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| Author(s): | Scott, Jon |
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| Author Affiliation: | Vice President, Agronomy, The Professional Golf Association Tour |
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| Title: | Don't blame the greensmower |
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| Column Name: | Perspective
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| Source: | Golfweek's SuperNEWS. Vol. 7, No. 15, August 26 2005, p. 12-13. |
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| Publishing Information: | Orlando, FL: Turnstile Publishing Company |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf green speed; Walking greens mowers; Mowing height; Disease susceptibility
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses golf course mowing techniques, highlighting a "trend to mow greens too low, risking plant health." States that when superintendents set mowers "to mow so closely that [they] cause disease, less stress resistance, more Poa invasion, moss, algae and nematode problems." Reports that "[Dr. Frank Rossi of Cornell University] discovered that there might be some differences in how low a mower is cutting at a given bench setting between differing makes and models." States that manufacturers cannot be blamed for plant health and suggests making "more informed decisions on mower settings with whichever equipment [superintendents] prefer to use." Concludes that superintendents "cannot keep mowing the grass off [their] greens and expect any long-term accolades, especiallywhen there is a very simple alterative...raise the bench setting." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | See also related article "PGA Tour's Scott stresses tempered green speeds" Golfweek's SuperNEWS, 7(11) June 2005, p.4 R=115307 R=115307
See also related article "Mower study irks Toro; Early findings suggest Jacobsen yeilds better, healthier greens" Golfweek's SuperNEWS, 7(11) June 2005, p.15-16 R=115308 R=115308
See also related article "A call for centralized research" Golfweek's SuperNEWS, 7(11) June 2005, p.17 R=115309 R=115309 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Scott, J. 2005. Don't blame the greensmower. Golfweek's SuperNEWS. 7(15):p. 12-13. |
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