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Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Brown, Eric A. |
Author Affiliation: | Soil and Water Science Department, UP/IFAS |
Title: | Setting criteria for the ideal soil for a USGA putting green |
Section: | Practically speaking Other records with the "Practically speaking" Section
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Source: | Florida Turf Digest. Vol. 18, No. 2, March/April 2001, p. 46-48. |
Publishing Information: | Winter Haven, FL: Harvest Publishing Corp. for the Florida Turfgrass Association |
# of Pages: | 3 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf courses; Golf greens; USGA recommendations; Physical properties of soil; Sand-based golf greens
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Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the criteria for ideal putting green soil proposed by the USGA. Describes fertile soil in terms of soil structure, soil aggregation, calcium content, and composition of matter in solid, liquid, and gaseous states. States that "an ideal soil must be chosen on the basis of its intended use." Discusses the characteristics and composition of putting green soil according to USGA specifications. |
Language: | English |
References: | 10 |
Note: | Pictures, color Tables |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Brown, E. A. 2001. Setting criteria for the ideal soil for a USGA putting green. Fla. Turf Dig. 18(2):p. 46-48. |
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