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Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Sullivan, W. Michael |
Author Affiliation: | Department of Plant Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island |
Title: | On the dark side of turfgrass (roots) |
Section: | Research Other records with the "Research" Section
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Source: | TurfNews [TPI]. Vol. 26, No. 1, January/February 2002, p. 63, 65. |
Publishing Information: | Rolling Meadows, IL: Turfgrass Producers International |
# of Pages: | 2 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Turfgrasses; Roots; Turf values; Root systems; Temperatures; Stress; Sod Turfgrass Producers International Keywords: Roots; Stress; Nitrogen; Filtering
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Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the role and importance of roots to turfgrass. Explains that turfgrass can provide a buffer between pesticides and watersheds and that tall fescue and Kentucky bluegrass are better at denitrification than other forms of vegetation. States that sod is a "good steward of the land" that increases soil organic matter. |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Sullivan, W. M. 2002. On the dark side of turfgrass (roots). TurfNews. 26(1):p. 63, 65. |
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