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| Publication Type:
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| Content Type: | Q & A |
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| Corporate Author(s): | USGA Green Section |
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| Title: | ["Tufted" roughs] |
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| Section: | Turf twisters
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 46, No. 6, November/December 2008, p. Back Cover. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Question: | "Our golf course produces clumps of grass that become quite showy in the winter. Is this normal, and can we do anything about it?" |
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| Source of Question: | Florida |
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| Answer/Response: | "The phenomenon of "tufted" roughs is very common on Florida golf courses during the winter months. Bermudagrass produces a significant amount of above-ground stems that create a dense turf canopy when the grass is actively growing. Bermudagrass growth decreases substantially during winter months and some clumps of grass stand out more as the temperature drops, especially when golf carts repeatedly run over the turf. Decreasing cart traffic makes clumps less conspicuous, so it is important to continually disperse cart traffic over the peak play season. Scalping roughs at 0.75" to 1" for a two-to three-week period in the summer improves overall turf density and uniformity. Although scalping is an excellent practice to perform each summer, it cannot completely reduce the phenomenon of tufted roughs during the winter play season." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Clumping; Seasonal behavior; Traffic control
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
USGA Green Section. 2008. ["Tufted" roughs]. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 46(6):p. Back Cover. |
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