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| Corporate Author(s): | USGA Green Section |
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| Title: | Sulphate of ammonia for bluegrass fairways |
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| Section: | Questions and answers
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| Source: | The Bulletin of the United States Golf Association Green Section. Vol. 10, No. 1, January 1930, p. 14. |
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| Publishing Information: | Washington, DC: USGA Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Question: | "Is sulphate of ammonia a good fertilizer for Kentucky bluegrass fairways?" |
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| Source of Question: | New Jersey |
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| Answer/Response: | "Kentucky bluegrass thrives best on soils derived from limestone or supplied with ample calcium carbonate (lime). Sulphate of ammonia will in time deplete a soil of lime, but with soils which are nearly neutral or are on the alkaline side it would be quite safe to use sulphate of ammonia either alone or along with organic fertilizers. It requires considerable time to change a neutral or an alkaline soil materially with sulphate of ammonia when the sulphate is applied only at rates required by turf. Acid soils should receive sufficient lime to make them at least approach the neutral point in reaction. Bone meal contains considerable calcium and is good for bluegrass and acid soils. Bone meal is more beneficial, however, when its nitrogen content is raised by the use of a little sulphate of ammonia. The sulphate may be mixed with the bone meal just before applying it to the turf, or it may be applied alone in the spring and the bone meal applied in the fall. Organic fertilizers such as cottonseed meal, activated sludge, poultry manure, and well-rotted manure also give excellent results on bluegrass fairways whether the soil is alkaline or acid." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Ammonium sulfate; Fertilizer recommendations; Golf fairway maintenance; Liming; Poa pratensis; Soil acidity; Soil management
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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. 1930. Sulphate of ammonia for bluegrass fairways. Bull. U.S. Golf Assoc. Green Sec. 10(1):p. 14. |
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