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| Web URL(s): | https://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/gcman/article/2007feb138.pdf
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Muehlbach, Amber;
Karcher, Doug;
Richardson, Mike |
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| Author Affiliation: | Muehlbach: Masters Student, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas; Karcher and Richardson: Associate Professors, Horticulture Department, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas |
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| Title: | Water retention of sand-based root zones with organic and inorganic amendments |
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| Section: | Research
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| Source: | Golf Course Management. Vol. 75, No. 2, February 2007, p. 138-142. |
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| Publishing Information: | Lawrence, KS: Golf Course Superintendents Association of America |
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| # of Pages: | 5 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Sand-based root zones; Organic amendments; Inorganic amendments; Root zone; Hydraulic conductivity; Peat; Calcined clay; Diatomaceous earth; Soil water retention; Establishment; Agrostis stolonifera; Growth rate; Physical properties of soil; Water holding capacity; Wilt; Costs
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| Abstract/Contents: | States that "adding certain organic or inorganic amendments to sand root zones can improve root-zone performance." Describes the materials and methods used to conduct a study, including collecting the water volume for each root zone and planting lysimeters. States that "results suggest that although inorganic amendments increase internal pore space and water retention, these products may hold water very tightly...and not increase water uptake of turf roots." Discusses bulk density, total porosity, air-filled porosity, capillary porosity and plant-available water. States that "none of the inorganic amendments had significantly faster establishment than either reed sedge or sphagnum peat, in terms of percent green turf cover following germination." Also states that "it is apparent from these studies that root-zone performance is inherently variable as results were somehwat inconsistent between Run 1 and Run 2." Concludes that "diatomaceous earth enhanced establishment rate, green cover during dry-down, and resistance to wilt, but did not perform consistently better than organic peat treatments." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 8 |
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| Note: | Includes sidebar, "The research says", p. 142
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Partial reprint appears in GCSAA's Research Synopsis: Completed Projects Published Between 2007-2009, [2010], p. 44-45 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Muehlbach, A., D. Karcher, and M. Richardson. 2007. Water retention of sand-based root zones with organic and inorganic amendments. Golf Course Manage. 75(2):p. 138-142. |
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