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| Author(s): | Murphy, James A |
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| Author Affiliation: | Rutgers University |
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| Title: | Longer term assessment of putting green rootzone mixes under two microenvironments |
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| Section: | Course construction practices
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| Source: | 2003 Turfgrass and Environmental Research Summary. 2003, p. 2. |
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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: Golf greens; Golf green construction; Root zone mixture; Microenvironments; Sand-based golf greens; Particle size; Soil amendments; Physical properties of soil; Chemical properties of soil; Biological properties of soil; Golf green maintenance
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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: 2001-12-210 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| USGA Summary Points: | Over time, the accumulated thatch/mat layer above the rootzone has become the limiting feature of the putting green profile that dominates the water infiltration characteristics rather than the underlying rootzone material The physical quality of the thatch/mat layer developing above the rootzone may be affecting water infiltration more than the total quantity of accumulated organic matter in the thatch/mat layer. Air-filled porosity of the 0- to 50-mm depth in 2002 was dramatically lower than air-filled porosity of rootzone mix without thatch and mat. The 0- to 55-mm zone also had much greater potential to retain water than the rootzone mix. The driest rootzones required approximately three times as much hand watering as plots that retained the greatest quantity of water. Biomass accumulation above the rootzone is substantial and has a greater influence on water flow characteristics of a putting green as the green matures than changes in the physical properties of the rootzone. Ongoing work is assessing further the impact of biomass accumulation on putting green characteristics. |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Murphy, J. A. 2003. Longer term assessment of putting green rootzone mixes under two microenvironments. Turfgrass Environ. Res. Summ. p. 2. |
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