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| Publication Type:
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| Content Type: | Q & A |
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| Corporate Author(s): | Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| Title: | Watering techniques |
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| Section: | Enquiries and replies
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| Source: | Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute. Vol. 68, 1992, p. 133. |
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| Publishing Information: | Bingley, West Yorkshire, UK: The Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Question: | "Over the last three, dry summers our greens have suffered tremendously from dry patch and fairy ring activity, both Type 2 and superficial. Our head greenkeeper feels we have encouraged this by watering lightly through the summer. For next year we are contemplating deviating from the little and often watering policy adopted during this period. Is this wise?" |
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| Answer/Response: | "The greens on the course are virtually thatch free, although the fungal activity noted during the latter months of these dry summers could be feeding on organic debris produced by ongoing grass growth. Examination of cores from a number of greens indicates a cut-off point with regard moisture penetration. The top couple of inches of turf is moist and the soil is exceptionally dry below. Continuing a little and often watering policy will merely have reinforced this division, whilst heavier watering from time to time through the summer could have maintained or restored a better moisture gradient, i.e. drier near the surface and more moist below. Certainly consider adjusting your irrigation policy, but total conversion is unwise as variation in irrigation supply is the key in replying to variance in the weather. Consider each green as an individual, they will not all require the same amount of water. Monitor soil moisture content regularly with a narrow gauge auger and never allow a dry zone break to occur in the profile. Do not neglect aeration work through the summer, particularly on known dry areas, regularly applying wetting agent to such areas and complementing automatic irrigation with local hand watering to top up ground missed or unreceptive to moisture supplied through the pop ups." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Alkalinity; Groundwater sampling; Irrigation systems; Irrigation water; Recommendations; Water resources
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Sports Turf Research Institute. 1992. Watering techniques. J. Turfgrass Sports Surf. Sci. 68:p. 133. |
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