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Author(s):Blombäck, K.; Hedlund, Anna; Standberg, Maria
Author Affiliation:Blombäck: Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Science, Uppsala, Sweden; Hedlund: SWECO AB, Stockholm, Sweden; Strandberg: Swedish Golf Federation, Danderyd, Sweden
Title:Changes in soil biological and physical parameters of golf green rootzones with differing organic matter content and quality: A six-year study
Section:Soil physics and rootzone construction
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Meeting Info.:Santiago, Chile: July 26-30 2009
Source:International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. Vol. 11, No. Part 2, 2009, p. 1041-1052.
Publishing Information:Madison, WI: International Turfgrass Society
# of Pages:12
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Agrostis stolonifera; Bulk density; Chemical properties of soil; Golf green construction; Golf greens; Mineralization; Organic amendments; Organic matter; Physical properties of soil; Porosity; Root zone; USGA recommendations; Water holding capacity
Abstract/Contents:"The success of golf green construction cannot be fully assessed before some years of exposure to stress from players, greenkeeping operations and weather. This study investigated changes in biological and physical soil parameters in a research green over a six-year period. The creeping bentgrass (Agrostis palustris, cvs. Providence and Bueno, 50:50) green was built in 1999 according to USGA recommendations at Fullerö Golf Club in the Mälar region of central Sweden. The treatments included different levels of organic matter content (2, 3 and 4% by weight) and two different types of organic amendments (fen peat and composted chicken manure mixed with Sphagnum peat at a 50:50 ration of chicken manure to sphagnum peat). Changes in soil biological activity (C-mineralization), total C and N, water-holding capacity, porosity and bulk density were determined during the period 1999-2004. The effects of varying organic matter contents and qualities in the rootzone mix on soil biological activity only persisted during the first year after establishment. Thereafter, the production of fresh organic matter residues, mainly roots, appeared to be the most important factor for soil biological activity. The rootzone with 4% peat withstood compaction better than the rootzones with 2% or 3% peat. There was a significant loss of 100-600 μm pores over the six-year period, especially in treatments with 2% and 3% organic matter content, which also dramatically decreased the saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ksat). Ksat was more related to the presence of pores >100 μm (air-filled porosity) than to organic matter content in the soil mix at the end of the study."
Language:English
References:15
See Also:See also related report "Ageing of a sand-based root zone" Scandinavian Turfgrass and Environment Research Foundation Research and Development Yearbook 2007, 2007, p. 31, R=174472. R=174472

See also related report, En Greens Åldrande: Förändringar av Växtbäddens Biologiska, Fysikaliska och Kemiska Egenskaper Under en Sexårsperiod, 2008, R=289202. R=289202

See also related summary, Ageing of a Sand-Based Rootzone Summary, [2008], R=289201. R=289201

See also related poster, Changes Over a Six-Year Period in Soil Biological Physical Parameters in Golf Green Rootzones With Different Organic Matter Content and Quality, [2009], R=288752. R=288752
Note:Partial reprint appears in Carolinas Green, January/Febrary 2010, p. 14
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Blombäck, K, A. Hedlund, and M. Strandberg. 2009. Changes in soil biological and physical parameters of golf green rootzones with differing organic matter content and quality: A six-year study. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 11(Part 2):p. 1041-1052.
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