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Web URL(s): | http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/tgtre/article/1996feb1a.pdf Last checked: 12/20/2012 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Hull, Richard, J. |
Author Affiliation: | Professor of Plant Science and Chairman of the Plant Sciences Department, University of Rhode Island |
Title: | Managing turf for maximum root growth: Are you making your job more difficult by not getting to the 'roots' of many turf management problems? |
Source: | TurfGrass TRENDS. Vol. 5, No. 2, February 1996, p. 1-9. |
Publishing Information: | Washington, DC: TurfGrass Trends |
# of Pages: | 9 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Anchorage; Cool season turfgrasses; Cultural methods; Maintenance intensity; Maintenance programs; Photosynthate partitioning; Physiological processes; Root growth; Root length; Root strength; Stress tolerance; Warm season turfgrasses
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Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the importance of healthy roots in achieving quality turfgrass and provides specifics on the following topics in regard to roots: functions, factors governing growth, management strategies to promote growth and how warm-season turfgrasses differ from cool-season turfgrasses concerning roots and the management practices and physiological processes which affect them. |
Language: | English |
References: | 4 |
Note: | Includes sidebar, "Terms to know", p. 9 Figures Tables Graphs |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Hull, R. J. 1996. Managing turf for maximum root growth: Are you making your job more difficult by not getting to the 'roots' of many turf management problems?. TurfGrass Trends. 5(2):p. 1-9. |
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