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| Author(s): | Goorahoo, D.;
Carstensen, G.;
Zoldoske, D. F.;
Kostka, S.;
Mauser, K.;
Franklin, M. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Goorahoo, Carstensen, and Zoldoske: Center for Irrigation Technology, California State Univ.-Fresno, Fresno, CA; Kostka, Mauser, and Franklin: Aquatrols Corporation of America, Cherry Hill, NJ |
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| Title: | Addition of surfactants to turf systems: Effect on infiltration rates and root zone water storage |
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| Section: | Turf
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| Source: | Irrigation Show 2002: Technical Session Proceedings. 2002, p. 1-8. |
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| Publishing Information: | [Falls Church, Virginia]: [Irrigation Association] |
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| # of Pages: | 8 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Application rates; Infiltration rate; Soil water retention; Surfactants; Water management; Water use efficiency; Wetting agent evaluation
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| Geographic Terms: | California |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "The projected increase of 15 million in California's population by the year 2020 will result in further competition among various sectors for the State's limited water supply. In an effort to deal with this competition, the turfgrass industry has been adopting management practices that will increase water use efficiency and ensure the industry's sustainability. The overall goal of this research was to evaluate the addition of surfactant to irrigation water as a management strategy for commercial turf systems such as golf courses. The impacts of three surfactant formulations, applied at two rates, on overall turf quality, steady rate infiltration and water storage in the root zone were investigated. Based on visual evaluation, there was generally a positive effect of the surfactants on the overall improvement in turf quality. Surfactant addition significantly affected infiltration rates at both the high and low application rates. However, the surfactant that resulted in the highest infiltration at the low application rates was different from the one that significantly increased infiltration at the high rates. For the low application rates, the surfactant that resulted in the greatest increased infiltration also indicated the potential for maximum water use efficiency. However, for the high application rates, water loss from the root zone for the surfactant treated plots were either greater than or equal to that from the control plots." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 10 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Goorahoo, D., G. Carstensen, D. F. Zoldoske, S. Kostka, K. Mauser, and M. Franklin. 2002. Addition of surfactants to turf systems: Effect on infiltration rates and root zone water storage. p. 1-8. In Irrigation Show 2002: Technical Session Proceedings. [Falls Church, Virginia]: [Irrigation Association]. |
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