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| Author(s): | Aldous, D. E.;
Balfour, D. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Aldous: Department of Resource Management and Horticulture, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Balfour: Moe Golf Club, Victoria, Australia |
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| Title: | Evaluation of an industry lime by-product on a golf course fairway in south-eastern Victoria |
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| Section: | Turfgrass management
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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. 817-822. |
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| Publishing Information: | Oakville, Ontario, Canada: International Turfgrass Society |
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| # of Pages: | 6 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Lime; Golf courses; Golf fairways; Application rates; Visual evaluation; Clipping weight; Soil pH; Salts; Iron; Sulfates; Calcium; Magnesium; Potassium; Phosphorus; Sodium; Aluminum; Recycling; Liming; Soil acidity
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| Geographic Terms: | South-Eastern Victoria |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Waste lime sludge, a by-product of the paper processing industry, was evaluated as a liming material and compared with agricultural limestone, when applied as a topdressing, to a golf course fairway in Moe, Victoria. Treatments included rates of 0, 10, 20, 30 and 40 kg 100m-2 broadcast over a pre-dominantly annual bluegrass-perennial ryegrass-Victorian creeping bentgrass mixture over the late summer-early autumn of 1999. Experimental plots were 3m x 5m, containing a 300 mm border surround and was replicated three times over a randomised block design. Turf performance was evaluated for quality, shoot weight, soil pH, total soluble salts, and soil mineral composition. Turfgrass harvest yield was increased by surface application of waste lime by approximately one third when compared with the agricultural limestone treatment and the unlimed control. Over-liming may have resulted in reduced vegetative yield, particularly at the higher rates of application. Yield differences were related to particle size analysis, with the waste lime product providing for a greater surface area than the coarser particles of the agricultural limestone. Waste lime shows great potential as a faster acting lime source when compared to the agricultural lime. There were no significant differences between the limed and unlimed plots in iron and sulphate levels. Concentrations of calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, sodium, and aluminium were increased by limestone application when compared to the unlimed control. Despite some indications of rising total salt levels, and possibly sodium and aluminium accumulation resulting from the use of waste lime, there were no significant differences in turf quality. The study demonstrated that turfgrass can be grown on an acid soil, provided it can be surface limed. The application of waste lime to golf course fairways and other large open space areas is considered realistic providing the correct machinery is available, or adapted, for application. The low cost of production of waste lime should provide opportunities for its use on less extensively managed turf areas, such as golf course fairways, parkland and sport/athetlic ovals." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 20 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Aldous, D. E., and D. Balfour. 2001. Evaluation of an industry lime by-product on a golf course fairway in south-eastern Victoria. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 9(Part 2):p. 817-822. |
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