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| Author(s): | Beard, James B. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Professor, Dept. of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M Univ. |
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| Title: | Net sod production: A new approach in growing turf |
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| Source: | Proceedings of the 17th Illinois Turfgrass Conference. Vol. 17, 1976, p. 63-65. |
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| Publishing Information: | Urbana-Champaign, IL: University of Illinois, Cooperative Extension Service, College of Agriculture; and the Illinois Turfgrass Foundation |
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| # of Pages: | 3 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Sod; Sod production; Sod transplanting; Futures; Establishment; Polyethylene; Poa pratensis; Lolium perenne; Festuca rubra
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| Abstract/Contents: | The basic system of net sod production involves a Netlon mesh and underlying polyethylene film over which a root zone seed mix is added. This is termed "Tuft 1". "Tuft 5" involves placing the Netlon mesh at a shallow depth in the soil combined with seed application and subsequent rolling to provide good seed-soil contact and to stabilize the Netlon mesh in the soil. Experiments undertaken at Michigan State University on the Tuft 1 system involved seeding rates, seed placement, seed mixtures, and the evaluation of 6 Kentucky bluegrass, 4 fine-leafed fescue, and 5 perennial ryegrass cultivars. The results showed no difference between soil incorporation and placement of the seed in the surface 1/4" of the soil root zone. Net sod could be produced in 2 to 3 weeks after planting under greenhouse conditions. The sod could readily be handled, but of course the turf was still in a seedling stage. Under field conditions net sod could be produced in 4 to 6 weeks utilizing the Tuft 1 sod system. Higher seeding rates were required to produce net sod by the Tuft 1 system in this period of time. The most rapid rate of Tuft 1 was achieved by using a mixture of fine-leafed fescues, Kentucky bluegrass, and perennial ryegrass. Tuft 1 is prone to soil erosion and rapid desiccation. In Tuft 5 experiments, Merion Kentucky bluegrass sod was produced in 8 weeks under favorable moisture conditions. Preplant weed seed eradication was necessary. To produce a handleable net sod, under Michigan conditions, early spring plantings required 13-14 weeks, early summer plantings 10-12 weeks, and late summer-early fall plantings 8 to 10 weeks. Those production times can be achieved only if adequate soil moisture is maintained by irrigation in droughty periods. A merion Kentucky bluegrass net sod could be acheived by a seeding rate of 40 lbs/A. |
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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):
Beard, J. B. 1976. Net sod production: A new approach in growing turf. p. 63-65. In Proceedings of the 17th Illinois Turfgrass Conference. Urbana-Champaign, IL: University of Illinois, Cooperative Extension Service, College of Agriculture; and the Illinois Turfgrass Foundation. |
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