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| Author(s): | Frank, Kevin W.;
Leach, Brian E.;
Crum, Jim R.;
Rieke, Paul E.;
Leinauer, Bernd R.;
Nikolai, Thomas A.;
Calhoun, Ronald N. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Frank: Assistant Professor; Leach: Former Michigan State University Student; Crum: Professor; Rieke: Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences Department, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan; Leinauer: Assistant Professor, Extension Plant Sciences, University of New Mexico, Las Cruces, New Mexico; Nikolai: Academic Specialist; Calhoun: Environmental Turfgrass Specialist, Plant and Soil Sciences Department, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan |
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| Title: | Rootzone depth affects putting green performance: Research at Michigan State University demonstrates how varying putting green rootzone depth affects moisture retention |
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| Section: | Research you can use
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 43, No. 6, November/December 2005, p. 21-25. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 5 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Root zone; Root depth; Golf greens; Soil moisture; Soil water retention; USGA recommendations; Localized dry spots; Black layer; Slope; Golf green construction; Sand-based root zones; Volumetric water content; Soil types
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| Abstract/Contents: | Profiles the United States Golf Association (USGA) and discusses how the guidelines established by the USGA have become precedent for the golf industry. Addresses concerns regarding localized dry spot and black layer and describes how those specific diseases have been problematic for sand-based putting greens. Profiles the Hancock Turfgrass Research Center at Michigan State University and presents an experiment to determine "if altering the rootzone depth, decreasing it in high areas and increasing it in low areas, would increase the water content near the soil surface in higher areas and decrease the water content near the soil surface in low areas." Results include that the soil volumetric water content (VWC) "for rootzone type, when averaged across the two construction types, was significantly different throughout the dry-down cycles... [and] for the majority of sampling days, there were not differences in VWC among the sand/soil and sand/peat rootzones." Concluded that "the addition of peat and/or soil to the rootzone mix increased water-holding capacity" and emphasizes that "the importance of closely monitoring construction activities to ensure that higher points in contoured putting greens do not have rootzone depths greater than 12 inches, which would cause "hot sports," and low points do not have rootzone depths that are too shallow, which could create excessive moisture conditions." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 5 |
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| See Also: | See also USGA TERO version, "Effect of rootzone material and depth on moisture retention in undulating USGA putting greens," USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Online, June 1, 2005, 4(11), p. [1-9] R=105728 R=105278 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Frank, K. W., P. E. Rieke, B. E. Leach, J. R. Crum, B. R. Leinauer, T. A. Nikolai, et al. 2005. Rootzone depth affects putting green performance: Research at Michigan State University demonstrates how varying putting green rootzone depth affects moisture retention. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 43(6):p. 21-25. |
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