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| Author(s): | Samaranayake, H.;
Lawson, T. J.;
Murphy, James A. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Samaranayake and Lawson: Research Technicians; Murphy: Associate Extension Specialist, Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey |
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| Title: | Putting green and fairway turf as affected by traffic |
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| Source: | USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Online. Vol. 7, No. 17, September 1 2008, p. [1-15]. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 17 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Agrostis stolonifera; Agrostis canina; Poa annua; Traffic damage; Compaction; Wear resistance; Traffic control; Density; Quality evaluation; Golf greens; Bent versus poa; Variety trials; Golf fairways
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.) has received more study and use as golf course turf than velvet bentgrass (A. canina L.). The objective of two field trials, managed as putting green and fairway turf, was to evaluate the performance of creeping and velvet bentgrass in mixed swards with annual bluegrass (Poa annua var. reptans Hausskn.) when subjected to traffic stresses. The compactive forces of rolling produced greater detrimental soil physical and turf responses in the fairway trial than the putting green trial. This was probably a result of differences in surface resiliency in the thatch-mat layers as a result of topdressing the putting green turf. Turf quality, turf density, and bentgrass populations for most cultivars were typically more susceptible to wear stress than compaction, particularly in the putting green trial. Thus, traffic control (such as the change from metal to plastic spikes on golf shoes) and other management strategies that alter wear damage (thinning) may have a greater impact on turf quality and bentgrass populations in mixed stands than practices intended to manage compaction, particularly on well-drained soil. The tolerance of velvet bentgrass to traffic stresses was much greater than reputed. In fact, this species performed and resisted the spread of annual bluegrass better than most cultivars of creeping bentgrass. High density cultivars studied in these trials performed well under both putting green and fairway conditions; 'Vesper', '7001', and 'Penn A-4' had the best overall performance of cultivars. Interactions indicated that turf quality of 'SR 7200' was consistently susceptible to compaction in the fairway trial, and bentgrass population of 'Penn G-2' was consistently susceptible to wear stress in both trials and compaction stress in the fairway trial. Performance of 'Providence' in both trials indicated susceptibility to compaction. 'Pennlinks' and 'Penncross' were ineffective at maintaining large bentgrass populations regardless of the type of traffic particularly in the putting green trial." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 35 |
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| See Also: | Other Reports from this USGA research project: 1998-36-144 |
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| Note: | Summary as abstract
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Samaranayake, H., T. J. Lawson, and J. A. Murphy. 2008. Putting green and fairway turf as affected by traffic. USGA Turfgrass Environ. Res. Online. 7(17):p. [1-15]. |
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