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| Author(s): | Gibbs, R. J.;
Liu, C.;
Yang, M.-H.;
Wrigley, M. P. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Gibbs: NZ Sports Turf Institute, Palmerston North, New Zealand; Liu, Yang, Wrigley: Institute of Natural Resources, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand |
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| Title: | Effect of rootzone composition and cultivation/aeration treatment on the physical and root growth performance of golf greens under New Zealand conditions |
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| Section: | Soil physics
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| Meeting Info.: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada: July 2001 |
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| Source: | International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. Vol. 9, No. Part 2, 2001, p. 506-517. |
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| Publishing Information: | Oakville, Ontario, Canada: International Turfgrass Society |
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| # of Pages: | 12 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf courses; Golf greens; Root zone; Aeration; Root growth; Deep coring; Water injection cultivation; Vertical mowing; Sand-based root zones; Zeolites; Organic matter; Infiltration; Physical properties of soil; Soil amendments
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| Geographic Terms: | New Zealand |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "This paper reports measurements made of soil physical properties and root growth during the first three years of a trial examining the performance of five golf green rootzone treatments (partially amended sand, soil, pure sand, fully amended sand and partial amended sand + zeolite) under New Zealand conditions. A split plot design was superimposed on the rootzone treatments consisting of twice annual deep tine cultivation (Verti-drain), high pressure water injection cultivation (HydroJect) and scarifying treatments. Whilst there were marked differences between rootzone types, it was only the soil rootzone that possessed physical properties consistently below minimum acceptable values as well as the poorest root growth distribution. There was a measurable deterioration in soil physical and root growth properties of the four sand-based rootzones, but the extent of deterioration was not considered limiting to greens' performance after three years. At this stage in the trial, there was a negligible difference in performance between the three organic-amended sand rootzones. This result suggests that the New Zealand practice of constructing only the top 100-150 mm of the sand rootzone with organic-amended sand is of no disadvantage compared with a fully amended USGA-type rootzone. However, the supposed advantage of burying a zeolite-amended sand layer at 100-200 mm depth ostensibly for encouraging deep root growth in the long term has yet to be demonstrated. Beneficial effects of the twice yearly high pressure water injecton cultivation and deep tine cultivation treatments on soil physical properties and root growth were either extremely short-lived, or not yet apparent. In contrast, the scarifying treatment gave variable response, reducing organic matter accumulation and root growth on the one hand, but causing a reduction in infiltration rate on the other. Overall, results indicate that aeration-type treatments should be used at a frequency of more than twice per year under New Zealand conditions and that scarifying-type treatment should not be used in isolation of other physical cultivation." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 37 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Gibbs, R. J., C. Liu, M.-H. Yang, and M. P. Wrigley. 2001. Effect of rootzone composition and cultivation/aeration treatment on the physical and root growth performance of golf greens under New Zealand conditions. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 9(Part 2):p. 506-517. |
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