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Publication Type:
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Content Type: | Abstract or Summary only |
Author(s): | Hejl, Reagan;
Wherley, Benjamin;
McInnes, Kevin J.;
Grubbs, Rebecca;
Fontanier, Charles Henry;
Friell, Joshua |
Author Affiliation: | Hejl: Soil & Crop Sciences, Texas Agrilife Research, College Station, TX; Wherley, McInnes, and Grubbs: Soil & Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; Fontanier: Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK; Friell: The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN |
Title: | Factors contributing to spatial and temporal heterogeneity in soil water relations of sand-capped fairway systems |
Section: | C05 turfgrass science Other records with the "C05 turfgrass science" Section
Turfgrass science - I poster Other records with the "Turfgrass science - I poster" Section
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Meeting Info.: | Baltimore, Maryland: November 4-7, 2018 |
Source: | ASA, CSSA and SSSA International Annual Meetings. 2018, p. 112264. |
Publishing Information: | [Madison, Wisconsin]: [American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Canadian Society of Agronomy] |
# of Pages: | 1 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf fairways; Root zone; Sand capping; Soil water movement
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Abstract/Contents: | "While currently used to a limited extent for moisture management in sand-based putting greens, in-ground soil moisture sensor (SMS) systems such as Toro Turfguard have been largely underutilized as a tool for irrigation management of larger areas on the golf course such as fairways due to the high degree of variability occurring in native soil systems. Sand-capping of fairways at construction or renovation is a popular agronomic practice occurring throughout the world. The increased uniformity in root zone depth and texture of sand-capped systems could theoretically offer an opportunity for more widespread utilization of in-ground SMS for irrigation management. In practice, variability in turf performance due to differences in soil water relations still occurs across a sand-capped fairway system. However, little is known regarding the sources contributing to this variability and their effects on overall feasibility of SMS-based approaches to fairway irrigation management. This study was conducted at the Texas A&M University Golf Course, College Station, TX, which had been renovated through sand-capping during 2014. The objectives of the current study were to measure, map, and statistically analyze sources of variability contributing to differences in turf performance during multiple summer dry-down periods. ArcGIS was used to generate spatial maps of 3 different fairways. Measured parameters included elevation, capping depth, sand cap texture (particle size analysis), subsoil texture, surface organic matter, salinity, and sand/subsoil compaction. Variability in capping depth and surface organic matter appear to be the biggest drivers influencing soil moisture availability in sand-capped systems." |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
Note: | This item is an abstract only! "232" "Poster Number: 1272" |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Hejl, R., B. Wherley, K. J. McInnes, R. Grubbs, C. H. Fontanier, and J. Friell. 2018. Factors contributing to spatial and temporal heterogeneity in soil water relations of sand-capped fairway systems. Agron. Abr. p. 112264. |
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