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| Publication Type:
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| Content Type: | Turftwister Q & A |
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| Corporate Author(s): | USGA Green Section |
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| Title: | [Scheduling core cultivation] |
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 45, No. 1, January/February 2007, p. Back cover. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Question: | "With each passing year it seems as though the pressure to schedule core cultivation on the greens in mid-March gets stronger and stronger. In my position as the golf course superintendent, putting together a convincing argument in opposition to this request is difficult in that other courses in the area are aerated soon after the ground thaws in spring. Does the USGA have any advice regarding scheduling this practice during the first half of the growing season?" |
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| Source of Question: | Kansas |
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| Answer/Response: | "Core cultivation creates a void in the turf canopy, so scheduling this practice too early in the year has several disadvantages. First, with the likelihood of cold temperatures prior to mid-April in the Midwest, the turf will exhibit slow recovery from any practice that causes significant surface disruption. Second, if the greens are creeping bentgrass, creating open holes in the canopy at times when it is not growing vigorously creates an opportunity for Poa annua germination and establishment. Lastly, early scheduling diminishes the benefit of improving water infiltration during early summer. With so many disadvantages coming into play, it would be best to avoid playing follow-the-leader with neighboring courses and instead schedule core cultivation in late April or early May." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Coring; Maintenance scheduling
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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):
USGA Green Section. 2007. [Scheduling core cultivation]. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 45(1):p. Back cover. |
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