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DOI: | 10.2478/s11756-009-0071-1 |
Web URL(s): | https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.2478%2Fs11756-009-0071-1.pdf Last checked: 10/06/2017 Requires: PDF Reader Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | Aamlid, Trygve S.;
Espevig, Tatsiana;
Kvalbein, Agnar |
Author Affiliation: | The Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research, Bioforsk Øst Landvik, Grimstad, Norway |
Title: | The potential of a surfactant to restore turfgrass quality on a severely water-repellent golf green |
Source: | Biológia. Vol. 64, No. 3, June 2009, p. 620-623. |
Publishing Information: | Bratislava, Slovakia: Slovenská Akadémia Vied a Umení |
# of Pages: | 4 |
Related Web URL: | https://link.springer.com/article/10.2478%2Fs11756-009-0071-1 Last checked: 10/06/2017 Notes: Abstract only |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Aerification; Golf green maintenance; Water repellency; Wetting agent evaluation
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Trade Names: | Aqueduct |
Abstract/Contents: | "Soil water repellency (SWR) is a common phenomenon on sand-based golf greens. Soils are considered severely water repellent if water droplets remain on the surface of undisturbed, air-dried soil samples for more than 600 seconds before penetrating. The objective of this research was to evaluate the potential of a surfactant to overcome SWR and restore turfgrass quality on a green with severe drought symptoms. The surfactant Aqueduct was applied at a rate of 25 L ha-1 at weekly intervals from 4 June through 25 June 2008, either alone or after aeration with solid tines to 5 cm depth before each application. The experiment was irrigated uniformly corresponding to 1.65 times pan evaporation values from 4 June till 12 June, after which irrigation was not necessary due to natural rainfall. Conspicuous and statistically significant improvements in turfgrass quality occurred 10-12 days after the first application of surfactant, and the difference from untreated control plots continued to increase for about two and a half months after the completion of treatments. The improvement was accompanied by a significant increase in the SWC of the 0-20 cm soil layer and a deeper root system. The difference in WDPT between treated and untreated plots was significant at 1 cm, but not at 2, 3, 5 or 10 cm soil depths which were always far more water repellent than the thatch layer. Repeated aeration had no significant effect on turfgrass quality, and there was no significant interaction between surfactant and aeration treatments." |
Language: | English |
References: | 19 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Aamlid, T. S., T. Espevig, and A. Kvalbein. 2009. The potential of a surfactant to restore turfgrass quality on a severely water-repellent golf green. Biológia. 64(3):p. 620-623. |
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| DOI: 10.2478/s11756-009-0071-1 |
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