Golfdom, April 2010

V A R I E T Y C L A S S I F I C A T I O N Continued from page 60 Ad Index Advertiser Page No Agraquest 7 Andersons CV4 B A S F 3 31 37 Insert Bayer Environmental Poster reg Bayer Environmental 63 Bell Laboratories 44 DuPont 43 E Z GO 55 FMC 10 11 GridBee 52 Hustler Turf 13 IGCEMA 8 Jacobsen 47 John Deere 45 Lebanon Turf 56 Linear Rubber 46 NuFarm 50 51 PBI Gordon 41 54 Petro Canada CV2 Quali Pro 5 Rain Bird 53 Reliable Golf 2 Standard Golf 39 Syngenta 15 Toro 22 23 28 Turfco Mfg 44 Valent 16 49 White Metal Golf 2 TURFGRASS TRENDS FMC CV3 John Deere 61 This index is provided as an additional service The publisher does not assume any liability for errors or omissions turfgrass arm of CSSA at the urging of the Turf Breeders Association TBA did vote to use Festuca arundinacea Score one maybe two for the breeders Many turf agronomists say the change took them aback but they were willing to accept it because someone has to be the naming authority In fact there is a strong argument to be made that recent CSSA guidelines say the scientific name to use for tall fescue is Lolium arundinaceum Schreb Darbysh Some observers suspect this may be a New Age versus Old Age situation The standard reference for turfgrass on the Web The Grass Manual says fescue is now Schendonorus arundinaceus Those who use hard copy books like the standard Manual of the Grasses of the United States by A S Hitchcock and revised by Agnes Chase point out that it uses Festuca arundinacea and the editors reached that decision after looking at all the options for many years Vickie Bradley says her portion of GRIN the U S Department of Agricultures research group known as the Germplasm Information Network still calls it Festuca Those favoring the change note that GRIN even though part of the Agricultural Research Service is not an official site for nomenclature Supporters of the new name say they suspect GRIN is still using the old binomial only because they have worldwide clientele and many folks who are not privy to current literature dont know about the name change Actually GRIN does recognize Schendonorus phoenix Scop Holub as the official binomial on line http www ars grin gov cgi bin npgs html taxonpl 429056 but also uses Festuca arundinacea GOLFDOM ISSN 1526 4270 is published monthly 12 issues per year by Questex Media Group LLC 306 W Michigan Street Suite 200 Duluth MN 55802 Corporate office 275 Grove St Suite 2 130 Newton MA 02466 Accounting Advertising Production and Circulation offices 306 W Michigan St Suite 200 Duluth MN 55802 1610 Subscription rates One year 43 U S and possessions 65 Canada and Mexico and 98 all other countries Air expedited service is available in countries outside the U S and Canada for an additional 75 per year Current issue single copies prepaid only 5 U S and possessions 7 Canada and Mexico and 8 all other countries Back issues if available prepaid only 10 U S and possessions 14 Canada and Mexico and 16 all other countries add 650 per order shipping and 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not registered with the CCC send permission request to questexpermissions@ theygsgroup com or 800 494 9051 ext 100 62 TURFGRASS TRENDS A p r i l 2 0 1 0 www turfgrasstrends com If you need to point to one person responsible for the change in taxonomy it likely would be Barkworth She chose the name Schedonorus from among four proposed alternatives and put it in her recent revision of Flora North America In effect that made it the official name for fescue at least here in the United States To throw some fat onto the fire she says she has questions on Volpia foxtail or Zorro fescue too Barkworth notes that its name is based on European conventions that simply were imported with little question But she is firm that Festuca is not where the broadleaf fescues belong In my honest opinon I consider them Lolium but Ill go along with either Lolium or Schedonorus she says Many turf agronomists say the change took them aback but they were willing to accept it because someone has to be the naming authority and Barkworth given her position of prominence in the field coupled with her knowledge and stature is the logical person to make that decision Supporters say CSSA should be using the name Schedonorus not Lolium and Festuca If youre keeping score it might be safe to discount Lolium Lolium arundinaceum hasnt been an accepted name for tall fescue historically While it received some attention it seems to be a transient name The conflict between CSSA and Intermountain Herbarium over use of Schedonorus and Festuca is likely to go a few more rounds Referees in the fight will be the editors of the many reports done by researchers in all areas genetics chemicals fertility and mowing Each time one refers to tall fescue another gong will sound and an editor will stand up and score points for one side or the other On the golf course however it will likely remain plain old tall fescue Curt Harler is managing editor of Golfdoms TurfGrass Trends section