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| Publication Type:
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| Material Type: | Chapter |
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| Author(s): | Newell, A. S.;
Wood, A. D. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| Title: | Relative performance of bentgrass species and cultivars during golf buggy wear |
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| Volume Editors: | Thain, Eric |
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| Meeting Info.: | Proceedings of the 2002 World Scientific Congress of Golf, St. Andrews, Scotland; 22 -26 July, 2002 |
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| Monographic Source: | Science and Golf IV, 2002, p. 582-597. |
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| Publishing Information: | London: Routledge |
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| # of Pages: | 16 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Choice of species; Cultivars; Visual evaluation; Percent living ground cover; Comparisons; Wear resistance; Agrostis; Golf carts; Compaction; Golf fairways
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| Abstract/Contents: | "The effects of golf buggy wear on the relative performance of different bentgrass species and cultivars (21 Agrostis tenuis Sibth., 18 A. stolonifera L., 2 A. canina L. and 1 A. castellana Boiss. and Reuter) was assessed under simulated fairway conditions. Additionally, examples of other grass species (Koeleria cristata (L.) Pers., Lolium perenne L., Festuca rubra ssp. litoralis (G.F.W. Meyer) Auquier and F. rubra sso. Commutata Gaud. and two grass mixtures (A. tenuis/F. rubra and A. tenuis/A. stolonifera) were evaluated alongside the different bentgrasses. Wear was applies using a two-man golf buggy from April to the end of September 2000. During this period, assessments of visual appeal, visual wear tolerance, reflectance ratio and live grass cover were made. Strong positive associateions were demonstrated among the different types of measurement. Overall, cultivars of the two main bentgrass species (A. tenuis and A. stolonifera) formed distinct groups with significant differences being found among cultivars within each group. In comparison with the A. stolonifera group, cultivars of A. tenuis tended to have higher visual appeal and visual wear tolerance scores, and retain more grass cover during wear. The cultivar of A. castellana ('Highland') tended towards the middle of the overall measured range at the start of wear but at the bottom of the range at the end of the wear period. The two cultivars of A. canina performed well in comparison with the other bentgrass species and were comparable with or better than the higher ranking cultivars of A. tenuis. This grass type appeared to perform particularly wll from mid-summer onwards. Comparisons are made between bentgrasses and examples of other grass species. Generally, the performance of the other grass types was comparable with or better than the highest tanking cultivars of A. tenuis. The two examples of F. rubra tested appeared to have superior wear tolerance to cultivars of A. tenuis, A. stolonifera and A. castellana. It is noted that this contrasts markedly with studies of the same grasss under simulated greens management. The cultivar of perennial ryegrass improved from being one of the worse to one of the better grasses in trail during the wear period. The cultivar of K. cristata also performed well during the buggy wear period and was consistently rated alongside the higher ranking cultivars of A. tenuis. Combined standardized scores for the four different measurements were calculated for the bentgrass cultivars. These were used to examine variation over time for individual grasses relative to the other bentgrasses in trial. It was found that some grasses maintained their relative position during buggy wear, whereas others showed marked increases or decreases in their performance relative to other grasses. This work is discussed in relation to the evaluation of grasses for fairway use." |
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| ISBN: | 0-415-28302-7 |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 16 |
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| See Also: | For more information about the book this record is from, or to see other records from this work: R=239768 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: Pull-Carts vs. Golf Carts
Other items relating to: Golf cart damage |
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| Note: | Tables |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Newell, A. S., and A. D. Wood. 2002. Relative performance of bentgrass species and cultivars during golf buggy wear. In Thain, Eric (ed.) Science and Golf IV. London: Routledge. |
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