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| Web URL(s): | http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/alapt/article/2007apr.pdf#page=24
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https://www.lawnandlandscape.com/article/from-the-field--mythbuster--spring-core-aeration/
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Toorish, J. B.;
Kelley, Brian |
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| Author Affiliation: | Tech Services Department, LESCO |
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| Title: | Mythbuster: Spring core aeration |
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| Column Name: | From the field
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| Source: | Lawn and Landscape. Vol. 28, No. 4, April 2007, p. 24. |
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| Publishing Information: | Cleveland, OH: GIE, Inc. |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Coring; Compaction; Lawn care services; Aerification; Thatch control; Spring maintenance
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses potential advantages to spring core aeration. States that "for years lawn care specialists believed they should avoid spring aeration because soil disruption from the aerator tines would negate the annual preemergent application." Explains that "if a lawn needs core aeration prior to the beginning of the new season, the benefits far outweigh any disadvantages." States that "many factors lead to stressful growing conditions. Soil compaction reduces plant root growth and leads to turf decline...Compacted soil or thick thatch prevents nutrients, water, oxygen and certain pesticides from reaching the rootzone." Also states that "there are a number of advantages contractors would communicate to their clients as to why spring aeration is a solid component of a smart lawn care strategy", including "turf recovers more easily from mechanical stress due to vigorous plant growth"; "relieves soil compaction"; improves water, oxygen and nutrient movement in the soil"; "assists surface drainage"; and "improves overall efficacy of fertilizer and control products." Concludes that "generally, for lawns in good condition, a single annual aeration will maintain acceptable compaction and thatch levels. Until that time, though, spring core aeration is a win-win opportunity for [lawn care specialists] and [their] customers." |
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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):
Toorish, J. B., and B. Kelley. 2007. Mythbuster: Spring core aeration. Lawn Landscape. 28(4):p. 24. |
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