about our research! A new, open access article by Joan Barreto Ortiz, Candice Hirsch, Nancy Jo Ehlke and Eric Watkins has been published in Plant Methods. This paper describes a method to quantify turfgrass inflorescence properties using computer imaging to provide a faster and less subjective way to phenotype, which can aid in plant breeding.
Barreto Ortiz, J., Hirsch, C.N., Ehlke, N.J. and Watkins, E. 2023. SpykProps: an imaging pipeline to quantify architecture in unilateral grass inflorescences. Plant Methods 19:125. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13007-023-01104-z [Open Access]
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.
Using untargeted metabolomics to assess cold tolerance in perennial ryegrass - Part 2
By Kate Freund
This article was originally published on the WinterTurf project blog.