turf grass Articles
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Sinkhole & stream restoration - Case study
Removal of 800 CY of trash and debris from a sinkhole in the golf course and fixing the issue by installing a trash collection structure. Over 2200 LF of Stream Restoration. Placement of over 500 Boulders ranging from 46″ x 36″ to 24″ x 12″ Boulders. This project also included the installation of over 2000 SY of Turf Sod and over 4000 SY of Turf Grass seeding. Over 150 Plantings including ...
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Turf Reinforcement Mat
Three Dimensional Plastic Net Grid Mattress For Parking Zone Turf Management Extruded plastic mesh is tough and durable, suitable for making three dimensional reinforcement mesh in style of mats. This specially designed mattresses are used for reinforcing of turf and grasses. Three dimension vegetation net is a new-typed seed planting material with tridimensional structure, which can protect the ...
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Better Green Spaces for Blackpool Residents
Major Roller Mowers ensure Blackpool Council delivers the best amenities for its residents to enjoy UK Local Authorities have faced austerity cuts for years. In spite of these challenges, Blackpool Council achieved national recognition for its local amenities: In 2019, Blackpool’s Stanley Park was awarded Best UK Park by Fields in Trust, a UK-wide charity that safeguards recreational ...
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An improved method for simulating divot injury on turfgrass
Divot recovery has been investigated on many turfgrass species and a number of acceptable methods have been developed to simulate divots for those studies. In an effort to enhance the speed and reliability in simulating divot injuries, a divot-making machine was developed using a motorized lawn edger equipped with multiple saw blades stacked to a width similar to that of a divot. The uniformity ...
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Diversity and relatedness of common carpetgrass germplasm
Common carpetgrass (Axonopus fissifolius Raddi) is a stoloniferous, sod-forming species used sparingly as a turfgrass. No information is available regarding the relationships between germplasm accessions of this species. Accordingly, the initial objective of this study was to evaluate the relatedness of common carpetgrass germplasm for morphological and turfgrass performance traits. This was ...
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Aiming to optimize irrigation levels
With irrigation being used in many spheres of life and food production methods getting diversified, it is not surprising that research on this topic is getting more specialized. Procedures for analysis, which were restricted earlier to big institutions, need to be widely available so that their reach is extended and science will benefit from more in-depth studies. An increasing number of ...
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Molecular genetic linkage map for allotetraploid colonial bentgrass
Interspecific hybridization is a widely used approach to improve crop species. We are pursuing the possibility of using interspecific hybridization between the turfgrass species colonial bentgrass (Agrostis capillaris L.) and creeping bentgrass (A. stolonifera L.) for the improvement of resistance to the fungal disease dollar spot (Sclerotinia homoeocarpa F.T. Bennett) in creeping bentgrass. From ...
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Project - AirDrain Drainage under Synthetic Grass Turf Roof Top Sports Field at Yeshiva Ktana of Passaic Girls Club
Green Roofing – Synthetic or Natural Turf With limited space on campus, high schools and colleges are turning to synthetic turf rooftop sports surfaces to create multi-use green areas. Building a synthetic turf rooftop sports field with an AirField System provides drainage under 100% of the playing surface, prevents infill migration and ponding, and moves water efficiently for reuse ...
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Nitrogen rate and mowing height effects on velvet and creeping bentgrasses for low-input putting greens
Economics and regulations are causing golf course managers to use lower-input approaches for turfgrass maintenance. Our objective was to compare velvet bentgrass (Agrostis canina L.) and creeping bentgrass (A. stolonifera L.) cultivars for putting green turf as affected by mowing height and N rate. Field plots were established on a sand-based root zone using a strip-split plot, randomized block ...
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Competitiveness of agrostis interspecific hybrids in turfgrass swards
Transgenic herbicide-resistant cultivars of creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.) have been developed and are being considered for commercial release. Concerns regarding transgenic species include potential for outcrossing of the crop, which may produce novel genotypes with increased weediness. Persistence and multiyear growth of interspecific hybrids between creeping bentgrass and velvet ...
