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DOI: | 10.2135/cropsci2001.1889 |
Web URL(s): | https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/cs/pdfs/41/6/1889 Last checked: 05/04/2017 Requires: PDF Reader https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/cs/articles/41/6/1889 Last checked: 05/04/20171/6/1889 |
Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | Erickson, J. E.;
Cisar, J. L.;
Volin, J. C.;
Snyder, G. H. |
Author Affiliation: | Erickson: Forest Ecology and Management, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Cisar: Environmental Horticulture, Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Fort Lauderdale; Volin: Environmental Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Davie; Snyder: Soil and Water Science, Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade, FL |
Title: | Comparing nitrogen runoff and leaching and between newly established St. Augustinegrass turf and an alternative residential landscape |
Section: | Turfgrass science Other records with the "Turfgrass science" Section
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Source: | Crop Science. Vol. 41, No. 6, November 2001, p. 1889-1895. |
Publishing Information: | Madison, WI: Crop Science Society of America |
# of Pages: | 7 |
Related Web URL: | https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/cs/abstracts/41/6/1889 Last checked: 05/04/2017 Notes: Abstract only |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Comparisons; Surface runoff; Nitrogen; Leaching; Stenotaphrum secundatum; Seed mixtures; Fertilization
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Abstract/Contents: | "Turfgrass landscapes have the potential for loss of applied N through both runoff and leaching. Lower maintenance alternative vegetation used in mixed-species landscapes may reduce N leaching and runoff, which is important for reducing N pollution of surface and ground waters. However, few studies have examined this paradigm. Therefore, we constructed a field-scale facility to compare fertilizer N runoff and leaching between St. Augustinegrass [Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walt.) Kuntze] and a mixed-species landscape. Four replications of each landscape were randomly assigned to 50-m2 plots. A medium-fine sand (75-cm depth) was used as the root zone mix. A blended granular fertilizer was applied at a rate of 300 and 150 kg N ha-1yr-1 on the turfgrass and mixed-species, respectively. Throughout the first year following installation of the landscapes, fertilizer N loss in surface runoff was insignificant. In contrast, N leaching losses were significantly greater on the mixed-species landscapes during three fertilizer cycles, resulting in 48.3 kg N ha-1 compared with 4.1 kg N ha-1 for the St. Augustinegrass annually. The results from the newly established landscapes presented here indicated that St. Augustinegrass was more efficient at using applied N and minimizing N leaching compared with the alternative landscape. Furthermore, the study identified areas of concern with respect to N management practices on alternative landscapes. These results hold implications for future landscape models and management of resources in a residential setting." |
Language: | English |
References: | 26 |
Note: | Tables Graphs |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Erickson, J. E., J. L. Cisar, J. C. Volin, and G. H. Snyder. 2001. Comparing nitrogen runoff and leaching and between newly established St. Augustinegrass turf and an alternative residential landscape. Crop Sci. 41(6):p. 1889-1895. |
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| DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2001.1889 |
| Web URL(s): https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/cs/pdfs/41/6/1889 Last checked: 05/04/2017 Requires: PDF Reader https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/cs/articles/41/6/1889 Last checked: 05/04/20171/6/1889 |
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