5. You encounter a lawn with several bluegrass (Kentucky, rough, annual) species present. What are the distinguishing features that would enable you to correctly identify each of these species? Based on the environmental conditions to which they are each best adapted, what environmental modifications might you make to specifically favor the Kentucky bluegrass? And, based on their respective cultural requirements, what cultural operations might you perform to specifically favor the Kentucky bluegrass? There are a few things to look for when distinguishing between Kentucky, rough, and annual blue grass. The ligules of Kentucky blue grass are very short. Only .2 to .6 mm long and truncate. The ligules of rough blue grass are much longer, 2-6 …show more content…
mm, and can be pointed or notched. The ligules of annual blue grass can be .8 to 3 mm long and are pointed. From looking at the ligules it will be easy to determine if you are looking at Kentucky blue grass, but it is difficult to determine between rough and annual blue grass. Next look at the leaf blade.
Kentucky blue grass has a V shaped or flat blade. The sides are parallel and the blade is smooth on both surfaces. There are 2 light lines astride the central vein and the tip is boat shaped. Rough blue grass has a flat blade 1-4 mm wide. The blade slightly tapers to a boat shaped tip. Both sides are smooth with a glossy abaxial surface. Light lines are not prominent and there is an onion skin appearance to the sheath base. Annual blue grass blades can be flat or V shaped and 2-3 mm wide. Parrellel sided or slightly tapering to a boat shaped tip and smooth on both sides. The blades are light green at both ends of the growing season and in winter. There are multiple light lines parallel to veins. It should be easy to distinguish between rough and annual blue grass by the lack of prominent light lines and glossy abaxial surface of rough blue grass and the multiple light lines and light green appearance of annual blue grass. The inflorescence also varies between the three. Kentucky blue grass has an open pyramid shaped panicle. Rough blue grass has an open panicle. Annual blue grass has a small open panicle and seeds are present through most of the season and are most abundant during early to
mid-spring. The growth type also varies. Kentucky blue grass is strongly rhizomatous while annual blue grass is bunch type to stoloniferous and rough blue grass is stoloniferous Kentucky blue grass favors areas with little to no shade and well drained soils. The best environmental modifications would be to trim trees to increase sunlight and improve drainage in wet areas. Cultural practices include mowing at height around 2.75 inches as annual and rough blue grasses favor much lower heights. Watering as needed to sustain growth and color. Rough and annual blue grass have much higher irrigation requirements. Also fertilization should be applied at 2-6 lbs N/K sq feet per year and steps should be taken to control thatch and compaction.
The Bullfrog Valley gang was a notorious counterfeiting ring that operated in the wilderness of Pope County during the depression of the 1890’s.The gang’s origin and and methods were mysterious, but the New York Times reported ist demise on June 28, 1897.The remote valley, which follows Big Piney Creek from Long Pool to Booger Hollow, was named for Chief Bullfrog, a Cherokee Who, according to legend, settled there after his tribe’s forced removal from Georgia (the Trail of Tears by the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The Bullfrog Valley, an unincorporated community not typically recognized on current Arkansas state maps, is located along the Big Piney Creek near the community of Silex. According to Dumas, historically the
Firstly, with Hickory Hollow is the disappearing crayfish in Ribbon Cave. This problem, it seems, is the result of heavy metals found in the water. The heavy metals were found at the site of Ribbon Cave, as well as the northern portion of Aram Creek. We tested for heavy metals at well sites G, I, L, M, and S for heavy metals, with the only positives being well sites I and L. Nevertheless, this still confirmed our theory. The heavy metals found in the water have most likely resulted from Compara Corp’s hazardous waste spills, a problem that has occurred multiple times. The heavy metals found in the water being lead, tin, copper, and ammonia would then be highly probable. To fix this problem the answer is simple, “The answer, according to the agency and an outside expert, is twofold: treatment and dilution” (Pappas, 1). Treating the water is simple: the water needs the acidity to be reduced. After that is done, you must dilute the water (add water to the creek). However, the problems will never fully go away, but they will be greatly decreased. In conclusion, in order to save the lives of the crayfish, Hickory Hollow must treat Aram Creek in order to strip the heavy metals.
A young college student named Todd Graves had a vision that he could open a restaurant and only sell high quality chicken finger meals. He proposed his vision to his college professor as a business plan assignment and got a very low grade on the assignment. Later, he went to many banks offering his business plan and each time he got denied. Todd then went on to work and raise his own money for his dream. This eventually led him to working in Alaska. After Todd got back from Alaska, he returned to Baton Rouge where he opened his dream restaurant. This restaurant is known as Raising Canes.
