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Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | Backman, P. A.;
Miltner, E. D.;
Stahnke, G. K.;
Cook, T. W. |
Author Affiliation: | Backman, Miltner, Stahnke: Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University Puyallup Research and Extension Center, Puyallup, WA; Cook: Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR |
Title: | Effects of cultural practices on earthworm casting on golf course fairways |
Section: | Turfgrass management Other records with the "Turfgrass management" Section
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Meeting Info.: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada: July 2001 |
Source: | International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. Vol. 9, No. Part 2, 2001, p. 823-827. |
Publishing Information: | Oakville, Ontario, Canada: International Turfgrass Society |
# of Pages: | 5 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Cultural methods; Earthworm castings; Golf fairways; Golf courses; Lumbricus terrestris; Clipping removal; Soil acidity; Sand topdressings; Poa annua; Agrostis stolonifera; Lolium perenne; Clipping return; Ammonium sulfate; Ferrous sulfate; Fertilizers
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Abstract/Contents: | "Earthworm casting is a highly destructive problem on golf course fairways around the world. In the Pacific Northwest, the predominant earthworm species depositing casts on the turfgrass surface is Lumbricus terrestris. The purpose of this project was to evaluate clipping removal, soil acidity, and sand topdressing for their effects on earthworm casting. A field study was conducted to determine if clipping removal alone or in combination with hollow-core aeration treatments would reduce the food supply and decrease earthworm casting on fairway height turf composed of annual bluegrass (Poa annua), creeping bentgrass (Agrostis palustris), and perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne). Whole plots were clippings removed versus clippings returned. Sub-plots were hollow-core aeration in the spring, spring and fall, and no hollow-core aeration. In a separate 2-year experiment, acidifying fertilizers (ammonium sulfate and ferrous sulfate) and fertilizers in combination with sand topdressing were evaluated for their effects on earthworm casting. The eight treatments included five different combinations of ammonium sulfate, ferrous sulfate, and sand topdressing. Dolomitic lime, an organic fertilizer (Milorganite), and an untreated control were also included. The results of both studies indicated that clipping removal, soil acidity, and sand topdressing had no consistent effects on castings deposited on the turfgrass surface by L. terrestris earthworms." |
Language: | English |
References: | 13 |
See Also: | Other items relating to: WORMS
Other items relating to: TOPDRS |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Backman, P. A., E. D. Miltner, G. K. Stahnke, and T. W. Cook. 2001. Effects of cultural practices on earthworm casting on golf course fairways. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 9(Part 2):p. 823-827. |
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