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| Web URL(s): | http://turf.uark.edu/research/research%20series/568/Mowing%20Height,%20Mowing%20Frequency,%20and%20Rolling%20Frequency%20Affect%20Putting%20Green%20Speed.pdf
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Richards, Jay;
Karcher, Doug;
Nikolai, Thom;
Richardson, Mike;
Patton, Aaron;
Summerford, Josh |
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| Author Affiliation: | Richards, Karcher, Richardson, and Summerford: Department of Horticulture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas; Nikolai: Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan; Patton: Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Horticulture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas |
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| Title: | Mowing height, mowing frequency, and rolling frequency affect putting green speed |
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| Source: | Arkansas Turfgrass Report 2008. 2009, p. 86-92. |
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| Publishing Information: | Fayetteville: Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture |
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| # of Pages: | 7 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Agrostis stolonifera; Ball roll distance; Golf course maintenance; Golf green speed; Maintenance practices; Mowing frequency; Mowing height; Pelzmeter; Rolling; Transition zone; Turfgrass quality
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| Cultivar Names: | L-93 |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Rolling putting greens may allow turf managers to decrease mowing frequency or increase mowing height without losing green speed. Such mowing practice adjustments could be beneficial in minimizing summer stress on creeping bentgrass putting greens in Arkansas and throughout the transition zone. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of mowing and rolling frequency and mowing height on turf quality, green speed (ball roll distance), water infiltration, and the susceptibility to algae on a sandbased putting green. This study contained eight combinations of mowing and rolling treatments, which were applied over an entire growing season. Turf quality was rated weekly, water infiltration measurements and algae ratings were conducted twice during the season, and ball roll distance was measured twice weekly. Rolling treatments increased ball roll distance, while causing very little harm to the putting surface. With rolling treatments, golf course superintendents can mow less frequently or at a higher height to minimize summer stress and maintain desired green speeds." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 6 |
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| See Also: | Original version appears in Arkansas Turfgrass Report 2007, 2008, p. 52-56, R=135316. R=135316 |
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| Note: | "May 2009"
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Richards, J., D. Karcher, T. Nikolai, M. Richardson, A. Patton, and J. Summerford. 2009. Mowing height, mowing frequency, and rolling frequency affect putting green speed. Ark. Turfgrass Rep. 2008. p. 86-92. |
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