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Question 1

When did the Rutgers Breeding Program start?

WHo was the first Breeder?

Answer 1

1961

Reed Funk

Question 2

Rutgers Breeding Program was the first to do what?

Answer 2

To develop a man-made hybrid ‘adelphi’

Question 3

What happened in 1980?

Answer 3

Release of 1st Turf-Type tall Fescue — ‘Rebel”

Question 4

What is the test called that they perform on Perennial Ryegrass when looking for Tetrazolium?

Answer 4

Flourescense Test

or

Tetrazolium Test

Question 5

The Oregon Certified Generation System categorizes seed in three categories. what are they?

Answer 5

1. Breeders Seed
2. Foundation Seed
3. Certified Seed

Question 6

in 1967, ____ was released.

Answer 6

‘Manhatten’ Perennial Ryegrass

Question 7

What was the first improved turf type Rough Bluegrass? When was it released?

Answer 7

‘Sabre’

1977

Question 8

When and What and did Dr. Reed Funk discover about endophytes?

Answer 8

in 1983 he discovered that endophytes in perennial ryegrass controlled sod webworms

Question 9

When was the release of ‘Midnight’ KBG?

Answer 9

1984

Question 10

‘Shamrock’ was released as a high seed producing KBG in _____.

Answer 10

1995

Question 11

Bonos released Declaration and 007 in what year?

Answer 11

2005

Question 12

1961

Reed Funk

Answer 12

When did the Rutgers Breeding Program start?

WHo was the first Breeder?

Question 13

To develop a man-made hybrid ‘adelphi’

Answer 13

Rutgers Breeding Program was the first to do what?

Question 14

Release of 1st Turf-Type tall Fescue — ‘Rebel”

Answer 14

What happened in 1980?

Question 15

Flourescense Test

or

Tetrazolium Test

Answer 15

What is the test called that they perform on Perennial Ryegrass when looking for Tetrazolium?

Question 16

1. Breeders Seed
2. Foundation Seed
3. Certified Seed

Answer 16

The Oregon Certified Generation System categorizes seed in three categories. what are they?

Question 16

1. Breeders Seed
2. Foundation Seed
3. Certified Seed

Answer 16

The Oregon Certified Generation System categorizes seed in three categories. what are they?

Question 17

‘Manhatten’ Perennial Ryegrass

Answer 17

in 1967, ____ was released.

Question 17

‘Manhatten’ Perennial Ryegrass

Answer 17

in 1967, ____ was released.

Question 18

‘Sabre’

1977

Answer 18

What was the first improved turf type Rough Bluegrass? When was it released?

Question 18

‘Sabre’

1977

Answer 18

What was the first improved turf type Rough Bluegrass? When was it released?

Question 19

in 1983 he discovered that endophytes in perennial ryegrass controlled sod webworms

Answer 19

When and What and did Dr. Reed Funk discover about endophytes?

Question 19

in 1983 he discovered that endophytes in perennial ryegrass controlled sod webworms

Answer 19

When and What and did Dr. Reed Funk discover about endophytes?

Question 20

1984

Answer 20

When was the release of ‘Midnight’ KBG?

Question 20

1984

Answer 20

When was the release of ‘Midnight’ KBG?

Question 21

1995

Answer 21

‘Shamrock’ was released as a high seed producing KBG in _____.

Question 22

2005

Answer 22

Bonos released Declaration and 007 in what year?

Question 22

2005

Answer 22

Bonos released Declaration and 007 in what year?

Question 23

What does the tetrazolium test indicate?

Answer 23

it indicates viability of seed

Question 24

What does the fluorescence test indicate?

Answer 24

it indicates the presence of annual ryegrass

Question 27

name 3 things that are controlled by the epichole fungal endophyte:

Answer 27

• Sod Webworms
• Dollar Spot
• Red Thread
• Chinch Bugs

Question 28

define Apomictic:

Answer 28

Seeds from a mother plant are an exact cloneof the mother plant.

Question 29

What becomes a major problem for KBG at mowing heights of 0.75” or less?

Answer 29

• Summer Patch
• Poa annua invasion