Managing soil organic matter is a crucial component of greenkeeping and turfgrass maintenance. Organic accumulation as thatch major problem in modern management. Additionally, water repellency (SWR) caused by hydrophobic coatings on sand particles can create serious infiltration potential runoff problems contribute to reduction turf quality playability. Lignin acts protective matrix limiting mi...

Late summer and autumn application of nitrogen (N) to bermudagrass (Cynodon spp.) in the transition zone has been associated with enhanced turfgrass color but thought increase potential for winter injury. Eleven N sources were applied late early provide a total annual level 98 kg ha−1 Olathe, KS evaluate fall spring green coverage ‘Riviera’ [Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.]. Treatments included exp...

• j ermudagrass is a popular turfgrass used on athletic fields • due to its aggressive summer growth habit, fine leaf texhue, and dark green color. However, if mowed infre• quently, excessive scalping and dipping production combine to decrease its aesthetic quality. Plant growth fl:'gulalors (PGRs) were introduced into the turf industry in the 1950's and since have been used in part to reduce m...

Establishing and Trafficking New Bentgrass Putting Greens Golf turf managers are pressured from the golfing community to reduce the establishment time of playing surfaces. To this end, accelerated grow-in procedures are implemented that eventually permit play on surfaces that are less than prepared to receive traffic. Research hassuggested that accelerated grow-in procedures and premature traff...

Quality inferiority in cool-season turfgrass due to drought, heat, and a combination of both stresses is predicted to be more prevalent in the future. Understanding the various response to heat and drought stress will assist in the selection and breeding of tolerant grass varieties. The objective of this study was to investigate the behavior of antioxidant metabolism and photosystem II (PSII) p...

Experiments to document the long-term effects of clipping management on N requirements, soil organic carbon (SOC), and soil organic nitrogen (SON) are difficult and costly and therefore few. The CENTURY ecosystem model offers an opportunity to study long-term effects of turfgrass clipping management on biomass production, N requirements, SOC and SON, and N leaching through computer simulation. ...