. Challenges in forage and range research. Forage plants; Rangelands. A turf specialist examines zoysia selections at Beltsville, Md. Selections differ in rate of spread, texture, growth pattern, and color retention. have not been developed either for maintaining new turfgrass varieties or for restoring damaged turf. We urgently need varieties that are adapted to problem soils, and these varieties should have growth character- istics that will help in reducing soil and water losses. Current research and pressing needs include atten- tion to— • Development of effective techniques for isolating
. Challenges in forage and range research. Forage plants; Rangelands. A turf specialist examines zoysia selections at Beltsville, Md. Selections differ in rate of spread, texture, growth pattern, and color retention. have not been developed either for maintaining new turfgrass varieties or for restoring damaged turf. We urgently need varieties that are adapted to problem soils, and these varieties should have growth character- istics that will help in reducing soil and water losses. Current research and pressing needs include atten- tion to— • Development of effective techniques for isolating pest-resistant plants. • Development of lines and varieties that possess multiple pest resistance. • Vegetative propagation of sterile hybrids. • Nature and improvement of root and rhizome development. • Location and mobilization of reserve carbohy- drates. • Mineral requirements of species and varieties. • Ecology of turfgrasses and associated weeds. • Management systems needed to maintain specific varieties. • Growth characteristics of native and introduced species. • Adaptation of species and varieties to problem turf areas. • Response of turfgrasses to herbicides and pesti- cides. Forage and Range Research Involves Many Organizations . . The Forage and Range Research Branch of the Crops Research Division conducts cooperative research with many organizations, as follows: • With 38 State agricultural experiment stations. • With other branches of the division: Crops Pro- tection (weed and nematode control) and New Crops (plant introduction). • With other research divisions of the Agricultural Research Service: Animal Husbandry, Engineer- ing, Entomology, Soil and Water, and Utilization. • With other agencies of the Department of Agriculture: Forest Service and Soil Conservation Service. :u. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance o
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