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Author(s):Streich, Anne M.; Gaussoin, Roch E.; Stroup, Walter W.; Shearman, Robert C.
Author Affiliation:Streich, Gaussoin and Shearman: Department of Agronomy and Horticulture; Stroup: Department of Biometry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
Title:Survey of management and environmental influences on golf ball roll distance
Section:Establishment & maintenance
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Meeting Info.:Llandudno, Wales, UK: July 10-15 2005
Source:International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. Vol. 10, No. Part 1, 2005, p. 446-454.
Publishing Information:Aberystywth, Ceredigion, UK: International Turfgrass Society
# of Pages:9
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Environmental factors; Ball roll measurement; Golf greens; Models; Mowing height; Nitrogen; Best management practices; Irrigation; Seasonal variation; Soil water content; Surface hardness
Abstract/Contents:"Golf course putting greens are often the focal point of golf courses because of the intense management input and importance to golfers' scores. A research survey was conducted on 106 golf courses in Nebraska, South Dakota and Iowa from 1994 through 1996 to determine the influence of management practices and environmental conditions on ball roll distance. Using a stepwise model selection procedure, with the Mallow's Cp stepwise option, models were developed for spring and summer seasons. During the spring, mowing height and irrigation frequency were the most important factors in determining ball roll distance. They accounted for approximately 50% and 24% of the variation observed in the model, respectively. In the summer, mowing height, nitrogen rate and irrigation frequency were the most important factors in determining ball roll distance. They accounted for approximately 75%, 11% and 9% of variation observed in the model, respectively. Percent soil water content was inversely correlated to ball roll distance while surface hardness was positively correlated with ball roll distance during the summer. Surface hardness and gravimetric soil water content were inversely correlated during the summer. This research will help superintendents allocate their limited resources toward management practices that influence ball roll distance the greatest, while reducing unnecessary inputs."
Language:English
References:16
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ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Streich, A. M., R. E. Gaussoin, W. W. Stroup, and R. C. Shearman. 2005. Survey of management and environmental influences on golf ball roll distance. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 10(Part 1):p. 446-454.
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