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Web URL(s): | https://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/groot/article/1997may41.pdf Last checked: 10/26/2009 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Kussow, Wayne R. |
Author Affiliation: | Department of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Title: | Four popular myths about turf |
Column Name: | Wisconsin soils report Other records with the "Wisconsin soils report" Column
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Source: | The Grass Roots. Vol. 25, No. 3, May/June 1997, p. 41, 43. |
Publishing Information: | Madison, WI: Wisconsin Golf Course Superintendents Association. |
# of Pages: | 2 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Perceptions; Groundwater contamination; Phosphorus; Nitrate losses; Nitrogen; Organic fertilizers; Compaction; Surface runoff; Legislation
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Abstract/Contents: | Lists four common myths associated with turf, including topics such as: the conversion of farmland into turf areas contributing to surface and groundwater contamination; subsoil compaction during construction increasing runoff; organic fertilizers as opposed to "synthetic" fertilizers; and legislation concerning the use of fertilizers in urban areas. Attempts to disprove these myths. |
Language: | English |
References: | 7 |
Note: | Reprint appears in Turf News 23(6), November/December 1999, p. 34, 36 Tables |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Kussow, W. R. 1997. Four popular myths about turf. Grass Roots. 25(3):p. 41, 43. |
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