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| Web URL(s): | https://listings.lib.msu.edu/nwtgc/1980.pdf#page=24
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Barnes, Jim |
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| Author Affiliation: | O.M. Scotts and Sons, Marysville, OH |
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| Title: | Turfgrass soils |
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| Meeting Info.: | Sunriver Lodge, Sunriver, OR, Sept. 22-25, 1980 |
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| Source: | Proceedings of the 34th Northwest Turfgrass Conference. 1980, p. 24-35. |
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| Publishing Information: | Spokane, WA: Northwest Turfgrass Association |
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| # of Pages: | 10 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Soils; pH; Nutrients
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the electrical charges of both the plant's essential nutrients and the soil or growing medium. The significance of this point is that because of the attraction of positive and negative charges, the soil has the capability of holding nutrients in reserve and releasing them to the soil solution for plant use. An explanation is given of sand, silt and clay, the factors that effect the soil environment of turfgrass and greatly influence the total success or failure of a turfgrass maintenance program. To further understand the complexity of turfgrass soils, a soil test shoud be used from a laboratory that gives complete and consistent results. The soil test results that are of primary value are those that give the proportions of hydrogen ions found both in the soil solution and attached to the soil. This concentration is referred to as pH. Another pH reading that reflects the hydrogen that was exchanged from the soil is called the buffer pH or may be classified as a soil's resistance to change. Another concern on the soil analysis sheet is the measurement of soluble salts. Soluble salts are the result of the combination of a positively charged ion and a negatively charged ion. Further tests include; Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC), the measure of the relative ability of a soil to attract and retain cations such as; potassium, magnesium, calcium, sodium, and hydrogen, for later exchange sites on a soil. The final test which demands attention is Percent Base Saturation, the soil testing value which offers a comparison of the five major cations in the soil from a percentage standpoint. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Barnes, J. 1980. Turfgrass soils. p. 24-35. In Proceedings of the 34th Northwest Turfgrass Conference. Sunriver Lodge, Sunriver, OR, Sept. 22-25, 1980. Spokane, WA: Northwest Turfgrass Association. |
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