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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Kaapro, Jyri |
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| Author Affiliation: | Research Officer |
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| Title: | Effects on water storage |
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| Column Name: | Peat amendment of sands
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| Source: | ATRI Turf Notes. Vol. 13, No. 2, Winter 1994, p. 2. |
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| Publishing Information: | Concord West, NSW: Australian Turfgrass Research Institute |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Peat; Sandy soils; Soil amendments; Soil water retention; Peat sand mixtures; Hydraulic conductivity; Drainage
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Decomposed peat has been commonly used as a soil amendment to improve nutrient and water retention on sandy turf profiles. Amgrow Pty. Ltd. commissioned the Australian Turfgrass Research Institute (ATRI) to evaluate the effect of their peat as an amendment to sand by: 1. A laboratory experiment examining sand/peat mixes. 2. A field experiment examining the use of peat in a sand profile on the establishment of a bentgrass green. Peat addition will increase the capacity of the soil to store water but decrease its hydraulic conductivity. At peat contents between 13% and 19%, the water storage capacity will be optimum but drainage is not impeded to a degree where problems would be expected." |
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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):
Kaapro, J. 1994. Effects on water storage. ATRI Turf Notes. 13(2):p. 2. |
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