Science-based, holistic, site-specific water conservation practices can reduce water use on turfgrass sites without adversely affecting turfgrass performance. However, when water use is decreased below a certain threshold, performance declines. Water conservation measures that reduce turfgrass performance essentially decrease its economic, environmental, recreational, and aesthetic values, whic...

Abstract The crop water stress index (CWSI) is a valuable tool for monitoring and quantifying water stress as well as for irrigation scheduling. A field experiment was conducted during spring and summer 2012 at Research Station of College of Agriculture and Natural Resources of Darab, Shiraz University, Iran, to determine CWSI of  turfgrass for irrigation scheduling. Four levels of water regime...

crested wheatgrass (agropyron cristatum (l.) gaertner.) is a potential source of low-maintenance turf species for use in areas with less water. the main goal of this study was to evaluate turf quality characteristics of 24 crested wheatgrass specimens collected from different locations of iran as low-maintenance turfgrass. the experimental design was a randomized complete block design with 3 re...

tains more nitrogen than any other element. Fourth, nitrogen is a very dynamic element in the soil system. Its concentration is constantly changing, usually decreasing. The other essential elements are significantly more stable in soils. Nitrogen, therefore, must be routinely added to turfgrass to maintain a soil level sufficient for turfgrass growth. An ideal nitrogen fertilization maintenance...

Rationale Fungicide applications are a necessary practice to discourage disease development in most high quality turfgrass areas. Little is known, however, about the effects that fungicides have on resident microbial community of the soils supporting turfgrass sites. Soil bacteria are responsible for important processes including pesticide degradation, nutrient cycling, and organic matter break...

tains more nitrogen than any other element. Fourth, nitrogen is a very dynamic element in the soil system. Its concentration is constantly changing, usually decreasing. The other essential elements are significantly more stable in soils. Nitrogen, therefore, must be routinely added to turfgrass to maintain a soil level sufficient for turfgrass growth. An ideal nitrogen fertilization maintenance...

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1999) in a variety of locations and soil types. The AEM technique, however, may be more sensitive than tradiThere is not extensive research on the potential of anion exchange tional extractions to treatment differences at low soil membranes (AEMs) for determining available N in soils of turfgrass NO3–N concentrations (Pare et al., 1995; Wander et al., systems, nor on the use of reflectance mete...

Most turfgrass managers do not have a strong understanding of turfgrass soils, particularly the biological aspects. Certainly most know that living things, such as worms and insects can reside in soil, but they’re not sure where in the soil they live or what they live on. In fact, it might be safe to assume that most turfgrass managers consider soil to be a mysterious world below the turfgrass ...

Reclaimed water (RW) is increasingly viewed as a valuable resource for supplying irrigation water and nutrients for landscape plants growing in urban environments. A greenhouse experiment was conducted to determine if nitrogen (N) in RW contributes significantly to turfgrass plant nutrition and to measure N use efficiency and the effects of irrigation with RW on N leaching. The factorial experi...