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| Publication Type:
| Refereed |
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| Author(s): | Shearman, R. C.;
Steinegger, D. H.;
Kinbacher, E. J.;
Riordan, T. P. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Sherman: Assistant Professor; Steinegger and Riordan: Associate Professor; Kinbacher: Professor, Department of Horticulture, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE |
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| Title: | A comparison of turfgrass clippings, oat straw, and alfalfa as mulching material |
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| Source: | Journal of The American Society for HorticulturalScience. Vol. 104, No. 4, July 1979, p. 461-463. |
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| Publishing Information: | Alexandria, Virginia: American Society for Horticultural Science |
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| # of Pages: | 3 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Mulches; Plant residues; Clipping utilization
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| Geographic Terms: | Nebraska |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "In trials with bush beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) and marigolds (Tagates spp.), oat straw mulch reduced plant production and quality. Turfgrass clipping mulch produced 2.5 times the fresh plant weight of the no mulch treatment and 5 times that of the oat straw mulch. All mulches reduced weeds when compared to no mulch. Alfalfa hay and turfgrass clippings were more effective than oat straw. Water vapor loss and soil temperatures were reduced by the mulches. Soil moisture beneath the oat straw was less than the other mulches. Oat straw had the lowest N content but did not reflect lower N in plants growing in it. Kentucky bluegrass mulch ranked best of the species tested, perennial ryegrass was second. White, tall fescue, fine fescue, and buffalograss were intermediate in ranking. Creeping bentgrass gave the poorest performance and ranked the same as the no mulch treatment." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 8 |
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| Note: | Tables |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Shearman, R. C., D. H. Steinegger, E. J. Kinbacher, and T. P. Riordan. 1979. A comparison of turfgrass clippings, oat straw, and alfalfa as mulching material. J. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci. 104(4):p. 461-463. |
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