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Crop Science · 2022Review of cool-season turfgrass water use and requirements: II. Responses to drought stress

Peer-reviewed review · more than 30 cool-season field experiments

Transfer limit. Heterogeneous experiments do not establish a universal drought ranking, irrigation amount, or schedule.

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Scientia Horticulturae · 2024Effects of full and deficit irrigation on the growth and quality of cool-season turfgrasses under subsurface drip irrigation

Two-year field trial · Turkey · tall fescue and perennial ryegrass

Transfer limit. Subsurface drip and a sub-humid climate. Annual water totals and irrigation fractions should not be copied to a home sprinkler schedule.

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Crop Science · 2021Minimum water requirements of cool-season turfgrasses for survival and recovery after prolonged drought

Two-summer field experiment · Kansas rainout shelters · tall fescue and Kentucky bluegrass

Transfer limit. One tall-fescue cultivar and one bluegrass blend within their first year after sodding. Imposed drought and recovery watering do not establish how long an unknown lawn can safely go without water.

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International Turfgrass Society Research Journal · 2025Effects of cutting height and frequency on tall fescue and buffalograss

Two-year field study · Nebraska · lawn-height turf

Transfer limit. Spyder tall fescue and Sundancer buffalograss on irrigated university plots. Results do not establish one mowing height or interval for every species or climate.

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International Turfgrass Society Research Journal · 2017Effects of soil moisture-based irrigation controllers, mowing height, and trinexapac-ethyl on tall fescue irrigation amounts and mowing requirements

Two-year field study · Kansas · established tall fescue

Transfer limit. One species and silty clay loam soil. A low sensor threshold caused an unacceptable quality rating once in 2012; thresholds were raised in 2013. Calibration and acceptable stress limits matter.

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HortScience · 2000Date of seeding affects establishment of cool-season turfgrasses

Two-year field experiments · Indiana · three cool-season species

Transfer limit. Indiana weather, older cultivars, and fertile soil. September is not an exact planting date for every location.

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