Turfgrass Seed Variety Evaluation Process
There is an urgent need to update existing Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) turfgrass recommendation lists and also to develop a fair process for keeping lists updated with data-driven recommendations. The goal is to re-evaluate the list of MnDOT approved turfgrass varieties and determine if there are varieties that need to be removed due to underperformance in recent field trials and also to determine if additional varieties should be considered for inclusion on the approved varieties list. This project will also address the procedure to be used to approve future turf grass varieties to be considered for inclusion on the approved turf grass varieties list. If current lists are not updated, and a process isn't developed, MnDOT seed mixes will once again revert to being of low quality, thereby reducing roadside turfgrass establishment success on projects.
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Language
- English
Project
- Status: Completed
- Funding: $59460
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Contract Numbers:
1036342 WO#2
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Sponsor Organizations:
Minnesota Department of Transportation
395 John Ireland Boulevard
St Paul, MN United States 55155 -
Performing Organizations:
University of Minnesota, Horticultural Science
970 Folwell Avenue
St. Paul, MN United States 55108 -
Principal Investigators:
Watkins, Eric
- Start Date: 20210219
- Expected Completion Date: 20230531
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Grasses; Roadside flora; Turf
- Geographic Terms: Minnesota
- Subject Areas: Environment; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01766086
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation
- Contract Numbers: 1036342 WO#2
- Files: RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Feb 25 2021 1:22PM