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Web URL(s): | http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/ressum/2004/3.pdf Last checked: 01/23/2017 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Gaussoin, Roch E. |
Author Affiliation: | University of Nebraska |
Title: | Soil physical characterization of aging golf greens |
Section: | Course construction practices Other records with the "Course construction practices" Section
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Source: | 2004 Turfgrass and Environmental Research Summary. 2004, p. 3. |
Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association |
# of Pages: | 1 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf greens; Root zone; Root strength; USGA recommendations; Root zone mixture; Physical properties of soil; Porosity; Bulk density; Infiltration; Organic matter
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Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
See Also: | Other Reports from this USGA research project: 2001-13-211 |
Note: | Pictures, color |
USGA Summary Points: | University of Nebraska researchers are characterizing the long-term effects of rootzone mix on soil physical parameters, specifically saturated hydraulic conductivity, total and air-filled porosity, and bulk density. Results to date indicate that as green matures, soil infiltration is not affected in the first two years after grow-in, decreases significantly in the third year after grow-in, and this trend continues for up to eight years after construction regardless of rootzone. Turfgrass lateral shear strength follows a seasonal trend where spring data has the highest strength of the growing year, followed by the lowest root strength in the summer. Initial data indicated that the light, frequent topdressing program results in an accumulation of approximately 0.25″ of material per year and that this material is significantly higher in organic matter than the original rootzone. Research is being conducted to compare and contrast the organic matter present in the original rootzone versus that of the accumulated mat layer. |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Gaussoin, R. E. 2004. Soil physical characterization of aging golf greens. Turfgrass Environ. Res. Summ. p. 3. |
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