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| Web URL(s): | http://cutt.lib.msu.edu/article/2008two4.pdf
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| Author(s): | Rossi, Frank S. |
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| Title: | New York state IPM funded project: Is velvet bentgrass a viable option for sod farmers and golf courses? |
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| Source: | CUTT. Vol. 19, No. 2, 2008, p. 4-6. |
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| Publishing Information: | Ithaca, NY: Cornell Cooperative Extension |
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| # of Pages: | 3 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Agrostis canina; Disease control; Golf course maintenance costs; Golf industry trends; Integrated pest management; Nitrogen fertility; Pesticide use; Sod production; Soil pH
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Turfgrass disease management is a significant problem and rated the greatest challenge facing the turf industry based on the 2003 New York Turfgrass Survey. If sod farmers were able to produce a crop that required less pesticides to maintain, they would be able to increase their marketing programs and overall pesticide use could decline. This project was designed to investigate the production and management of two velvet bentgrass varieties for potential as a sod and develop management practices for golf course superintendents who desire to grow velvet sod. This is the second year of a two-year study. In year one, establishment studies indicated that lower seed rates were slower to reach adequate density (>85%) than normal or above normal seed rates and SR7200 was less susceptible to diseases such as dollar spot and take-all patch than Vesper velvet bentgrass. Management factors such as low pH (5.3 or less), nitrogen fertility less than 2.0 lbs of nitrogen per 1000 ft2, and frequent grooming and topdressing provided the most desirable stand. In year two we introduced three traffic levels to determine the effects of traffic and pH on velvet bentgrass performance. SR7200 maintained higher turfgrass quality ratings than Vesper independent of pH or traffic treatment. Both varieties seem to perform best at pH 5 and neither provided acceptable quality when traffic exceeded 20,000 rounds of golf per year. This two year study suggest some important establishment, varietal, pest management and functional aspects of velvet bentgrass that will enable sod producers to more effectively market this species to the golf turf industry." |
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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):
Rossi, F. S. 2008. New York state IPM funded project: Is velvet bentgrass a viable option for sod farmers and golf courses?. CUTT. 19(2):p. 4-6. |
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