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Author(s):Santella, Erica
Title:Aerating Florida lawns
Section:Turfgrass management
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Source:Florida Turf Digest. Vol. 25, No. 3, May/June 2008, p. 20-23.
Publishing Information:Winter Haven, FL: Harvest Publishing Corp. for the Florida Turfgrass Association
# of Pages:4
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Lawn turf; Aerification; Soil improvement; Regrowth; Nematoda; Root growth; Soil air relations; Nutrient uptake; Resiliency; Surface runoff; Thatch decomposition; Resistance; Soil structure; Seasonal maintenance
Abstract/Contents:Discusses potential benefits of aeration, including "rejuvenation of...tired warm-season turf"; "improved air exchange between soil and air"; "improved resistance to nematodes"; "improved fertilizer uptake and use"; "reduced water runoff and puddling"; and "enhance thatch breakdown." Concludes that "all of the other components must come into play: fertility, watering, mowing, sunlight...but aeration will enhance the benefits that the turfgrass receives from the other factors."
Language:English
References:0
Note:Pictures, color
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Santella, E. 2008. Aerating Florida lawns. Fla. Turf Dig. 25(3):p. 20-23.
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