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| Publication Type:
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| Content Type: | Editorial |
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| Author(s): | Zontek, Stan |
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| Author Affiliation: | Director, USGA Green Section's Mid-Atlantic Region |
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| Title: | Have we gone too far?: The grass is talking to you. Are you listening? |
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| Column Name: | All things considered
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 42, No. 1, January/February 2004, p. 28. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf greens; Fertilization; Golf green maintenance; Mowing height; Golf green speed; Moss control; Color; Irrigation; Plant density; Plant recovery
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| Abstract/Contents: | Poses a series of questions, including "Why are so many golf courses having problems with moss? Why are putting greens slow to heal from pitch marks?...While golf is not played on color, why are greens off-color and look, well, hungry?" Suggests that "while the answers to most of these questions are complex, there still may be a simple common denominator - specifically a lack of fertilizer." Explains that "except for the initial growing of new greens, golf courses generally are using less fertilizer than in the past...a lot less." Suggests that most of the problems addressed in the questions "center around close mowing, low fertility, and too much water." Explains that "with fertilizer there is more room for change" than with the other two factors. Lists exercises and questions which can help determine whether greens need more fertilizer. Recommends that "you look at your grass. Is it talking to you? It probably is. Be a good listener." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Reprint appears in Green is Beautiful , October 2007, p. 26 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Zontek, S. 2004. Have we gone too far?: The grass is talking to you. Are you listening?. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 42(1):p. 28. |
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