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Material Type:Chapter
Author(s):Baker, S. W.; Binns, D. J.; Cook, A.
Author Affiliation:Sports Turf Research Institute, Bingley, UK
Title:Relative effectiveness of soil acidification and pesticide application as methods to control earthworm casting on golf courses
Section:Part III: The golf course
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Volume Editors:Farrally, M. R. and Cochran, A. J.
Meeting Info.:Proceedings of the 1998 World Scientific Congress of Golf, St. Andrews, Scotland; 20 -24 July, 1998
Monographic Source:Science and Golf III, 1999, p. 686-693.
Publishing Information:Human Kinetics, Inc., for the World Scientific Congress of Golf Trust
# of Pages:8
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Acidification; Sulfur; Carbendazim; Lindane; Thiophanate-methyl; Earthworm control; Earthworm castings; Golf courses
Abstract/Contents:"Heavy rates of casting by earthworms can cause muddy, moisture retentive, uneven and weed-infested playing surfaces on golf courses. Two methods of control of casting were examined: first, modification of soil pH using sulphur and, second, chemical control using either carbendazim or gamma-HCH + thiophanate-methyl (γHCH+TM). On a sandy loam soil with a pH of 5.5, casting was effectively eliminated for five months using carbendazim and γHCH+TM. At this site the effect of sulphur, applied in a powdered form, was not significant at P=0.05, although at the highest application rate (20 g m⁻² sulphur) casting rates were reduced to 70% of those on untreated turf. On a clay loam soil, 40 g m⁻² of sulphur, applied as an aqueous suspension, reduced the pH of the surface 25 mm from 5.8 to 5.2, and the pH of the 25-75 mm depth fell from 6.7 to 6.4. Casting was considerably reduced by sulphur and pesticide applications and one year after the initial applications, rates of casting relative to the untreated turf were 21% for carbendazim, 25% for γHCH+TM, and 48% and 36% respectively for sulphur applied at 20 and 40 g m⁻². There were problems of scorch when sulphur was applied as two dressings of 20 g m⁻². It is suggested that on suitable sites, careful use of sulphur could reduce the need for, or frequency of, pesticide applications."
ISBN:0-7360-0020-8
Language:English
References:14
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Baker, S. W., D. J. Binns, and A. Cook. 1999. Relative effectiveness of soil acidification and pesticide application as methods to control earthworm casting on golf courses. In Farrally, M. R. and Cochran, A. J. (eds.) Science and Golf III. Human Kinetics, Inc., for the World Scientific Congress of Golf Trust.
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