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Author(s):Larsen, Søren Ugilt; Fischer, Jørgen
Author Affiliation:Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning, The Royal Veterinary and Agriicultural University, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
Title:Turfgrass management and weed control on golf course fairways without pesticides
Section:Weeds
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Meeting Info.:Llandudno, Wales, UK: July 10-15 2005
Source:International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. Vol. 10, No. Part 2, 2005, p. 1213-1221.
Publishing Information:Aberystywth, Ceredigion, UK: International Turfgrass Society
# of Pages:9
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Cultural control; Weed control; Golf fairways; Cultural methods; Pesticide use; Ground cover; Nitrogen fertilizers; Harrowing; Vertical mowing; Application frequency; Application timing; Application rates
Abstract/Contents:"Management of turfgrass on golf courses without pesticides has become an important issue and a considerable challenge, e.g. for weed control. There is only limited scientific information available about the effects of cultural practices on weeds in turfgrass. A three-year field trial studied the effect of various cultural practices on ground cover of grass, weed, and bare ground on two golf courses. Increasing the N fertilizer level from 62 to 91 kg N ha-1 year-1 clearly increased the grass cover and decreased the weed cover. Harrowing with a spring-tine harrow from 3.7 to 5.7 times year-1 provided one of the best results on both grass and weed on both golf courses. Harrowing with a dense spring-tine harrow 2 or 4 times year-1 also increased the grass cover, but weed cover was only reduced at the high frequency. Vertical cutting one time year -1 resulted in more grass and less weed in some cases but the effect differed between golf courses and between fertilizer levels. On one golf course, vertical cutting combined with over-seeding resulted in more grass and less weed when applied one or two times year-1. Conversely on the other golf course, there was no effect of vertical cutting + over-seeding one time year-1 and even a negative effect on grass cover after two treatments year-1. Thus, the effect of different cultural practices may interact with a range of factors including treatment frequency, timing of the treatment, fertilizer level as well as various factors differing between golf courses."
Language:English
References:29
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ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Larsen, S. U., and J. Fischer. 2005. Turfgrass management and weed control on golf course fairways without pesticides. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 10(Part 2):p. 1213-1221.
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