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| Web URL(s): | http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/stnew/article/2012spr1.pdf
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Newman, Jonathan |
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| Author Affiliation: | Professor and Director, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph |
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| Title: | Climate change & turfgrass |
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| Source: | Sports Turf Manager [STA]. Vol. 25, No. 1, Spring 2012, p. 1, 10-12. |
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| Publishing Information: | Guelph, Ontario, Canada: The Sports Turf Association |
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| # of Pages: | 4 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Carbon dioxide; Climatic change; Futures; Greenhouse gases; Growth factors; Growth promoters; Mowing frequency; Nitrogen fertilizers; Photosynthesis; Turfgrass industry; Weed control
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| Abstract/Contents: | Suggests that "the best climate scientists in the world all agree that our climate will warm, by about 2-4.5 [degrees Celsius] over the next 100 years." Notes that climate change is a result of an accumulation of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Describes what an increase in global carbon dioxide levels could mean for the turfgrass industry. Explains that carbon dioxide acts as a plant growth stimulator, which can have positive implications for turf growth, but will also stimulate weed growth. Concludes that "turfgrass will require more frequent mowing to maintain height, and might need heavier or more frequent applications of nitrogen fertilizer to compete with leguminous weeds." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | Original version appears in Turf News, 36(3) May/June 2012, p. 34-36, R=204363. R=204363 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Newman, J. 2012. Climate change & turfgrass. Sports Turf Manager [STA]. 25(1):p. 1, 10-12. |
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