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Author(s):McCoy, Edward
Author Affiliation:The Ohio State University
Title:Understanding the hydrology of modern putting green construction methods
Section:Course construction practices
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Source:2000 Turfgrass and Environmental Research Summary [USGA]. 2000, p. 3.
Publishing Information:Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association
# of Pages:1
Full Report URL:http://turf.lib.msu.edu/rprl/586.pdf
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Keywords:TIC Keywords: Golf course drainage; Golf greens; Golf green construction; Subsurface hydrology; Root zone; Drainage; Water distribution; Root zone mixture; Soil depth; Soil water movement; Water use; Irrigation program; Soil physics; Microbiological soil analysis; Hydrology; Infiltration; Uptake; Gravel layer; Slope; Soil water relations; Water balance; Sand texture; Soil water retention; Perched water table; Soil moisture; Soil water content
Abstract/Contents:Presents a study with the following objectives: "1. Examine the effects of rootzone composition and putting green construction method on water drainage and redistribution within the profile. 2. Examine the effects of rootzone composition, soil depth and degree of water perching on turf water use and irrigation management. 3. Examine long-term changes in physical, biochemical and microbiological properties of the rootzone and relate these changes to the long-term hydrologic behavior of modern putting green designs." Notes that Phase I of the study "focuses on water redistribution and drainage as influenced by presence or absence of a gravel layer, rootzone composition and green slope. Phase II focuses on turf water use in a USGA profile as influenced by rootzone composition and depth." Results indicate "an interaction between sand texture and amendment. For course sand mixes, progressively higher soil moistures were observed with increased levels of amendment...Additionally, the unamended sand had lower cumulative ET as compared with amending the rootzone with peat." This five-year study began in 1996.
Language:English
References:0
See Also:See also related manuscript, Understanding the Hydrology of Modern Putting Green Construction Methods, 2000, R=214929. R=214929
See Also:Other Reports from this USGA research project: 1996-04-091
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USGA Summary Points:Gravel layer does facilitate faster and more uniform drainage. As green mature they will hold more water (as a result of more organic matter in the soil mix). Did not observe a significant perched water table effect in a two-layer system. This phase will be repeated for a second year. During rain-free intervals, turf water uptake occurred throughout the rootzone. Unamended sand had lower cumulative ET compared with peat-amended rootzones.
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
McCoy, E. 2000. Understanding the hydrology of modern putting green construction methods. Turfgrass Environ Res. Summ. p. 3.
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