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| Web URL(s): | http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/ressum/2009/51.pdf
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| Author(s): | Henderson, Jason J.;
Miller, Nathaniel A. |
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| Author Affiliation: | University of Connecticut |
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| Title: | Impact of sand type and application rate of fairway topdressing on soil physical properties, turfgrass quality, disease severity, and earthworm castings |
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| Section: | Grant-in-Aid Research Program
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| Source: | 2009 Turfgrass and Environmental Research Summary. 2009, p. 51. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Application rates; Disease severity; Earthworm castings; Golf fairways; Physical properties of soil; Quality evaluation; Topdressing
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| Abstract/Contents: | Presents a study conducted to "determine whether particle size distribution and/or application rate will affect turfgrass quality, disease incidence, and earthworm activity." Describes the experiment and the methods used, explaining that "this study was initiated on an 'L-93' creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) stand managed as a golf course fairway at the University of Connecticut Plant Science Education and Research Facility in the summer of 2007." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | Other Reports from this USGA research project: 2008-17-387 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| USGA Summary Points: | Topdressed plots showed a faster green-up response than the untreated control plots in mid-April regardless of sand type. Plots that received higher rates of application exhibited a greater greening response than plots receiving lighter rates of application. Topdressed plots exhibited less dollar spot incidence than untreated plots. Plots that received higher raates of topdressing had less dollar spot than plots that received lower rates of topdressing, regardless of sand type. Topdressed plots exhibited less earthworm castings than untreated plots. Plots that received higher rates of topdressing had less earthworm castings than plots that received lower rates of topdressing, regardless of sand type. Topdressed treatments had higher resistance to penetration than the untreated control plots, demonstrating a firmer surface than the untreated controls. The fine sand had the greatest resistance to penetration, followed by the medium sand and the coarse sand, respectively. Plots receiving higher rates of topdressing exhibited greater firmness than plots receiving the lower rates. Untreated controls had the highest volumetric soil moisture content in the top 2" of the playing surface compared to all topdressing treatments. The fine and medium sand treatments hold more water than the coarse sand treatments. Regardless of sand type, the higher the rates of application, the less water is held in the top 2" of the playing surface. |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Henderson, J. J., and N. A. Miller. 2009. Impact of sand type and application rate of fairway topdressing on soil physical properties, turfgrass quality, disease severity, and earthworm castings. Turfgrass Environ. Res. Summ. p. 51. |
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