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| Web URL(s): | https://gsr.lib.msu.edu/article/murphy-size-9-7-2012.pdf
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| Author(s): | Murphy, James A. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Extension Turf Specialist, Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N. J. |
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| Title: | The size of topdressing sand: Does it matter? |
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 50, No. 19, September 7 2012, p. 1-4. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, New Jersey: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 4 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Agrostis canina; Anthracnose; Application rates; Disease control; Efficiency; Firmness; Golf course management; Image analysis; Irrigation rates; Poa annua; Quality evaluation; Sand particle size; Thatch accumulation; Dry sand; Vertical mowing; Volumetric water content
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| Cultivar Names: | Greenwich |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Addresses the topic of topdressing sand and suggests how it could be beneficial to golf course maintenance efficiency. Describes topdressing sand particles, noting that "these remnant particles are typically large...and interfere with mowing and potentially play, if not removed." Notes that "topdressing sand increases the firmness of a putting green surface due to the 'bridging' of sand particles within the turf canopy and layer of mat or thatch." Lists "techniques to improve the incorporation of topdressing sand," including "using dry sand, drying the putting surface before applying the topdressing, verticutting or grooming the putting surface before applying the topdressing, applying the topdressing more frequently at lower application rates, [and] using a sand with fewer large particles." Overviews the potential issues that can occur when using topdressing sand. Presents a study conducted to "evaluate the effects of top dressing sand varying in particle size distribution on turfgrass quality and surface firmness." Details the methods and materials, stating that "our trials compare the use of coarse-medium and medium-fine sands on turf with different thatching tendencies." Reports that "all topdressing treatments had as good or better turfgrass quality than the non-topdressed plots. As expected more anthracnose disease was observed on the non-topdressed plots compared to all of the plots receiving topdressing sand." Concludes that "regardless of sand size, topdressing annual bluegrass every two weeks improved turf quality compared to the non-topdressed plots." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Partial reprint appears in Golf Course Industry, 24(10) October 2012, p. 77-79
Translated reprint appears in Greenkeepers, Vol. 53 Octubre 2014, p. 50-53, with translated title, "Importancia del tamaño de la arena de recebo", Lang: Spanish
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Murphy, J. A. 2012. The size of topdressing sand: Does it matter?. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 50(19):p. 1-4. |
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