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Physiological Response of Creeping Bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.) to Mesotrione.

Abbas Lafta1, Kirk Howatt1, Deying Li1, and Wenjuan Fang2. (1) 474H Loftsgard Hall, PO Box 5051, North Dakota State University, North Dakota State University, Department of Plant Sciences, Fargo, ND 58105-5051, (2) Key Laboratory of Silviculture and Conservation of Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China

Photosynthesis rate, photosynthesis efficiency, carbohydrate partitioning, corophyll, and crotenoids are measured in creeping bentgrass treated with mesotrione at different rates and frequencies under different mowing regimes.