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Content Type:Turftwister Q & A
Corporate Author(s):USGA Green Section
Title:[Causes of turf yellowing in drought-stricken areas]
Source:USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 42, No. 3, May/June 2004, p. .
Publishing Information:Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section
Question:"We are in the fourth consecutive year of drought. Our superintendent says our turf is yellow because we haven't had enough rain. What is the story? (Arizona)"
Answer/Response:"We have been seeing drought-related turf problems for the past several years, and it is primarily due to salt concentration. Nothing moves salts deeply into the soil and away from the turf better than ½" to 1" of natural rainfall. Drought-stressed turf (having small amounts of rainfall) will actually wick salts up into the rootzone and cause the yellowed condition seen throughout the Southwest. The natural flushing action of rainfall also eliminates the hydrophobic (or water repelling) problems seen in drought-impacted soils, making subsequent irrigation much more effective at moving into and through the soil. Although this condition can be seen year round, it is most prevalent in winter on overseeded bermudagrass since the cool-season grasses are less salt tolerant, as a rule, than warm-season turf species."
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Drought; Discoloration; Salts; Leaching; Precipitation; Salt tolerance
Language:English
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Other items relating to: Disasters - Drought
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
USGA Green Section. 2004. [Causes of turf yellowing in drought-stricken areas]. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 42(3)
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