Abstract
Field production of specialty cut flowers has become of increasing interest during the last few years. A production system consisting of permanent bed planting as opposed to planting as a single row crop is common. Aisle management is an important component of this system. A vegetative aisle cover affords product quality enhancement and improved labor and equipment utilization throughout the field. This study compared the competitive effect on zinnia yields and flower quality between bare ground and five turfgrass species planted in the aisles. Plots surrounded by bare ground had higher yields and better quality than the turfgrass plots. Annual ryegrass had the greatest competitive effect on flower production and quality of the five turfgrass species studied.
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