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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: | Worms and surface drainage |
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| Section: | Enquiries and replies
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| Source: | Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute. Vol. 59, 1983, p. 162. |
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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: | "During the present playing season our 1st Team pitch has been quite heavily infested with wormcasts. Worm control seems to be required but we have been told that surface drainage is likely to suffer if the worms are removed as surface water finds its way down worm burrows." |
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| Answer/Response: | "It is commonly thought that worm burrows are an aid to surface drainage and this may be true in arable agricultural land, flower beds and other cultivated areas. However, on sports turf subject to regular use and the regular passage of maintenance equipment, the opposite is in fact true. Most grassland worm species produce casts on the surface and when the fine particles in the cast are smeared over the surface by the action of players' feet or by mowers, etc. drainage actually deteriorates. Flattened and smeared casts effectively block up the burrows and cause surface muddiness, smothering grasses and providing a seed bed for weed invasion. The worm population should, therefore, be reduced by treatment with a suitable wormkiller applied in spring or autumn during mild, moist weather when active casting is taking place. Chlordane or sevin (carbaryl) are the usual wormkillers used. Wormkilling will undoubtedly lead to a drier, less muddy surface for winter play. Frequent aeration using suitable spiking equipment will help maintain an open, free-draining surface and is much more effective than the actions of the earthworm." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Earthworm castings; Earthworm control; Maintenance practices; Recommendations; Surface drainage
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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. 1983. Worms and surface drainage. J. Turfgrass Sports Surf. Sci. 59:p. 162. |
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