Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2023, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (4): 841-852.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2023.04.11

• Horticultural Science • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Effects of plant growth regulators on growth characteristics and turf quality of bermudagrass

DENG Peichao()   

  1. College of Golf Education, Hunan Golf and Tourism College, Changde 415000, Hunan, China
  • Received:2021-12-13 Online:2023-04-25 Published:2023-05-05

Abstract:

To provide theoretical basis for the expansion of bermudagrass vegetations, Cyndon dactylon × C. trasvalensis cv. Tifsport was used as the material to study the effects of different concentrations of growth regulators (antitransexate, chlormequat, paclobutrazol, diquat, ethephon and gibberellin) on the growth characteristics and turf quality of bermudagrass. The results demonstrated that according to the subordinate function, the recommended application concentrations of the plant growth regulators were as follows: 2.0 kg·hm-2 of trinexapac-ethyl, 2.0 kg·hm-2 chlormequat chloride, 0.5 kg·hm-2 paclobutrazol, 0.1 kg·hm-2 diquat, 2.0 kg·hm-2 ethephon and 0.02 kg·hm-2 gibberellin. At the recommended application concentration of each plant growth regulator, except diquat treatments (applied at 0.1 kg·hm-2 caused 15.3% of damage rate), the other five plant growth regulators did not cause damage at the recommended concentrations. Paclobutrazol did not affect the leaf color (the leaf color score was still more than 7.0). Compared with the control, the height and leaf length were significantly reduced by the application of trinexapac-ethyl, chlorocholine chloride, paclobutrazol and ethephon (the decline rate was more than 20%). The number of stolons had no significant change by application of ethephon at all concentrations, but diquat and gibberellic acid could significantly reduce the number of stolons. Diquat was not suitable as a growth inhibitor to control the growth of bermudagrass. Application at 2.0 kg·hm-2 trinexapac-ethyl inhibited the stolon and internode length showed and no effect on the stolon number and turf quality of bermudagrass.

Key words: Cynodon dactylon, trinexapac-ethyl, chlorocholine chloride, gibberellic acid, diquat

CLC Number: