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| DOI: | 10.21273/HORTSCI.19.2.297 |
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| Web URL(s): | https://journals.ashs.org/horttech/view/journals/horttech/19/2/article-p297.xml?rskey=9BlgIQ
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Kowalewski, Alexander R.;
Buhler, Douglas D.;
Lang, N. Suzanne;
Nair, Muraleedharan G.;
Rogers, John N. III |
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| Author Affiliation: | Kowalewski and Rogers: Department of Crop and Soil Sciences; Buhler: Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources; Lang, Nair and Rogers: Dpartment of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan |
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| Title: | Mulched maple and oak leaves associated with a reduction in the common dandelion populations in established Kentucky Bluegrass |
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| Section: | Research reports
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| Source: | HortTechnology. Vol. 19, No. 2, April-June 2009, p. 297-304. |
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| Publishing Information: | Alexandria, VA: American Society for Horticultural Science |
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| # of Pages: | 8 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Mulches; Leaves; Taraxacum officinale; Weed control; Poa pratensis; Herbicide residues; Spring green-up; Non-chemical control; Application rates; Tissue testing
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Previous research has shown that mape (Acer spp.) leaf litter resulted in fewer common dandelions (Taraxacum officinale) when mulched into established turfgrass. However, the leaves used in that research may have contained herbicide residues and were separated by genus, not species. Our research compared the effects of pesticide-free mulched maple and oak (Quercus spp.) leaves on dandelion populations in an established kentucky bluegrass (Poapratensis) stand maintained as a residential lawn on sandy loam soil. The objectives of this study were to quantify the effectiveness of maple or oak leaf mulches as an organic common dandelion control method and to identify which maple species and rates (particle size and rate per unit area) provided the most effective control. The experimental design was a randomized complete block with treatments arranged as a 5 x 2 x 2 + 1 factorial, with three leaf species, leaf particle size, leaf application rate, and control as main factors. Leaf species were red maple (Acer rubrum), silver maple (A. saccharinum), sugar maple (A. saccharum), high sugar content sugar maple, and red oak (Quercus rubra). Particle sizes were coarse (0.4-1.0 inch2) and fine (≤0.2 inch2), and application rates were low (0.5 kg·m-2) and high (1.5 kg·m-2). Mulch applications were made in Fall 2003 and 2004 and data were collected beginning in Spring 2004 on kentucky bluegrass spring green-up, and common dandelion plant counts. The high application rate, regardless of tree genus or species, resulted in the highest green-up ratings. Common dandelion plant counts after one (2003) and two (2003 and 2004) mulch applications at the high rate showed that up to 80% and 53% reduction was achieved, established turfgrass as a leaf litter disposal method will increase spring green-up and contribute to a reduction in common dandelion population." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 25 |
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| Note: | Tables
Brief summary appears in Plant Management Network, 09/28/2009, p. [1] |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Kowalewski, A. R., D. D. Buhler, N. S. Lang, M. G. Nair, and J. N. III Rogers. 2009. Mulched maple and oak leaves associated with a reduction in the common dandelion populations in established Kentucky Bluegrass. HortTechnology. 19(2):p. 297-304. |
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| DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI.19.2.297 |
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