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| Author(s): | Carson, Teresa |
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| Author Affiliation: | Science Editor, Golf Course Management |
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| Title: | The bedknife vs. the green |
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| Column Name: | Inside your turf
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| Section: | The insider
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| Source: | Golf Course Management. Vol. 75, No. 6, June 2007, p. 42. |
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| Publishing Information: | Lawrence, KS: Golf Course Superintendents Association of America |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf green speed; Mowing height; Playability; Bedknife
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| Abstract/Contents: | Presents a study conducted to test "bedknives of three different thicknesses to determine whether bedknife thickness affects greens speed or turf quality." Details methods and materials used in the study, stating that "each of the nine mowers was used to mow a different 40-foot by 40-foot Crenshaw creeeping bentgrass green. The mowers were divided into three groups, with each group using one thickness of bedknife: thin (Lowcut), medium (Tournament), and thick (Standard)...To evaluate playability, the speed of each of the nine greens was measured on 12 dates with both a Stimpmeter and Pelzmeter." Reports that "when all three types of bedknives were compared, Pelzmeter measurements were significantly different on four of the 12 dates measurements were taken, but Stimpmeter measurements were significantly different on only two." Concludes that "given the resutls of this experiment, superintendents might consider using a bedknife of medium thickness, which produced turf that was not signficiantly different in greens speed or color from turf mowed with a mower that had a thin bedknife. Medium bedknives are less expensive than thin ones, but they are also thicker and presumably will last longer than their thin counterparts. Using bedknives of medium thickness could save superintendents money without sacrificing playability and quality." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Carson, T. 2007. The bedknife vs. the green. Golf Course Manage. 75(6):p. 42. |
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