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The inheritance of cold tolerance and turf traits in a seeded bermudagrass population
Low temperature tolerance is a principal factor limiting the use of seeded bermudagrass [Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon (L.) Pers.]. Therefore, increasing the winter tolerance of seeded bermudagrass cultivars has been a goal of turfgrass breeders for many years. Breeding methods for developing cultivars with increased tolerance to cold temperatures and superior turf characteristics could be ...
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Soil organic matter changes in turfgrass systems affect binding and biodegradation of simazine
Concern about pesticide losses from maintained turfgrass areas led us to examine the fate of the triazine herbicide simazine in turfgrass systems and, specifically, interactions between simazine binding to soil organic matter and biodegradation. Soil samples were removed from turfgrass systems of different ages, placed in microcosms, conditioned as sterile or nonsterile, and exposed to ...
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Effectiveness of cultural thatch-mat controls for young and mature Kikuyu turfgrass
Excessive thatch and mat can be detrimental to turfgrass health and management. Mechanical and topdressing techniques to reduce accumulation of thatch and mat were evaluated in a 24-mo field study of kikuyu [Pennisetum clandestinum (Hochst. ex Chiov.)] turfgrass of two contrasting organic matter (OM) contents in the surface 50 mm of soil. Treatments included two kikuyugrass ages (established from ...
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Effect of seeding date, seeding rate, and seed treatments on saltgrass seed germination and establishment
Inland saltgrass [Distichlis spicata var. stricta (L.) Greene], native to the western United States, has potential for use as a turfgrass and a revegetation species on saline sites. This study was conducted (i) to evaluate the effect of seeding date, seeding rate, and seed treatments on saltgrass establishment; and (ii) to determine the required accumulative growing degree days (GDD) for ...
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AgroMET Pest Forecasts Come To Connecticut - Case Study
It hurts when codling moths riddle your apples, powdery mildew blasts your grapes, or anthracnose takes over your turf. But it's really nettlesome when growers or groundskeepers mere miles away get off without a snag. Blame it on the weather: on a multitude of variables that we barely notice. Sophisticated weather stations can pick up on those variables and even predict when and where pests will ...
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AgroMET Pest forecasts come to Connecticut - Case Study
It hurts when codling moths riddle your apples, powdery mildew blasts your grapes, or anthracnose takes over your turf. But it's really nettlesome when growers or groundskeepers mere miles away get off without a snag. Blame it on the weather: on a multitude of variables that we barely notice. Sophisticated weather stations can pick up on those variables and even predict when and where pests will ...
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Cool-season turfgrass colony and seed survival in a restored prairie
Nonnative cool-season turfgrasses are sometimes considered to be invasive species in restored prairies. The method of their invasiveness is poorly understood, as in many cases prairie restoration projects occur where the grasses were formerly planted. Colonies of 10 turfgrass species were placed into two anthropogenic prairies and monitored over a 2-yr period. Colonies of most species, including ...
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Demonstration Trials of the Utilisation of Composted Materials in the Maintenance of Sports and Amenity Turfgrass - ORG0027 final report
WRAP (The Waste and Resources Action Programme) was established in 2000 with the primary aim of creating stable and efficient markets for recycled materials and products. Within WRAP’s Organics Programme, the overall aim is to increase the manufacture and purchase of quality compost through capital funding, marketing, training, quality assurance as well as research and development. It has been ...
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Evaluation of factors contributing to surface stability of sand-based turf
The stability of sand-based athletic fields is critical to maximizing playability and safety. The objective of this study was to assess the contributions of sand and plant factors to the surface stability of sports fields. In September 2000, Hallet mason sand (subround), Hallet concrete sand (subround, wide size range), Sidley Pro/Angle sand (angular), Bunker White sand (round), and a mixture of ...
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Nitrogen increases evapotranspiration and growth of a warm-season turfgrass
The effect of N fertilizer rate on Kikuyu turfgrass [Pennisetum clandestinum (Hochst. ex Chiov)] evapotranspiration was evaluated during two summers. Evapotranspiration was measured using weighing lysimeters (205 mm in diameter by 625 mm in length) inserted in turfgrass field plots (10 m2). The experiment was a randomized plot design with three replicates. Treatments included two turfgrass ages ...
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