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| Author(s): | Phillips, Samuel E.;
Han, David Y.;
Guertal, Elizabeth A. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Agronomy and Soils, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama |
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| Title: | Fans and syringing for managing summer stress on creeping bentgrass greens in the humid southeastern United States |
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| Section: | Establishment & maintenance
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| Meeting Info.: | Llandudno, Wales, UK: July 10-15 2005 |
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| Source: | International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. Vol. 10, No. Part 1, 2005, p. 357-362. |
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| Publishing Information: | Aberystywth, Ceredigion, UK: International Turfgrass Society |
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| # of Pages: | 6 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Fans; Syringing; Heat stress; Agrostis stolonifera; Golf greens; Humidity; Soil temperature; Root length; Density; Root weight; Shoot density; Visual evaluation; Turfgrass quality
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L. var. palustris (Huds.) Farw.) is not well adapted to the southeastern United States. Summer heat and humidity cause severe stress on this cool-season turfgrass. Managing summer heat stress on southeastern putting greens requires the use of specialized techniques including syringing (application of a light spray of water for cooling) and large cooling fans to provide air movement. Previous research found that when fans were used only during the hottest part of the day, both the fans and syringing were needed for maximal cooling. However, many golf courses use fans either from sunrise to sunset or 24 h per day. The objective of this research was to examine the effects of operating cooling fans continuously on cooling, in the presence and absence of syringing treatments. This experiment was conducted over two summers with four replications of fan and syringe treatments. Specific treatments were: 1) fan, 2) no fan; and, 1) syringing and 2) no syringing. Collected data included temperature at a depth of 1.3 cm, root-length density, root mass, shoot density and visual turf quality observations. On most dates, the fan treatment and the fan plus syringing combined treatment provided equal cooling, except for certain weeks with little or no rainfall. Use of fans also increased root-length density and root mass, but fans and syringing in combination were needed to increase visual turf quality. There were no significant treatment differences in shoot density." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 21 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: Summertime Blues
Other items relating to: Syringing
Other items relating to: Fans for cooling - golf |
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| Note: | Graphs |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Phillips, S. E., D. Y. Han, and E. A. Guertal. 2005. Fans and syringing for managing summer stress on creeping bentgrass greens in the humid southeastern United States. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 10(Part 1):p. 357-362. |
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