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Publication Type:
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Newsletter
Author(s):Turgeon, A. J.
Title:Some factors affecting thatch development in turf
Source:Green is Beautiful. October 1977, p. [2].
Publishing Information:Islington, Ont., Ontario Golf Superintendents Association
# of Pages:1
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Thatch; Environmental factors; Agrostis stolonifera; Poa pratensis; Rooting; Aggressiveness; Climatic factors; Edaphic factors; Cultural methods; Pesticide application; Biodegradation
Abstract/Contents:Discusses factors that may affect turfgrass thatch development, including turfgrass community and environment. States that "a contemporary turf is a dense community of mowing-tolerant plants, principally grasses, which exist in intimate association with their environment. Both the turfgrass community and the environment are dynamic. Changes in one invariably elicit some response from the other." Explains that "the environment refers to all external factors affecting the turfgrass community. It is arbitrarily divided into three commponents: climatic, edaphic and biotic." States that "the climatic factors include temperature, moisture, light and air quality and movement"; "edaphic factors are the physical, chemical and biological properties of the soil"; and "biotic factors include the spectrum of cultural practices such as mowing, fertilization, irrigation, cultivation and pest control."
Language:English
References:0
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Turgeon, A. J. 1977. Some factors affecting thatch development in turf. Green is Beautiful. p. [2].
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