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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Kurcab, Ross |
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| Author Affiliation: | Turf Manager, Denver Broncos Committee |
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| Title: | Irrigation management requires three basic understandings |
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| Section: | Practically speaking
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| Source: | Florida Turf Digest. Vol. 18, No. 1, January/February 2001, p. 36-39. |
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| Publishing Information: | Winter Haven, FL: Harvest Publishing Corp. for the Florida Turfgrass Association |
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| # of Pages: | 4 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Irrigation program; Irrigation scheduling; Irrigation frequency; Water requirements; Irrigation system design
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses irrigation practices. States that "turf first signals its need for water with persistent footprints and equipment-wheel marks. This is due to a lack of turgidity, which causes the turf to take longer to 'snap back.' This is the time to begin irrigation." Discusses frequency, amount of water, and system design basics of irrigation. Provides suggestions for designing an irrigation system including placing valve boxes off the field, and having a "kill switch" to shut off the sprinklers in an emergency. Also provides suggestions for controlling the system. Concludes that "the timing and frequency of irrigaton represent a compromise between the needs of the turfgrass and the needs of the field's users. There will be some give-and-take on both sides, but the users win more often than not." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | "Reprinted with permission from SportsTurf Managers Association"
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Kurcab, R. 2001. Irrigation management requires three basic understandings. Fla. Turf Dig. 18(1):p. 36-39. |
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