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Author(s):Patton, Aaron
Author Affiliation:Ph. D. and Assistant Professor, Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Title:Warming up in the transition zone: Golf courses are increasingly choosing warm-season turfgrasses as maintenance budgets continue to be squeezed
Source:USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 50, No. 20, September 21 2012, p. 1-5.
Publishing Information:Far Hills, New Jersey: United States Golf Association, Green Section
# of Pages:5
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Choice of species; Cool season turfgrasses versus warm season turfgrasses; Cynodon dactylon; Lolium perenne; Pesticide use; Poa annua; Thatch accumulation; Zoysia
Abstract/Contents:Provides information on cool season turfgrasses, noting that "golf course superintendents...struggle to maintain cool season turfgrasses during the summer due to excessive heat, irrigation requirements, disease pressure, and traffic effects." States that "these grasses can decline in the summer, causing poor golfing conditions in spite of superintendents spending many hours and dollars to maintain acceptable playing surfaces." Presents recommendations concerning the care of cool season turfgrasses, including fertilization methods, fungicides, insecticides, herbicide, irrigation methods, mowing methods, wear tolerance, winterkill potential, winter color, thatch accumulation and establishment.
Language:English
References:10
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Patton, A. 2012. Warming up in the transition zone: Golf courses are increasingly choosing warm-season turfgrasses as maintenance budgets continue to be squeezed. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 50(20):p. 1-5.
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