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DOI: | 10.21273/HORTSCI.40.1.232 |
Web URL(s): | https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/journals/hortsci/40/1/article-p232.xml?rskey=mvMOb0 Last checked: 11/20/2019 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Jordan, John E.;
White, Richard H.;
Thomas, James C.;
Hale, Trent C.;
Vietor, Donald M. |
Author Affiliation: | Soil and Crop Sciences Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas |
Title: | Irrigation frequency effects of turgor pressure of creeping bentgrass and soil air composition |
Section: | Turf management Other records with the "Turf management" Section
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Source: | HortScience. Vol. 40, No. 1, February 2005, p. 232-236. |
Publishing Information: | Alexandria, VA: American Society for Horticultural Science |
# of Pages: | 5 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Irrigation; Irrigation frequency; Water pressure; Agrostis stolonifera; Oxygen; Carbon dioxide; Root zone
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Abstract/Contents: | "Proper water management is a major responsibility of managers of creeping bentgrass grown on putting greens in the hot and humid southern states. The combination of shallow root systems, sand-based root zones, high temperatures, and high evaporative demands frequently results in severe drought stress on bentgrass (agrostis palustris Huds.) greens. This study was initiated to determine the effects of irrigation frequency on creeping bentgrass turgor pressure and on the O2 and CO2 concentrations in a sand-based root zone mixture. In total, 81 plots, 1.5 ^D#x 1.5 m each, were established on a USGA-type root zone mixture and organized into 9 groups of 9 plots each. Each group could be irrigated individually. One plot in each group was planted to either 'A-4', 'Crenshaw', 'Mariner', 'L-93', or 'Penncross' creeping bentgrass. Irrigation frequency treatments of 1-, 2-, and 4-day replacement of historical PET were imposed on three groups each. After establishment, measurements of the leaf water potential, osmotic potential, soil oxygen concentration, and soil carbon dioxide concentrations were made over a 1- to 2-year period. Bentgrass irrigated every 1 or 2 days had significantly (P=0.05) greater turgor pressures at 0600 hr as compared to turf irrigated every 4 days in 1997. No differences were seen in 1998 due to drier environmental conditions. Concentrations of O2 and CO2 in the soil air remained in the optimal range for all treatments, indicating that lack of O2 in the root zone as a result of frequent irrigation may not be the primary cause for reduced rooting depth of bentgrass grown on highly permeable sand-based root zone mixtures." |
Language: | English |
References: | 27 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Jordan, J. E., R. H. White, J. C. Thomas, T. C. Hale, and D. M. Vietor. 2005. Irrigation frequency effects of turgor pressure of creeping bentgrass and soil air composition. HortScience. 40(1):p. 232-236. |
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| DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI.40.1.232 |
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