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Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Watschke, Thomas L. |
Author Affiliation: | The Pennsylvania State University |
Title: | Saving money with plant growth regulators. Grounds managers are learning that plant growth regulators can reduce the single-greatest labor cost in turf-care operations: mowing. |
Section: | Features Other records with the "Features" Section
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Source: | Grounds Maintenance. Vol. 31, No. 10, October 1996, p. 30, 32, 49. |
Publishing Information: | Overland Park, KS: INTERTEC Publishing Corporation |
# of Pages: | 3 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Plant growth regulators; Budgets; Golf courses; Contract services; Roadside turf; Mowing frequency
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Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the applications of plant growth regulators (PGRs), chemicals that reduce the growth rate of grass and therefore permit more time between mowings. Applications of PGRs by golf courses, commercial mowing services, and roadside turf caretakers are discussed. |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
Note: | Includes sidebar, "Plant growth regulators in practice"; p. 32 Pictures, color Tables |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Watschke, T. L. 1996. Saving money with plant growth regulators. Grounds managers are learning that plant growth regulators can reduce the single-greatest labor cost in turf-care operations: mowing.. Grounds Maint. 31(10):p. 30, 32, 49. |
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