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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: | Drought damage to fairways |
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| Section: | Enquiries and replies
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| Source: | Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute. Vol. 67, 1991, p. 170-171. |
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| Publishing Information: | Bingley, West Yorkshire, UK: The Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Question: | "Our fairways are looking in very poor condition following this summer's drought with significant grass loss and erosion exposing the native dune sand. Please advise us on a restoration programme and can anything be done to prevent such damage in the future?" |
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| Answer/Response: | "This dry summer has been especially hard on fine turf fairways growing on sandy soils. Dry conditions have resulted in very slow growth, inadequate to make up for wear and tear, hence the loss of grass cover. The main grass often surviving in anything like a healthy condition is ryegrass forming coarse clumps which we are aiming to eliminate. The fairway swards are so thin in places that fairly extensive overseeding will be necessary. An overseeder which deposits the fescuehnt seed in a shallow slit or depression is necessary as seed lying on the surface will have no chance of establishing. Intensive aeration must play an important role in promoting recovery of surviving grass and the establishment of new seedlings. Initially use an aeration machine with spoon tines to open up the sealed, fibrous mat which remains, thereby facilitating rapid movement of winter rains through the sandy profile. Where the underlying soil is powder dry, an application of wetting agent will speed up the wetting process. Follow this up with top dressing of eroded areas using a material with high organic matter content. If possible try and rest the renovated areas. Reducing the fibrous mat which dries out so quickly and restricts root depth can be achieved through regular winter slit-tine aeration and scarification in the spring and autumn. To protect the fairways from severe drought damage in the future raise the height of cut and apply liquid organic amendments, which may help preserve what little water is available. We would support proposals for the extension of the automatic watering system to cover those areas of fairway most susceptible to drought, provided existing water storage and pressure is adequate and finance is available. Large, self-travelling sprinklers designed for watering agricultural crops may be a more suitable alternative." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Aerification; Drought stress; Golf fairway maintenance; Maintenance practices; Overseeding; Recommendations; Reestablishment
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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. 1991. Drought damage to fairways. J. Turfgrass Sports Surf. Sci. 67:p. 170-171. |
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