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Author(s):Landreth, Josh; Karcher, Doug; Richardson, Mike
Author Affiliation:Landreth: Research Technician; Karcher: Associate Professor; Richardson: Professor, Department of Horticulture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Title:Cultivating to manage organic matter in sand-based putting greens: University of Arkansas researchers provide important insight for managing organic buildup on putting greens
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Source:USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 46, No. 1, January/February 2008, p. 16-19.
Publishing Information:Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section
# of Pages:4
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Organic matter; Sand-based golf greens; Root zone; Vertical mowing; Plant recovery; Coring; Sand topdressings; Golf course maintenance
Abstract/Contents:Presents a study conducted to "determine the effects of various aggressive verticutting and core aeration treatments on surface organic matter removal from a sand-based putting green." Details methods and materials used in the study, highlighting cultivation methods and organic matter removal. States that "cultivation treatments were applied using either a Graden verticutter or a Toro greens aerator in the spring and fall of each study year. Verticutting treatments were made to a 1-inch depth to ensure complete penetration through the thatch/mat layers and included varying blade widths...All of the verticutting treatments removed more surface organic matter than any of the core aeration treatments...The 3 mm [millimeter] verticutting treatment removed more than four times the amount of organic matter than each core aeration treatment." Reports that "cultivation channels healed over more quickly for core aeration treatments compared to the verticutting treatments...Aeration holes created by coring treatments were less prone to collapsing and were more completely filled with topdressing sand, creating a smoother surface that hastened recovery." Concludes that "core aeration with closely spaced tines may provide more general surface organic matter maintenance for putting greens that must return to a high level of quality shortly following cultivation."
Language:English
References:4
See Also:See also USGA TERO version "Cultivating to manage organic matter in sand-based putting greens" USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Online, 6(19) October 1 2007, p. [1-7] R=128563 R=128563
Note:Reprint appears in North Texas GCSA News, 16(2) March 2008, p. 1, 4-5, 7-8
Reprint appears in GreenMaster, June 2008 43(3), p. 28
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Landreth, J., D. Karcher, and M. Richardson. 2008. Cultivating to manage organic matter in sand-based putting greens: University of Arkansas researchers provide important insight for managing organic buildup on putting greens. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 46(1):p. 16-19.
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