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| Publication Type:
| Professional |
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| Author(s): | Sterne, Bryan |
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| Author Affiliation: | Assistant Superintendent, Indian Hills Country Club |
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| Title: | Thatch management and control in bentgrass greens |
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| Source: | Through The Green. May/June 1999, p. 18, 32. |
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| Publishing Information: | Watkinsville, GA: Georgia Golf Course Superintendents Association |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Thatch accumulation; Thatch control; Agrostis stolonifera; Golf greens; Soil microorganisms; Cultural methods; Vertical mowing
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the problem of thatch accumulation on bentgrass greens, explaining the difference between beneficial and detrimental thatch. Summarizes some methods of controlling thatch, including vertical mowing, adding soil microorganisms, and reducing cultural practices that encourage overgrowth. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Reprint appears in Alabama Green, Vol. 2 June 1999, p. 16, 24 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Sterne, B. 1999. Thatch management and control in bentgrass greens. Through The Green. p. 18, 32. |
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