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Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | Parish, R. L.;
Fry, J. D. |
Title: | Mower effects on turfgrass quality |
Section: | Technical notes Other records with the "Technical notes" Section
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Source: | Applied Engineering in Agriculture. Vol. 13, No. 6, November 1997, p. 715-717. |
Publishing Information: | St. Joseph, MI: American Society of Agricultural Engineers |
# of Pages: | 3 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Mowers; Mowing; Quality; Mowing height; Comparisons; Flail mowers; Rotary mowers; Environmental effects
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Abstract/Contents: | "The type of mower used can affect turfgrass quality. Mowing can affect height uniformity and can cause tip shredding and/or browning of the turf. The mowing performances of rotary and flail mowers were compared on 11 warm-season turfgrasses. Standard Y-shaped blades and experimental T-shaped blades were used on the flail mower. Turfgrass quality at a 33-mm cutting height was better with the flail mower than with the rotary mower. No improvement in turf quality was seen with experimental T-shaped blades compared with Y-shaped blades. The best turfgrass quality obtained at a 33-mm cut was only marginal for a home lawn and inadequate for high-maintenance turf such as golf greens or even fairways. Turfgrass quality at 76-mm cutting height was superior with the rotary mower. The quality was improved significantly at the higher cut with the rotary mower, but the flail mower yielded the same quality of cut at either height. Leaf tearing at 76-mm was worse with T-shaped flail blades and least with the rotary mower." |
Language: | English |
References: | 2 |
Note: | Figures Tables |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Parish, R. L., and J. D. Fry. 1997. Mower effects on turfgrass quality. Appl. Eng. Agric. 13(6):p. 715-717. |
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