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Author(s):Zontek, Stanley J.
Author Affiliation:Director, Mid-Atlantic Region, USGA Green Section
Title:"Where do my roots go in August?" Managing factors you can control, and understanding the rest
Source:USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 36, No. 4, July/August 1998, p. 8-10.
Publishing Information:Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section
# of Pages:3
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Root damage; Summer; Golf greens; Soil temperature; Mowing height; Irrigation; Overwatering; Equipment damage; Plant parasitic nematodes; Pythium; Cultivar susceptibility; Shade; Fertilization; Compaction; Preemergence herbicides; Plant growth regulators; Nematoda; Root cortical death; Agrostis stolonifera; Poa annua; Irrigation rates; Injuries; Mowing; Rolling; Pythium diseases; Choice of species; Choice of cultivar
Abstract/Contents:Outlines the factors associated with summer root dieback on bentgrass and bentgrass/Poa annua putting greens. Factors discussed include soil temperature, mowing height, irrigation, mechanical damage, nematodes, disease, grass type, shade, fertility, soil compaction, and herbicide and growth regulator use. Discusses management practices in each area that can help alleviate root dieback.
Language:English
References:0
See Also:Updated version appears in Greenkeeper [The Netherlands], 4(2) April 2006, p. 14-17, with translated title, "Stervende graswortels: Beheers de factoren", Lang: Dutch, R=243792. R=243792
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Translated and reprinted in Greenkeepers Journal, Vol. 30, No. 1, January 1999, with translated title, "Was passiert mit den Wurzeln im August?", Lang: German
Reprint appears in The Turf Line News, August/September, 1998, p. 47-49
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Zontek, S. J. 1998. "Where do my roots go in August?" Managing factors you can control, and understanding the rest. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 36(4):p. 8-10.
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