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Content Type:Q & A
Corporate Author(s):Sports Turf Research Institute
Title:Drought on the playing field
Section:Enquiries and replies
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Source:Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute. Vol. 68, 1992, p. 131-132.
Publishing Information:Bingley, West Yorkshire, UK: The Sports Turf Research Institute
# of Pages:2
Question:"I am a groundsman looking after a multi-use playing field. Both this year and last I have noticed that the winter pitches appear to come through the dry summers better than the cricket outfields and lawns. Is this due to the different heights of cut or different fertiliser treatments? Of course I apply more fertiliser to the winter pitches, but understood that very high dressings of nitrogen could make grass more susceptible to drought."
Answer/Response:"The combination of cutting height and amount of fertiliser applied will have an effect on drought resistance of the sward. As, doubtless you know, the mowing height should be raised where possible in dry conditions as close cutting does put extra stress on the grass. This adds to the already difficult task of producing a smooth outfield for cricket following on from the ravages of winter sports. Some work has been done on fertiliser rates and drought susceptibility and in certain circumstances very high nitrogen rates may be detrimental. In the sports turf situation applications of fertiliser are, however, relatively low (even for ryegrass which of all desirable turf grasses has the highest demand for nitrogen), usually less than half that applied to agricultural grassland. Timing of fertiliser applications is critical, some available moisture is necessary to wash in granular fertiliser, apply during the midst of a drought and severe scorching will result. In general, a well fed, vigorous sward will fare much better than where nutrients are in short supply. For fine turf situations this scenario does not necessarily apply as other factors, such as the effect of fertiliser quantity on sward composition, have to be taken into account."
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Cricket pitches; Drought management; Fertilization program; Recommendations
Language:English
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ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Sports Turf Research Institute. 1992. Drought on the playing field. J. Turfgrass Sports Surf. Sci. 68:p. 131-132.
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