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Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | Baker, S. W.;
Binns, D. J. |
Author Affiliation: | The Sports Turf Research Institute, Bingley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
Title: | Vertical distribution of moisture in golf greens following gravitational drainage: The effects of intermediate layer and drainage layer materials |
Section: | Soil physics Other records with the "Soil physics" Section
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Meeting Info.: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada: July 2001 |
Source: | International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. Vol. 9, No. Part 2, 2001, p. 463-468. |
Publishing Information: | Oakville, Ontario, Canada: International Turfgrass Society |
# of Pages: | 6 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Soil moisture; Golf greens; Drainage; Soil layering; Drainage system design; Drainage systems; Root zone; Particle size; Golf green construction; Sand; Gravel; Soil water retention
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Abstract/Contents: | "Two commonly used systems for putting green construction allow for either a two-layered profile (i.e. a sand-dominated rootzone layer over a drainage layer) or a three-layered profile, which includes an intermediate layer between the rootzone and drainage layers. The objective of the current study was to examine how variation in particle size and shape within the intermediate and drainage layers affected moisture retention in the rootzone. For two-layered profiles, constructed in 300 mm diameter columns, increases in the size of the underlying gravel caused a slight increase in water retention in the rootzone after graviational drainage. For example, the depth of water retained in the upper 150 mm of the rootzone after 48 hours drainage averaged 25.1 mm for rootzones placed over the finest gravel (D15 = 2.2 mm) compared with 27.4 mm when the coarsest gravel (D15 = 5.6 mm) was used. For three-layered profiles, the effects of different intermediate layers were examined, using a 1-4 mm grit with increasing amounts (0-50%) of either coarse sand (0.5-1.0 mm) or medium-coarse sand (0.25-1.0 mm). Although increases in the amount of fine material within the intermediate layer caused greater water retention in the intermediate layer, this had no significant effect on the moisture content of the rootzone." |
Language: | English |
References: | 14 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Baker, S. W., and D. J. Binns. 2001. Vertical distribution of moisture in golf greens following gravitational drainage: The effects of intermediate layer and drainage layer materials. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 9(Part 2):p. 463-468. |
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