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| Content Type: | Q & A |
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| Corporate Author(s): | USGA Green Section |
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| Title: | Selecting bent strains |
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| Section: | Questions and answers
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| Source: | The Bulletin of the United States Golf Association Green Section. Vol. 8, No. 10, October 1928, p. 213. |
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| Publishing Information: | Washington, DC: USGA Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Question: | "We are considering putting in some bent greens. We notice from the literature that comes into our office that there are several kinds of bent advertised. Which do you consider the best grade to buy?" |
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| Source of Question: | Michigan |
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| Answer/Response: | "You do not indicate whether you wish bent from seed or stolons. There is much discussion as to which is the better for putting greens, and since both types have their ardent supporters it is difficult to determine which is really preferred by the "average golfer." Of the bents commonly grown from seed, Rhode Island bent and South German mixed bent both give satisfactory results in your locality. Colonial bent and Prince Edward Island browntop are similar to Rhode Island bent. There are different grades of both of these bents. The seed of highest purity and germination is, of course, the best for sowing on putting greens, where it is desirable to have as little mixture as possible with weeds and the coarser grasses. There is also seed of different strains of creeping bent on the market, but so far these strains have not been sufficiently tested in your locality to warrant general recommendations. Of the strains of bent planted by the stolon method, the two which have given most satisfactory results are the Washington and the Metropolitan strains. Both of these are of nearly the same texture, showing, however, some minor differences in color and disease resistance. Apparently the choice of a bent for greens is much like the choice of an automobile; there are several satisfactory types on the market, and the final choice should be left to the individual or club. The Green Section has a newly established cooperative planting on a course in your locality, and it is suggested that your committee visit that course and judge for itself which type is best suited for your district. Although this planting is comparatively new, it will, nevertheless, give you an opportunity to see the characteristics of the various bents as grown in your climate. On this course you will see the grasses on small experimental plots and also on greens under actual playing conditions." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Agrostis; Agrostis tenuis; Choice of species; Cultivar recommendations; Golf green establishment; Purchasing; Seed purity; Seeding methods; South German Mixed Bentgrass
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| Cultivar Names: | Rhode Island; Colonial; Prince Edward Island; Washington; Metropolitan |
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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. 1928. Selecting bent strains. Bull. U.S. Golf Assoc. Green Sec. 8(10):p. 213. |
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