Third instar growth and survival, and the effect of larval density of the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica Newman and the southern masked chafer, Cyclocephala lurida (Olivier) were evaluated on Tifway bermudagrass, Cynodon dactyl on (L.) and KY-31 tall fescue, Festuca arundinacea Schreb. in a threeyear field study. Winter survival was sometimes enhanced in bermudagrass plots. Larval weight ga...

Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) is an open-pollinated, perennial, cool-season turf and forage grass species of great economic importance. The main problems of maintenance of tall fescue, and many other turfgrasses, are two severe fungal diseases: gray leaf spot caused by Magnaporthe grisea, and brown patch caused by Rhizoctonia solani. Three genes from various sources have been introd...

Soil hydraulic properties influence water and nutrient availability as well environmental sustainability, these vary across several landscape positions. This study investigated the spatial variability fractal characterization of soil five slope positions: summit, shoulder, back, foot, toe slopes. Triplicate samples (0–18 cm) were collected from each position a pasture field planted to tall fesc...

Eight cultivars of tall fescue (Lolium arundinaceum Schreb., S.J. Darbyshire 1⁄4 Festuca arundinacea Schreb.), Barcel, Kenhy, Kentucky-31, Missouri-96, Mozark, Stargrazer, C-1 (an experimental selection), and HiMag, were sampled at 2-h intervals during daylight on four cutting dates. Cultivars varied in concentrations of carbohydrate fractions but accumulation rates were not different. Daily me...

The role of sewage sludge as an immobilising agent in the phytostabilization of metal-contaminated soil was evaluated using five grass species viz., Dactylis glomerata L., Festuca arundinacea Schreb., F. rubra L., Lolium perenne L., L. westerwoldicum L. The function of metal immobilization was investigated by monitoring pH, Eh and Cd, Pb, and Zn levels in column experiment over a period of 5-mo...