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Web URL(s): | https://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/groot/article/2003nov5.pdf Last checked: 03/25/2009 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
| Newsletter |
Author(s): | Stier, John |
Author Affiliation: | Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Title: | Covering up for winter |
Column Name: | Gazing in the grass Other records with the "Gazing in the grass" Column
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Source: | The Grass Roots. Vol. 32, No. 6, November/December 2003, p. 5-7. |
Publishing Information: | Madison, WI: Wisconsin Golf Course Superintendents Association. |
# of Pages: | 3 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Protective covers; Winterizing; Winterkill; Desiccation; Winter dormancy; Golf greens; Topdressing; Temperatures
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Abstract/Contents: | Discusses turfgrasses winterkill, citing "fungi...low temperature kill, toxic gases, and dessication" as potential causes. Explains that "wind moving across a living turf in frozen soil removes water vapor from the leaves...Overall, moisture lost from the leaves when the temperature is below 40° F [Fahrenheit] is significantly less than during warmer temperatures because the plants are not actively growing and use less moisture." Mentions potential solutions to winterkill, including topdressing and the use of a turf cover. Concludes that "heavy sand topdressing or synthetic turf covers can help prevent winter desiccation." |
Language: | English |
References: | 2 |
See Also: | Other items relating to: WINKIL
Other items relating to: Winterkill |
Note: | Tables |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Stier, J. 2003. Covering up for winter. Grass Roots. 32(6):p. 5-7. |
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