...gers of the old folk music are referred to as “authentic”. The author uses the biographies and the personal experiences of true Appalachian folk musicians to portray what life in the Appalachians was like. The strong family values, the music, the legends.
Imagine waking up to beautiful freshwater streams and wildlife foraging through the mountainside. This is what citizens of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee get to wake up to ever day. Pigeon Forge is a small town near the border of South Carolina. It sits along the edge of the Cherokee National Forest and on the west side of Little Pigeon River. It is not only located in a beautiful area, but also a thriving area economically speaking. Overall, Pigeon Forge is a family friendly place where people can not only live in a beautiful city, but also exciting environment.
There are two main similarities that can be heard while listening to “Walking Blues” and “Blue Moon of Kentucky.” The first is that they are both in 12 bar blues form. One characteristic of 12 bar blues is repeating the first line. Both songs incorporate this feature. In “Walking Blues” the first few lines are:
The Chaparral biome is most common in latitudes of 35 degrees North and is seen most often in Southern California. Chaparral plants have special adaptations that help them deal with the unique climate. In addition there are specific characters of a Coastal Sage Scrub and Chaparral community that would help in their identification. Both of these topics, secondary succession, endangered plant species, and the importance of habitat preservation will be discussed.
...ong, and shorter stalks are 20-100mm long. The flower length from the axils are one to three centimeters long. The optimum flowering time is from May through August. The fruit are pod shaped with seedlings coiled into two to three spirals with a strong net vein three to four millimeters long (montanaplant-life.org).
Fuller, P.J. Schofield, M.E. Neilson, A.J. Benson, and J. Li.). The grass carp is a species that is easily recognized while on the water or near the water. Silver on the sides that darkens towards the top of the fish that runs the entire length of the fish. “The dorsal fin origin is anterior to the pelvic fin origin and it has a short caudal peduncle” (Nico, L.G., P.L. Fuller, P.J. Schofield, M.E. Neilson, A.J. Benson, and J. Li.). The grass carp is typically the smallest in size in comparison to the first three carps. Weighing in at average of fifty pounds. In the past the grass carp species has been introduced to United States waters for the control of biological vegetation. “This species was first imported to the United States in 1963 to aquaculture facilities in Auburn, Alabama, and Stuttgart, Arkansas. The first release of this species into open waters took place at Stuttgart, Arkansas, when fish escaped the Fish Farming Experimental. However, many of the early stockings in Arkansas were in lakes or reservoirs open to stream systems, and by the early 1970s there were many reports of Grass Carp captured in the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.” (Nico, L.G., P.L. Fuller, P.J. Schofield, M.E. Neilson, A.J. Benson, and J. Li). The life expectancy for the grass carp is five to nine years of age. The grass carp is an aquatic vegetarian,
Property is an owned object, whether that is land or a house or a computer. We own property, it’s our right to protect and decide what we do with that property. We worked hard to own property and we will fight to protect it from both foreign and domestic threats. When someone takes our property, we call it theft, but when the government does it, it’s called Eminent Domain.
Our colony is Virginia, a great colony located on the east coast of North America.(http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Virginia/VirginiaNameOrigin.html)
Appalachian Music Appalachee - people on the other side Folk music - What is folk music? Traditional songs existing in countries. Handed down through generations. Passes on by word of mouth, not written in musical notation. Don't know who wrote it. Melody and lyrics change as they are passed on.
In the 1920s there was a growing interest in country music, and bluegrass was one of the genres in hillbilly music that caught the attention all over the country. Known for the unique guitar sound, religious and gentle ballads, and mountain singing practices, the Carter Family is considered to be one of the great representatives of the bluegrass music in the Appalachian region. Loved by the audience all over the country, they established a “standard” sound that people would expect from bluegrass music. Taking a deeper look into the genre, almost all of the bluegrass groups are formed by solely white people. Why there were no traces of other races in the region being involved in the music? As the listener could imagine on the good old days and pretty scenery depicted in the bluegrass ballads, very little details on the lives of the people living in the present were heard from the songs. Bluegrass music is not a genre that provides listeners a genuine image of the musical and social landscape of the Appalachian region, but the commercialized music genre that is created by the white Appalachian residents for the whites in the whole United State America using newly-developed broadcast and commercial recording technology.
This paper will help show how some animals and plants can adapt to different environment. I will be discussing Iris plants and Raccoon that are in Tennessee environment. I will also be discussing the temperature and precipitation. Tennessee has mountains and grasslands and known to have some of the most beautiful forest. These are the biome of Tennessee that the Iris and Raccoon live in.