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| Author(s): | Kussow, Wayne R. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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| Title: | Evaluation of hou-actinite as a turf fertilizer |
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| Source: | Wisconsin Turf Research: Results of 1994 Studies. Vol. 12, 1994, p. 87-89. |
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| Publishing Information: | Madison: University of Wisconsin, in cooperation with the Wisconsin Turfgrass Association. |
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| # of Pages: | 3 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Poa pratensis; Fertilizer evaluation; Fertilization rates; Application methods; Color evaluation; Yield response; Comparisons
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| Abstract/Contents: | "The purpose of this study was to observe how Kentucky bluegrass responds to the Houston sludge product, "Hou-Actinite." Several other fertilizers were appliced for comparison purposes. Included were Milorganite, Flororganic (a Tampa, FL sludge product), Spring Valley 5-3-1 (composed poultry manure), Lesco SCU 37-0-0, Scotts Poly-S 25-3-10. and Scotts methylene urea-based 32-3-10. The fertilizers were applied to a 3-year-old stand of a four-way blend of Kentucky bluegrass ciltivars at the O. J. Noer Turfgrass Research and Education Facility. As a group, color ratings averaged 7.36 for the natural organic fertilizer and 7.57 for the synthetic N fertilizers. Similarly, the natural organic N fertilizers had lower minimum and maximum color ratings. Among the natural organic N fertilizers, there were no significant differences in average, minimum, or maximum color ratings. With regard to clipping weights, Milorganite produced significantly less clippings than did Hou-Actinite, Flororganic or Spring Valley 5-3-1. The lower clippling weight for Milorganite largely acccounts for the fact that fertilizer N estimated to be removed in the clippings during the first 47 days of the study was least when Milorganite was applied. Turfgrass uptake of N from the first 1.0 lb/M application was greatest for Flororganic, but this was significantly higher only when compared to the Milorganite treatment. Other than this comparison, turfgrass uptake of fertilizer N early in the season did not differ among the remaining six fertilizers applied." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Tables |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Kussow, W. R. 1994. Evaluation of hou-actinite as a turf fertilizer. Wis. Turfgrass Res. Rep. 12:p. 87-89. |
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