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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Nelson, Matt |
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| Author Affiliation: | Argonomist, Northwest Region, USGA Green Section |
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| Title: | Dollars and "sense" to improve soil properties |
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 41, No. 3, May/June 2003, p. 10-13. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 4 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Costs; Soil amendments; Root zone; Comparisons; Golf greens; Golf courses; Golf green construction; Sand-based golf greens; Organic matter; Inorganic amendments; Physical properties of soil; Chemical properties of soil; Porosity; Cation exchange capacity; Nutrients; Turfgrass establishment
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the use of inorganic soil amendments in golf green root zones. Judges the amendments based on their water-holding capacity, nutrient retention, turfgrass establishment rate, long-term quality, and cost-effectiveness. States that "recent university research shows quite clearly that none of the inorganic soil amendments evaluated provide any significant agronomic benefit as compared with peat." Concludes that "currently, the USGA guidelines for putting green construction do not rcommend the use of inorganic soil amendments. The upcoming revisions (2003) to the guidelines will likely state that with proper laboratory testing it is safe to use certain inorganic soil amendments and still comply with specifications; however, each course should look at cost effectiveness as an important criterion." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 26 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Nelson, M. 2003. Dollars and "sense" to improve soil properties. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 41(3):p. 10-13. |
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