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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Baker, S. W.;
Burki, G.;
Meijer, E.;
Touber, A. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Baker: The Sports Turf Research Institute, Bingley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom; Burki, Meijer, and Touber: Nederlandse Golf Federatie, Utrecht, Netherlands |
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| Title: | Variation in sward composition on sand-dominated golf greens in the Netherlands and the influence on turf quality |
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| Source: | Journal of Turfgrass and Sports Surface Science. Vol. 82, 2006, p. 2-18. |
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| Publishing Information: | Bingley, West Yorkshire, UK: The Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| # of Pages: | 17 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Putting quality; Quality evaluation; Sand-based golf greens; Botanical composition; Organic matter; Root depth; Golf green speed; Golf greens; Turfgrass quality; Poa annua; Agrostis; Festuca; Soil pH; Thatch
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| Geographic Terms: | The Netherlands |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Ten courses were visited annually over a three-year period to monitor the quality of the putting surfaces. The greens studied were constructed with an amended, sand-dominant surface layer over a pure sand base and were typically 10-15 years old at the start of the study. On each course one of the better greens, one of the poorer greens and one of intermediate quality were examined. Botanical composition was very variable and, for example, in 2004 Festuca rubra L. was the dominant grass on seven greens, Agrostis was dominant on 13 greens and Poa annua L. had invaded to become the most common grass on eight greens. Festuca content was positively correlated with pH and negatively related to soil water content and thatch depth. Agrostis content was positively correlated with silt and clay content and nitrogen application rate. Organic matter content was greatest in the surface layers, averaging 7.3% for the 0-20 mm depth but only 2.6% for the 60-80 mm depth. Root depths had consistently increased over the three years of monitoring on average by 18% for the depth of the main root mass and by 15% for the maximum root depth. Average root length was greatest on Festuca dominated swards and root depth was negatively correlated with P. annua content, thatch depth and soil pH. Green speed was strongly influenced by grass species composition. Where Festuca made up at least two-thirds of the live grass cover, green speed averaged 2.30 m, whereas with greens containing at least two-thirds P. annua green speed averaged 2.01 m. Greens with high Agrostis contents generally had intermediate performance. Temporal variation, particularly in relation to soil water content appeared to have more influence on the firmness of the putting surfaces than species composition. The greens considered by greenkeeping staff to be the weakest on their courses were characterised by less Agrostis, less Festuca, more Poa annua and a lower total ground cover. Rooting depths were also shallower and pH was greater on the poorer greens. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 20 |
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| Note: | 2006 (vol. 82) and 2007 (vol. 83) published as a joint issue
Includes appendix, "Main Maintenance practices applied through the course of the study based on a management questionaire", p. 17-18
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Baker, S. W., G. Burki, E. Meijer, and A. Touber. 2006. Variation in sward composition on sand-dominated golf greens in the Netherlands and the influence on turf quality. J. Turfgrass Sports Surf. Sci. 82:p. 2-18. |
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