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| Web URL(s): | http://grounds-mag.com/mag/grounds_maintenance_synthetically_coated_sand/index.html
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Sartain, J. B. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Professor, Turfgrass Science, Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida |
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| Title: | Synthetically coated sand makes debut: Synthetically coated sand offers nutrient and moisture retention and coarse texture for putting green rootzone mixes |
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| Section: | Golf
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| Source: | Grounds Maintenance. Vol. 38, No. 11, November 2003, p. G25-G26, G28-G29. |
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| Publishing Information: | Overland Park, KS: Intertec Publishing Corporation |
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| # of Pages: | 4 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Sand-based root zones; Coated sand; Soil water retention; Establishment rate; Golf greens; Root zone mixture; Sand texture; Growth factors; Leaching; Phosphorus; Potassium; Nutrient retention
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses synthetically coated sand, explaining that "coatings are composed of a variety of substances separately or in combinations. They include mainly clay coatings (clay skins), Fe/Al [iron/aluminum] compounds and calcite coatings. The nature and percentage of coatings greatly influence the properties of the rootzone mixture of putting greens, such as nutrient and moisture retention." Explains that "the coated sands may be ranked from lightly to heavily coated based on the percentage of the sand grain covered with coating and the actual color of the sand." Reports that "studies indicate that water retention (percent of water retained in the soil at 1.0 bar) increases as the degree of coating increases." Also discusses the potential benefits of synthetically coated sand in turf establishment, turf growth, and nutrient leaching. Concludes that "sand coating is important relative to the maintenance of adequate levels of moisture and nutrients during establishment and subsequent growth of turfgrasses...Economics may play a role in the acceptance of this...technology, but studies are continuing to determine if researchers can find a mixture of uncoated and synthetically coated sand that has the same beneficial attributes without being prohibitively expensive." |
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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):
Sartain, J. B. 2003. Synthetically coated sand makes debut: Synthetically coated sand offers nutrient and moisture retention and coarse texture for putting green rootzone mixes. Grounds Maint. 38(11):p. G25-G26, G28-G29. |
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