Web URL(s): https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/20103305531 Publication Type:
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Report Content Type: Abstract or summary only Author(s): Prämaßing, Wolfgang ;
Reinders, Anne ;
Franken, Heinrich ;
Schulz, Heinz Author Affiliation: DEULA Rheinland GmbH Bildungszentrum, Kempen, Germany Title: Influence of aeration treatments on soil physical properties of different turfgrass soils Source: European Journal of Turfgrass Science . Vol. 41, No. 3, 2010, p. 65-72.# of Pages: 8 Publishing Information: Bonn, Germany: Hortus Verlag Keywords: TIC Keywords: Aerification ; Compaction ; Cultivation methods ; Evaluations ; Physical properties of soil ; Solid tine coring ; Water injection cultivation Abstract/Contents: "The continuous loading of rootzones by play and maintenance on football fields and golf courses is causing soil compaction. Subsequently, soil physical properties are affected by changing the soil pore structure creating unfavourable growing conditions for turfgrasses. In practice, different aeration methods are used to alleviate these problems. This study was conducted to characterize effects of aeration by (a) high pressure water injection and (b) solid tine cultivation on soil physical properties of different rootzones at different dates of treatment under comparable conditions. The investigations were carried out on a sports turf experimental field. The turfgrass soils consisted of eight different rootzone mixtures with different ratios of soil to sand and additional amendments. Aeration treatments were applied in September 1999, May and September 2000 and soil physical parameters were measured before and after each treatment. The effects of aeration treatments were influenced by actual soil conditions. This indicates interactions between rootzone mixture, date of treatment and kind of treatment. Thus aeration treatments caused in some cases an increase of total porosity, particularly of large soil pores and a decrease of bulk density with little improvements for air permeability. But also opposite effects could be observed. According to penetration resistance, sand dominated and lava-containing rootzones showed more reactions caused by aeration than substrates with higher topsoil ratios. To improve physical properties for turfgrasses and to avoid adverse effects, it is important to evaluate actual soil conditions as a basis for the choice of an appropriate aeration method before application." Language: English References: 25 ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science -Like - may be incomplete ): Rasen Turf Gazon. 41(3):p. 65-72.Fastlink to access this record outside TGIF: https://tic.msu.edu/tgif/flink?recno=289816 If there are problems with this record, send us feedback about record 289816 . Choices for finding the above item : Web URL(s): https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/20103305531 b2186393a Find from within TIC: Request through your local library's inter-library loan service (bring or send a copy of this TGIF record)
