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| DOI: | 10.21273/HORTSCI.51.4.394 |
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Wallace, Victoria H.;
Bartholomew, Candace;
Campbell, Julie H. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Bartholomew: Department of Extension, University of Connecticut, West Hartford; Wallace: Norwich; Campbell: Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT |
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| Title: | Turf manager response to changing pesticide regulations |
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| Section: | Marketing and economics
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| Source: | HortScience. Vol. 51, No. 4, April 2016, p. 394-397. |
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| Publishing Information: | Alexandria, Virginia: American Society for Horticultural Science |
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| # of Pages: | 4 |
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| Related Web URL: | http://www.turf.uconn.edu/pdf/research/reports/2016%20UConn%20Annual%20Turf%20Research%20Report.pdf#page=128
Last checked: 12/12/2018
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Notes: Item is within a single large file; 2016 Annual Turfgrass Research Report [Connecticut] partial reprint |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Athletic fields; Budgets; Cultural methods; Economic impacts; Evaluative methods; Integrated pest management; Maintenance programs; Pesticide usage legislation; Questionnaire surveys; Risk management; School turf
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| Geographic Terms: | Connecticut |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "A mail survey was distributed to school turfgrass managers throughout Connecticut focusing on the differences between turfgrass management practices for kindergarten through eighth-grade (K-8) school grounds before, during, and after a 2010 ban on pesticide use at these facilities. The results indicate that as turf care protocol transitioned from an integrated pest management (IPM) program to new pesticide-free regulatory requirements, school grounds/athletic field managers did not significantly adjust their management programs. The percentage of managers applying pesticides on K-8 grounds decreased, as expected, with the implementation of the new pesticide ban; however, pesticide applications on high school grounds/athletic fields also decreased. Furthermore, it was observed that there had been minimal adoption of minimum risk 25(b) products, the suggested alternative to traditional synthetic pesticides. With respect to other cultural practices, we found that few changes have been made to other cultural practices that would improve turf quality. Budgetary issues facing school grounds/athletic field managers may have limited their ability to implement potentially costly management practices necessary to offset the loss of pesticides. Educational efforts to promote new management practices have the potential to inform school grounds/athletic field managers about new methods, thereby, potentially increasing adoption." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 20 |
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| Note: | Partial reprint appears in 2016 Annual Turfgrass Research Report [Connecticut], 2017, p. 118
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Wallace, V. H., C. Bartholomew, and J. H. Campbell. 2016. Turf manager response to changing pesticide regulations. HortScience. 51(4):p. 394-397. |
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