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| DOI: | 10.21273/HORTTECH.15.3.0577 |
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| Web URL(s): | https://journals.ashs.org/horttech/view/journals/horttech/15/3/article-p577.xml?rskey=9BlgIQ
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| Publication Type:
| Refereed |
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| Author(s): | Linde, Douglas T.;
Hepner, Lawrence D. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Linde: Associate Professor; Hepner: Department of Agronomy and Environmental Science, Valley College, Doylestown, Pennsylvania |
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| Title: | Turfgrass seed and sod establishment on soil amended with biosolid compost |
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| Section: | Research reports
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| Source: | HortTechnology. Vol. 15, No. 3, July-September 2005, p. 577-583. |
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| Publishing Information: | Alexandria, VA: American Society for Horticultural Science |
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| # of Pages: | 7 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Ammonium nitrate; Color; Composts; Density; Percent living ground cover; Poa pratensis; Salinity; Seeding; Sewage sludge; Sod establishment; Soil amendments; Waste management
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Using composted biosolid waste as a soil amendment for turfgrass is becoming a common method for disposing of municipal waste. This study was conducted to evaluate turfgrass seed and sod establishment on subsoil amended with various rates of biosolid compost. To a soil that had its A-horizon removed, biosolid compost derived from sewage sludge was incorporated at rates of 0, 132, 270, and 402 yard3/acre. A fifth treatment included a single application of fertilizer at time of sowing. Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis) was seeded immediately after treatment application. The treatments were repeated on an adjacent density, and weeds were evaluated. Overall, the compost performed well as a soil amendment for turfgrass. A 2- to 3-inch depth of compost appeared to be the best incorpartion rate for the soil and compost used in this study. High salinity and excessive ammonium nitrogen (NH4-N) levels in the compost-amended soil at the time of establishment caused a 2- to 3-week delay in seed and sod establishment. After the 2 to 3 weeks the compost-amended plots outperformed the one-time fertilized plots in turfgrass color and density. Turf managers may want to account for the delay in establishment when incorporating a 60-day-cured compost." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 12 |
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| See Also: | See also related article "Compost on turf" Delaware Valley College, [20xx], p. [1-2] R=176061 R=176061 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Linde, D. T., and L. D. Hepner. 2005. Turfgrass seed and sod establishment on soil amended with biosolid compost. HortTechnology. 15(3):p. 577-583. |
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| DOI: 10.21273/HORTTECH.15.3.0577 |
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