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Web URL(s): | http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/tgtre/article/2000sep4.pdf Last checked: 01/09/2013 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
| Professional |
Author(s): | Waltz, F. C.;
McCarty, L. B. |
Author Affiliation: | Waltz: Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Horticulture, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina; and McCarty: Professor, Turfgrass Science, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina |
Title: | Probing turfgrass irrigation saving strategies for the 21st century |
Section: | Irrigation Other records with the "Irrigation" Section
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Source: | TurfGrass TRENDS. Vol. 9, No. 9, September 2000, p. 4-8. |
Publishing Information: | Cleveland, OH: Advanstar Communications |
# of Pages: | 5 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Irrigation; Costs; Water use; Water conservation; Water testing; Water stress wilt; Irrigation practices; Visual evaluation; Irrigation efficiency; Water management; Irrigation systems; Environmental stewardship; Tensiometers; Time domain reflectometry; Soil water
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Abstract/Contents: | Suggests that "as water conservation and usage become more important issues, golf course superintendents and other turf managers will be forced to make more judicious use of water resources. Turfgrass managers will have to justify the use and volume of water and forgo the days of indiscriminate irrigation." Describes methods of assessing moisture status including visual determinations and physical measurements. Also describes probe guided irrigation using instruments that measure moisture content such as thermal dissipation blocks, tensiometers, dielectric probes, and neutron probes. Concludes that "as technology improves and water restrictions are levied, golf course superintendents will have to justify water usage and a tool that not only provides reliable soil moisture status but also allows the manager to log daily water status will be a benefit." |
Language: | English |
References: | 21 |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Waltz, F. C., and L. B. McCarty. 2000. Probing turfgrass irrigation saving strategies for the 21st century. TurfGrass Trends. 9(9):p. 4-8. |
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