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| Publication Type:
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| Content Type: | Turftwister Q & A |
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| Corporate Author(s): | USGA Green Section |
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| Title: | [Struggling creeping bentgrass collars] |
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 47, No. 4, July/August 2009, p. 30. |
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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 course recently regrassed our greens to creeping bentgrass. The greens have performed superbly, but our collars have struggled, especially during the summer months. Why do our collars thin out, and are there any strategies that will help to prevent these problems?" |
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| Source of Question: | Pennsylvania |
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| Answer/Response: | "Creeping bentgrass collars continue to provide challenges, and the primary reason is mechanical stress. Newer bentgrasses require aggressive mowing, rolling, light topdressing, etc. This leads to increased turning on collars, which causes the collar turf to thin and decline. These problems are most severe where turning area is limited because of steep slopes, or where a bunker or water feature limits equipment turning options. The use of plywood, plastic sheets, and even plastic lattice has become popular for protecting collars during maintenance. This is labor intensive, but effective. Site-specific fertilization of collars also has provided improvement. Another option that has worked well is to aggressively overseed collars with perennial ryegrass because it is mroe resistant to traffic in these sometimes difficult-to-maintain areas." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Agrostis stolonifera; Collar; Golf greens; Preventive maintenance; Overseeding; Lolium perenne
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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. 2009. [Struggling creeping bentgrass collars]. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 47(4):p. 30. |
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