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DOI: | 10.2134/agronj2017.11.0625 |
Web URL(s): | https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/aj/articles/110/3/1180 Last checked: 05/22/2018 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/aj/pdfs/110/3/1180 Last checked: 05/22/2018 Requires: PDF Reader Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website Notes: Direct download |
Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | Braun, Ross C.;
Hoyle, Jared A.;
Reeves, Jacob A.;
Flessner, Michael L.;
McElroy, J. Scott |
Author Affiliation: | Braun, Hoyle, and Reeves: Dep. of Horticulture and Natural Resources, Throckmorton Plant Science Center, Kansas State Univ. Manhattan, KS; Flessner: Dep. of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science, Virginia Tech Univ., Blacksburg, VA; McElroy: Dep. of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, Auburn University, AL |
Title: | Design and construction of mowing track for turfgrass experimentation in greenhouses |
Section: | Notes and unique phenomena Other records with the "Notes and unique phenomena" Section
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Source: | Agronomy Journal. Vol. 110, No. 3, May/June 2018, p. 1180-1183. |
Publishing Information: | Madison, Wisconsin: American Society of Agronomy |
# of Pages: | 4 |
Related Web URL: | https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/aj/abstracts/110/3/1180 Last checked: 05/22/2018 Notes: Abstract only |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Mowing height; Mowing patterns; Mowing quality
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Abstract/Contents: | "Common hand-mowing methods require large amounts of time and may not provide a uniform height of cut in turfgrass greenhouse experiments. Greenhouse mowing apparatuses are not uncommon in turfgrass research; however, there is little literature on apparatus specifications. Therefore, a simplified mowing track for turfgrass greenhouse experimentation was designed, built, and tested. An experiment was conducted to examine the differences in mowing time required and mowing uniformity among four greenhouse mowing methods. The amount of time required to set up and mow ranged from 0.74 to 1.18 min m-2 for the mowing track, 6.44 to 6.70 min m-2 with hand shears, 6.82 to 7.49 min m-2 with hedge shears, and 2.95 to 3.37 min m-2 with sheep shears. The mowing track resulted in less variation in height of cut compared to the other tested methods. Overall, a mowing track can save time, labor, and provide a more uniform height of cut compared with other greenhouse mowing methods." |
Language: | English |
References: | 2 |
Note: | Pictures, color Tables |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Braun, R. C., J. A. Hoyle, J. A. Reeves, M. L. Flessner, and J. S. McElroy. 2018. Design and construction of mowing track for turfgrass experimentation in greenhouses. Agron. J. 110(3):p. 1180-1183. |
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| DOI: 10.2134/agronj2017.11.0625 |
| Web URL(s): https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/aj/articles/110/3/1180 Last checked: 05/22/2018 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/aj/pdfs/110/3/1180 Last checked: 05/22/2018 Requires: PDF Reader Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website Notes: Direct download |
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