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Web URL(s): | http://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/2097/36215/RossBraun2017.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Last checked: 08/16/2017 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
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Material Type: | Dissertation |
Monographic Author(s): | Braun, Ross Charles |
Author Affiliation: | Kansas State University |
Monograph Title: | Environmental and Management Impacts in Turfgrass Systems: Nitrous Oxide Emissions, Carbon Sequestration, and Drought and Traffic Stress, 2017. |
Publishing Information: | Ph.D. Dissertation: Kansas State University |
# of Pages: | 226 |
Collation: | xxiii, 203 pp. |
Related Web URL: | http://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/36215 Last checked: 08/16/2017 Notes: Item description page |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Carbon sequestration; Drought stress; Emissions; Environmental impact; Environmental management; Evaluations; Nitrous oxide; Pollution control; Traffic damage; Turfgrass industry
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Abstract/Contents: | "Turfgrasses sequester and emit carbon dioxide, and emit nitrous oxide (N2O) when fertilized with nitrogen and irrigated. Future water availability is a serious issue and drought restrictions may be imposed on turf managers while turf areas are subjected to traffic stress. My objectives in Chapter 2 were to: 1) quantify the magnitude and patterns of N2O emissions and carbon (C) sequestration in zoysiagrass (Zoysia japonica Steud.); and 2) determine how irrigation (66% and 33% reference evapotranspiration [ETo] replacement) and fertilization (polymer-coated urea, urea, and unfertilized) management may reduce N2O emissions and enhance carbon sequestration. My objectives in Chapters 3 and 4 were to evaluate above- and below-ground responses of cool-season (C3) [Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) and perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)] and warm-season (C4) grasses {buffalograss [Buchloe dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm] and zoysiagrass] at golf course-related mowing heights [1.6-cm (fairway) and 6.4-cm (rough)], with and without traffic during a simulated drought and subsequent recovery period (without traffic). In Chapter 2, N2O emissions increased by 6.3% with more irrigation during summers and increased from 4.06 kg ha-1 in unfertilized turf to 4.50, and 5.62 kg ha1 in polymer-coated urea and urea treated turf, respectively, during the 2-year study. There was no difference in C sequestration rates between a high vs. low input management schedule. The C sequestration rate was 0.952 Mg C ha-1 yr-1 for zoysiagrass when averaged across management schedules and depths. The use of a controlled-release fertilizer such as PCU compared to the use of a quick-release fertilizer and/or lower irrigation will reduce N2O emissions in turfgrass. In Chapters 3 and 4, the better drought tolerance of C4 grasses led to more differences between traffic treatments within C4 than C3 grasses, but C4 grasses maintained the highest quality and green cover. Quality at rough- compared to fairway-height was more impacted by traffic. Decreasing soil moisture due to drought led to a minimal impact from traffic on soil bulk density, soil penetration resistance (SPR), and root measurements. During drought, SPR at deeper soil depths and fairway plots increased and exceeded the critical value of 2.0 MPa. Both C4 grasses and perennial ryegrass had larger root diameters, which may have led to better soil compaction resistance. Traffic during drought will have a negative and accelerated impacts above-ground, but minimal impact below-ground, which will vary with turf species and mowing height." |
Language: | English |
References: | Chapter refs |
See Also: | See also related article "Nitrous oxide emissions and carbon sequestration in turfgrass: Effects of irrigation and N fertilization" SportsTurf, 30(6) June 2014, p. 17, R=244408. R=244408
See also related article "Nitrous oxide emissions and carbon sequestration in turfgrass: Effects of irrigation and nitrogen fertilization" USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Online, 14(1) January/February 2015, p. 6-7, R=256470. R=256470
See also related abstract "Nitrous oxide emissions and carbon sequestration in turfgrass: Effects of irrigation and N fertilization" ASA, CSSA and SSSA International Annual Meetings, 2015, p. 94321, R=266689. R=266689
See also related article "[Reducing N2O emissions from turfgrass using irrigation and N fertilization]" 2016 Turfgrass Research: Research Reports [Kansas State University], 2(4) 2016, p. 2 [1-5], R=273628 R=273628
See also related booklet, Nitrous Oxide Emissions and Carbon Sequestration in Turfgrass: Effects of Irrigation and Nitrogen (Year 1), 2016, R=274032. R=274032
See also related abstract "Nitrous oxide emissions in a turfgrass environment" ASA, CSSA and SSSA International Annual Meetings, 2016, p. 99621, R=278288. R=278288
See also related article "[Enhancing carbon sequestration and reducing N2O emissions using irrigation and N fertilization]" 2017 Turfgrass Research: Research Reports [Kansas State University], 3(4) July 2017, p. 10 [1-7], R=287680. R=287680
See also related article "Performance and recovery of turfgrasses subjected to drought and traffic stresses" 2017 Turfgrass Research: Research Reports [Kansas State University], 3(4) July 2017, p. 9 [1-7], R=287677. R=287677 |
Note: | "Dissertation submitted in partial fufillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy" "Department of Horticulture and Natural Resources, College of Agriculture" "Manhattan, Kansas" Advisor: Dale Bremer Includes "List of figures"; pp. xi-xvi Includes "List of tables"; pp. xvii -xxi Includes "Acknowledgements"; p. xxii Includes "Dedication"; p. xxiii Includes appendix: "Additional tables for chapter 2"; pp. 153-173 Includes appendix: "Additional figures and tables for chapter 3"; pp. 174-195 Includes appendix: "Additional tables for chapter 5"; pp. 196-203 |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Braun, Ross Charles 2017. Environmental and Management Impacts in Turfgrass Systems: Nitrous Oxide Emissions, Carbon Sequestration, and Drought and Traffic Stress. Ph.D. Dissertation: Kansas State University. |
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