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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Baker, S. W.;
Binns, D. J.;
Cook, A. |
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| Author Affiliation: | The Sports Turf Research Institute, Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 1AU |
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| Title: | Performance of sand-dominated golf greens in relation to rootzone characteristics |
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| Source: | Journal of Turfgrass Science. Vol. 73, 1997, p. 43-57. |
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| Publishing Information: | Bingley, England: Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| # of Pages: | 15 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Performance; Sand-based golf greens; Golf greens; Golf courses; Root zone; Characteristics; Golf green speed; Soil water retention; Surface hardness; Physical properties of soil; Compaction; Infiltration; Root zone mixture; Choice of species
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| Abstract/Contents: | "There is a reasonable amount of information recording changes in the characteristics of golf green rootzones from experimental trials over periods of four to five years. However, it is rarely cost-effective to continue trials for greater periods of time and therefore longer term changes have not been well documented. The performance of fifty-eight sand-dominated golf greens in existence for five to twenty years and sometimes more was examined, particularly in relation to the nature of the rootzone composition. When greens that had undergone recent intensive aeration were excluded, water infiltration rates varied from 3 to 160 mm h⁻¹ and 23% of greens had values <10% when measured at -4 kPa moisture potential. Water retention was generally higher on finer textured sands with higher contents of organic matter, for example on links and heathland courses. Poa annua L. was the dominant grass species followed by Agrostis spp. and Festuca spp. but there was considerable variation between greens. All measurements of green speed fell within the range 1.6 m to 2.8 m which is considered normal for United Kingdom conditions but there were five cases all on sand/peat or sand/fensoil greens, where hardness values fell below a suggested limit of 55 gravities and two instances, both on sand/soil greens, where hardness values exceeded 120 gravities. There were generally significant relationships between field measurements of soil physical properties and either rootzone composition in terms of particle size/organic matter or soil physical properties determined after compaction under laboratory conditions. However, these relationships were relatively weak. It is suggested that although rootzone composition has a strong affect on performance of greens, factors such as the quality of maintenance programme and levels of use are of equal importance in influencing the long term quality of the putting surface." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 23 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Baker, S. W., D. J. Binns, and A. Cook. 1997. Performance of sand-dominated golf greens in relation to rootzone characteristics. J. Sports Turf Res. Inst. 73:p. 43-57. |
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