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| Publication Type:
| Professional |
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| Author(s): | Taylor, Gene R.;
Peacock, Charles |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Crop Science, North Carolina State University |
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| Title: | Fans on the golf course: What's new in research? |
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| Source: | North Carolina Turfgrass. Vol. 12, No. 2, Summer 1994, p. 67-68. |
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| Publishing Information: | Raleigh, NC: The Turfgrass Council of North Carolina, Inc. |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Fans; Golf greens; Golf course maintenance; Agrostis stolonifera; Wind; Soil types; Clay soils; USGA recommendations; Canopy temperature; Soil temperature; Air temperature; Leaf water potential; Soil moisture; Transpiration; Environmental factors; Site preparation
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| Abstract/Contents: | "A research project was initiated to determine what effects fans have on environmental conditions on creeping bentgrass golf greens. The experiment was set up under field conditions with no restriction on natural winds, and replicated over two soil types: a native Cecil sandy clay soil and a USGA specification soil. Factors which were measured included: the canopy temperature using infrared thermometry and direct contact thermocouples; soil temperatures at two and four inches; air temperature at two inches above the canopy; creeping bentgrass leaf water potential; soil moisture percentage to eight inches; and wind speed at three inches and three feet above the canopy. The experimental green were maintained at levels consistent with local golf course standards. The first year of data did produce some significant information about the effects of fans on environmnetal factors. Canopy temperatures were shown to decrease as wind velocity increased, but the difference in temperature at the lowest wind velocity and the highest was on average only two degrees. Soil temperatures were significantly reduced by the artificial winds, with the soil temperatures at four inches responding to a greater degree than the temperatures at two inches. Air temperature did not show a significant response to the wind. The leaf water potentials did show a significant response to the wind, with a decrease in water potential as wind velocity increase. Soil moisture percentage was also significantly affected by the winds, with changes in soil moistrue of up to 15% between the lowest and the highest wind velocity." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: MOVEAIR
Other items relating to: Fans for cooling - golf |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Taylor, G. R., and C. Peacock. 1994. Fans on the golf course: What's new in research?. N.C. Turfgrass. 12(2):p. 67-68. |
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