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| DOI: | 10.1094/ATS-2006-0113-01-RS |
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| Publication Type:
| Refereed |
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| Author(s): | Johnson, G. A.;
Qian, Y. L.;
Davis, J. G. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Johnson: Former Graduate Student; Qian: Associate Professor, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture; Davis: Professor, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado |
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| Title: | Effects of compost topdressing on turf quality and growth of Kentucky bluegrass |
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| Source: | Applied Turfgrass Science. January 13 2006, p. [1-7]. |
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| Publishing Information: | Plant Management Network |
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| # of Pages: | 7 |
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| Related Web URL: | https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/ats/abstracts/3/1/2006-0113-01-RS
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Composts; Topdressings; Turfgrass quality; Growth rate; Poa pratensis; Water quality; Manures; Root weight; Root distribution; Application rates; Clipping weight; Shoot growth; Slow-release fertilizers
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| Cultivar Names: | Nuglade; Livingston |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Long-term over-application of manure to agricultural fields has increased nitrate and phosphorus contamination of groundwater and surface water along the South Platte River basin. Concerns about water quality issues have contributed to the increasing interest in composting manure and topdressing it on turfgrass. The objectives of this research were to evaluate the effects that topdressing manure compost has on: (i) turfgrass quality, (ii) turfgrass growth rates, and (iii) root mass and distrubution. Compost treatments at rates ranging from 0 to 99 m3/ha were topdressed onto two cultivars ('Nuglade' and 'Livingston') of Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) in May and September 2003 and May 2004. A synthetic fertilizer (Urea 46-0-0) was applied to balance inorganic nitrogen rates among treatments. Topdressing compost at 66 and 99 m3/ha increased the overall quality by 10% of both cultivars during the growing season, and allowed the turfgrass to retain color in the fall and early winter and green up faster in the spring. During July and August, the 66- and 99-m3/ha compost treated plots had 48 and 56% higher clipping yield than the control, repectively. No differences in rooting mass among treatments were detected in the 0- to 50-cm depth. These results suggest that compost can improve turf quality and shoot growth via its action as a slow-release fertilizer." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 23 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Johnson, G. A., Y. L. Qian, and J. G. Davis. 2006. Effects of compost topdressing on turf quality and growth of Kentucky bluegrass. Appl. Turfgrass Sci. p. [1-7]. |
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| DOI: 10.1094/ATS-2006-0113-01-RS |
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