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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: | Fertilizer and annual meadow-grass |
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| Section: | Enquiries and replies
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| Source: | Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute. Vol. 60, 1984, p. 104. |
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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: | "We are somewhat concerned that annual meadow-grass forms quite a high proportion of the sward of our cricket table, particularly in the central area between the creases. We understand that annual meadow-grass can be encouraged by excessive fertilizer treatment and are wondering if we should cut down the amount of fertilizer given in order to attempt to encourage the more desirable fine grasses." |
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| Answer/Response: | "It would certainly be an advantage to attempt to reduce the amount of annual meadow-grass in your table by correct maintenance treatment. The soil samples which we recently examined from your table show high levels of phosphate and potash and in view of this we feel that correct fertilizer treatment is indeed important as a method of reducing the prevalence of this undesirable species. Annual meadowgrass has a high phosphate requirement and we feel that future fertilizer dressings should not contain appreciable quantities of this material. Spring fertilizer treatment should in future be based on nitrogen only and the one or two summer fertilizer dressings given during the course of the season to maintain good growth should also be of nitrogen only. Phosphate is an espensive material and should not be used unless absolutely necessary, particularly as it can have the effect of encouraging undesirable grass species like annual meadow-grass. Other measures which can be taken to control the grass include ensuring that any watering carried out during the summer is not excessive and ensuring that wickets are opened up well at the end of the season by thorough spiking to maintain as good a soil structure as possible. Annual meadow-grass is one of the first grasses to suffer during drought and frequent irrigation hence encourages its development. It is also a grass which can adapt itself to growth on poor soil conditions and keeping soil as suitable as possible for good grass growth encourages the more desirable bents and fescues. Overseeding all thin areas at the end of the playing season using a suitable seeds mixture of bent and fescue can also aid the establishment of these species." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Control methods; Fertilization rates; Fertilizer evaluation; Fertilizer recommendations; Phosphorus fertilizers; Poa annua control
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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. 1984. Fertilizer and annual meadow-grass. J. Turfgrass Sports Surf. Sci. 60:p. 104. |
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