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| Web URL(s): | http://www.newss.org/proceedings/proceedings_2005.pdf#page=108
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| Author(s): | Mandal, M.;
Chandran, R. S. |
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| Author Affiliation: | West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV |
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| Title: | Turfgrass cover and weed pressure in subsoil amended with composted poultry litter |
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| Section: | Turfgrass and plant growth regulators
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| Meeting Info.: | Capital Hilton, Washington, D.C.: January 3-6, 2005 |
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| Source: | Proceedings: NortheasternWeed Science Society. Vol. 59, 2005, p. 94. |
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| Publishing Information: | Ithaca, NY: Northeastern Weed Science Society |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Fertilization; Seeding; Sodding; Cover; Animal manures; Composts; Poa pratensis; Weed control; Weed invasion
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Turfgrass established in compacted and nutirent-deficient soils are weak and more prone to weed infestation. Commercial compost derived from poultry litter was tested for its suitability as soil amendment to establish Kentucky bluegrass from seed or sod. Field experiments were established in 2003 at West Viginia University to evaluate the effect of composted poultry litter on the establishment of turfgrass in disturbed soils. To simulate typical construction disturbance, existing topsoil was stripped off to a depth of 20 cm and the nutrient-deficient subsoil was exposed. Composted poultry litter was incorporated at a depth of 12.5 cm at 10, 20, and 40% (vol/vol). These treatments were compared to conventially fertilized plots and untreated plots (control). Plots were seeded, at recommended rates, or sodded. Turf was maintained at a mowing height of 8 cm. Percent bare area was estimated using transect lines in April and Sep. 2004. Weed counts by species were also recorded. In seeded plots, highest turfgrass cover (85%) recorded in April was in plots that received 20% compost followed by 76 and 64% cover in plots that received 40 and 10% compost, respectively. By Sep. 2004, all compost-treated plots exhibited 100% turf cover. Turf cover in fertilized plots increased from 11 to 76% while that in control plots increased from 26 to 67% at this time. The most dominant weed species were white clover (Trifolium repens) and dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) followed by buckhorn plantain (Plantago lanceolata), red clover (Trifolium pratense), yellow woodsorrel (Oxalis stricta), large crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis), and wild carrot (Daucus carota). No weeds were present in any of the sodded plots in April 2004 while seeded plots that received compost had <1 weed/plot. In Sep., seeded plots with 20 and 40% compost had 6 and 72% fewer total weeds, respectively, than control. However, plots that received 10% compost had twice the number of white clover compared to control whereas those that received 40% compost had 80% fewer white clovers. Interestingly, dandelion numbers in composted plots were higher than that of control. Fertilized plots had a weed pressure similar to control plots. Overall, compost treatments were able to maintain superior turf cover and quality compared to fertilized and control plots." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Mandal, M., and R. S. Chandran. 2005. Turfgrass cover and weed pressure in subsoil amended with composted poultry litter. Proc. Annu. Meet. Northeast. Weed Sci. Soc. 59:p. 94. |
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