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| Web URL(s): | http://usgatero.msu.edu/v03/n06.pdf
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Bigelow, Cale A.;
Bowman, Daniel C.;
Cassel, D. Keith |
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| Author Affiliation: | Bigelow: Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana; Cassel: Department of Soil Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, and Bowman: Department of Crop Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| Title: | Physical properties of sand amended with inorganic materials or sphagnum peat moss |
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| Source: | USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Online. Vol. 3, No. 6, March 15 2004, p. [1-14]. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 16 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Physical properties of soil; Sand; Soil amendments; Inorganic amendments; Sphagnum peat moss; Bulk density; Porosity; Percolation; Soil water retention; Particle size; Sand texture; Costs
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Researchers at North Carolina State University investigated the effects of mixing four commercially available inorganic amendments and a sphagnum peat moss on three sand size classes at two incorporation rates on rootzone physical properties. Some of their findings were: Bulk density decreased, total porosity increased, and percolation rates generally declined with ammendment rate, but varied considerably depending on amendment and sand size. The inorganic amendments significantly altered the physical properties of the three sands, but they were not as effective as sphagnum peat at improving water retention in coarse textured, dought-prone sand sizes. Based on standard pressure plate methods, inorganic amendments increased total water holding capacity (WHC) of all three sands, but did not increase available water. However, a unique bioassay for available water indicated that porous inorganic amendments may contain appreciably more available water than measured by the pressure plate technique. Inorganic amendments may be suitable peat substitutes for putting green rootzone mixtures, however, they cost several times more than peat." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 28 |
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| See Also: | Other Reports from this USGA research project: 1996-07-094 |
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| Note: | Summary as abstract
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Bigelow, C. A., D. C. Bowman, and D. K. Cassel. 2004. Physical properties of sand amended with inorganic materials or sphagnum peat moss. USGA Turfgrass Environ. Res. Online. 3(6):p. [1-14]. |
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