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Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | Ok, Chang-Ho;
Anderson, Stephen H.;
Ervin, Erik H. |
Author Affiliation: | Ok: Department of Horticulture; Anderson: Department of Soil and Atmospheric Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Ervin: Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Science, Virgina Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia |
Title: | Amendments and construction systems for improving the performance of sand-based putting greens |
Section: | Greens management Other records with the "Greens management" Section
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Source: | Agronomy Journal. Vol. 95, No. 6, November/December 2003, p. 1583-1590. |
Publishing Information: | Madison, WI: American Society of Agronomy |
# of Pages: | 8 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Sand-based golf greens; Golf greens; Soil amendments; Root zone; Root zone mixture; Agrostis stolonifera; Cation exchange capacity; Hydraulic conductivity; Turfgrass quality; Color; Golf green construction; Sand; Peat; Zeolites; Turfgrass establishment; Maturation; USGA recommendations; California specifications
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Cultivar Names: | Penncross |
Abstract/Contents: | "Physical and chemical properties of root zone mixes and methods of green construction are important considerations for improving turfgrass quality for putting greens. This study compared Penncross creeping bentgrass (Agrostis palustris Huds.) performance as affected by three root zone construction systems with three amendments (sand, peat, and zeolite). The objective of this study was to determine if an amended California construction system would improve green performance during establishment (1998-1999) and maturation (2000-2001). Three treatments were tested: California (100% sand), USGA (90% sand and 10% peat, v/v), and California-Z (85% sand and 15% zeolite, v/v). Treatments were arranged in a randomized complete block with four replicates. Physical and chemical properties of the root zone and bentgrass performance were compared for the treatments. The California-Z treatment had the highest saturated hydraulic conductivity and field infiltration rate and the lowest bulk density. It also had the highest cation exchange capacity and plant available nutrient concentrations among the three treatments. The California-Z treatment produced bentgrass quality and color during green establishment and maturation that were equal to or higher than the California treatment and consistently higher than the USGA treatment. The addition of an inorganic amendment to the California system improved physical and chemical properties of the root zone and improved quality and color of bentgrass during green establishment. During green maturation, creeping bentgrass in the California-Z treatment was equal (6 of 15 sampling dates) or 20% higher (9 of 15 dates) in quality compared with the California system." |
Language: | English |
References: | 21 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Ok, C.-H., S. H. Anderson, and E. H. Ervin. 2003. Amendments and construction systems for improving the performance of sand-based putting greens. Agron. J. 95(6):p. 1583-1590. |
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