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Material Type:Booklet
Monographic Author(s):Wilson, C. G.; Latham, J. M. Jr.; Welch, R. J.
Author Affiliation:Wilson: Head Agronomist; Latham; Chief Field Agronomist; and Welch: Turf Advisor, Turf Service Bureau
Monograph Title:Better Bent Greens: Fertilization & Management, 1970.
Publishing Information:Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Turf Service Bureau, Milwaukee Sewerage Commission
Edition:Revised
# of Pages:18
Collation:[1], 17 pp.
Series:Turf Service Bureau Bulletin No 2
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Agrostis stolonifera; Application rates; Golf greens; Cultural methods; Disease control; Fertilizers; Fertilization program
Business Name:Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, in Milwaukee, WI
Abstract/Contents:Includes: Theory (The Effect of Climate and Weather on Bent Greens; Bentgrass Prefers a Temperate Climate; There Are Three Climatic Belts (Southern Belt; Northern Belt; and Central or Intermediate Belt); Bentgrasses for Greens; Drainage; Tile Drains; Kind of Soil for Greens; Air Drainage; Topdressing; Sand or Peat as Such Are Not Suitable for Topdressing Use; Weed Seeds in Topdressing Easily Killed With Milorganite; More Fertilizer Needed With Less Frequent Topdressing; Soil Acidity and Lime; Nutrient Elements in Grass Clippings; Nitrogen in Clippings Fluctuates Most; Basis of the Fertilizer Program for Greens; Nitrogen is the Key to Good Putting Greens; Nitrogen Not the Cause of Shallow Roots; Nitrogen and Turf Diseases; Nitrogen Hunger and Dollar Spot; Fungicide and Fertilizer Tests at Brynwood; Brown Patch and Nitrogen; Milorganite All Right for Summer Use; Snow Mold and Nitrogen; Iron Chlorosis; Summertime Treatment of a Scalded Green; Iron Induced Scald Encourages Leaf Spot Diseases; Mowing Bent Grasses; Height of Cut on Greens Not Always Same as Mower Setting; Matted Turf; Tree Roots in Greens Cause Trouble; Watering Bent Greens; and Clover and Weed Control); Practice (Number of Times to Top-Dress; and Lime); The Fertilization of Established Greens (Fit Fertilizer Program to Local Conditions; Phosphate and Potash; Avoid Burning; Kind of Nitrogen to Use; When to Use Milorganite; Cyclone Seeder Good Way to Apply Milorganite; Badly Starved Greens; Soluble Nitrogen; and Fertilization Before Laying Sod); New Greens (Lime; and Fertilization Before Seeding or Stolonizing); Turf Nurseries (Soil on Bentgrass Nurseries; Soil Preparation; and Fertilization); Grub, Earthworm, Ant and Insect Control (Lead Arsenate; DDT; Chlordane; and Milorganite Best Carrier); Milorganite is a Good Carrier for Applying Fungicide; and How to Collect Soil Samples.
Language:English
References:0
See Also:See also earlier edition, Better Bent Greens: Fertilization and Management, 1946, R=275685. R=275685

See also earlier edition, A Sensible Fertilizer Program for Greens, Tees, and Turf Nurseries, [1946], R=156906. R=156906

See also earlier edition, A Sensible Fertilizer Program for Greens and Turf Nurseries, 1947, R=71357. R=71357

See also earlier edition, [1949], R=252505. R=252505

See also earlier edition, 1950, R=246668. R=246668

See also earlier edition, 1955, R=71358. R=71358

See also earlier edition, 1959, R=222806. R=222806
Note:"Revised Feb 5, 1959 and Mar 1, 1970"
Includes foreword by O.J. Noer, Agronomist, Turf Service Bureau; p. [1]
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Annotation from Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf, by James B Beard, Harriet J. Beard and James C Beard:"A major updated version of the 1959 edition, especially in terms of bentgrass cultivars, root-zone construction, and control of turfgrass pests." p. 381
Beard Section Heading:Bibliography of books/monographs on turfgrass culture
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Wilson, C. G. 1970. Better Bent Greens: Fertilization & Management. [1], 17 pp. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Turf Service Bureau, Milwaukee Sewerage Commission.
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