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| Web URL(s): | https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2018am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/113267
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| Publication Type:
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| Content Type: | Abstract or Summary only |
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| Author(s): | Kostka, Stanley J.;
Fidanza, Michael |
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| Author Affiliation: | Kostka: Berks Campus - Division of Science, Pennsylvania State University, Cherry Hill, NJ; Fidanza: Pennsylvannia State University, Reading, PA |
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| Title: | The quagmire that is soil surfactants in golf and sports turf management |
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| Section: | C05 turfgrass science
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| Meeting Info.: | Baltimore, Maryland: November 4-7, 2018 |
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| Source: | ASA, CSSA and SSSA International Annual Meetings. 2018, p. 113267. |
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| Publishing Information: | [Madison, Wisconsin]: [American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Canadian Society of Agronomy] |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf course management; Soil water relations; Sports turf management; Surfactants; Wetting agent evaluation
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Soil surfactants have become a staple in golf and sports turf maintenance practices. These products in addition to treating and alleviating localized dry spot, mitigate soil water repellency, improve rootzone delivery of water resulting in improved irrigation water use and efficiency, enhance plant health through water management of the rootzone, and improve the placement and performance of pesticides and other plant production products. In 2012, the USGA Green Section Record published a review classifying soil surfactants, based on the chemical properties of the active ingredient in those products (i.e., anionic, ionic, cationic, and more details within each class). Today, approximately 200 soil surfactant products are available in the US golf and sports turf markets. A product label and SDS review showed that 76% of products were based on nonionic surfactants, 6% contained anionic surfactants, and 18% either did not disclose composition or were labeled proprietary. Over 60% of all products contained a block copolymer soil surfactant as a portion of the formulation. Moreover, 49% of all products were based exclusively on block copolymers. While the pool of block copolymers used in the industry is relegated to a handful of compounds, many of the soil surfactants have widely divergent marketing claims, which in many cases are not substantiated by internal or third-party research. Further, many states do not require manufacturers to list the active ingredients or even soil surfactant class making it more difficult for the practitioner to make an informed decision on which product is suitable for the specific turf performance need or soil type. A challenge and an opportunity that we face as crop and soil scientists is to provide adequate and supportive research to enable appropriate management decisions and recommendations for product use to be science-based, and not marketing-based." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | This item is an abstract only!
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Kostka, S. J., and M. Fidanza. 2018. The quagmire that is soil surfactants in golf and sports turf management. Agron. Abr. p. 113267. |
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