Evaluation of Hollow-tine Core Aerification Recycling on a Sand-based Putting Green Soil Properties and Playability
Aeration and sand topdressing are important cultural practices for organic matter management on golf course putting greens. Many golf courses lack the budget for applications of new sand topdressing material. A 2-year study was conducted to investigate the effect of recycling sand from hollow-tine a...
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| description | Aeration and sand topdressing are important cultural practices for organic matter management on golf course putting greens. Many golf courses lack the budget for applications of new sand topdressing material. A 2-year study was conducted to investigate the effect of recycling sand from hollow-tine aerification cores on a sand-based creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) putting green soil properties and playability. Treatments included traditional [T (cores removed and sand topdressed)], verticut [V (cores broken up with verticutter)], and recycle [R (cores recycled using a core recycler)]. There were no differences in root zone organic matter, bulk density, soil porosity, infiltration rates, percent sand recovered during mowing, surface firmness, and ball roll distance between treatments during the study. Immediately after aerification treatments, T had the highest percent green cover (PGC) (38.3%) compared with V (26.9%) and R (26.8%), indicating that T offered the least sand present on the surface. Seven days after treatments, there was no difference in PGC (85.3% to 90.1%), indicating all treatments recovered similarly. Alternative aerification treatments V and R could be useful techniques to minimize or reduce the amount of sand used for backfilling core aeration holes without compromising the putting green soil properties and playability. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d81ef48fa14d4ca39bd8442ed64241ff2022-12-22T04:22:34ZengAmerican Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS)HortTechnology1943-77142022-10-01326https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH05116-22Evaluation of Hollow-tine Core Aerification Recycling on a Sand-based Putting Green Soil Properties and PlayabilityAlex J. Lindsey Adam W. Thoms Nick E. Christians Ben W. PeaseAeration and sand topdressing are important cultural practices for organic matter management on golf course putting greens. Many golf courses lack the budget for applications of new sand topdressing material. A 2-year study was conducted to investigate the effect of recycling sand from hollow-tine aerification cores on a sand-based creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) putting green soil properties and playability. Treatments included traditional [T (cores removed and sand topdressed)], verticut [V (cores broken up with verticutter)], and recycle [R (cores recycled using a core recycler)]. There were no differences in root zone organic matter, bulk density, soil porosity, infiltration rates, percent sand recovered during mowing, surface firmness, and ball roll distance between treatments during the study. Immediately after aerification treatments, T had the highest percent green cover (PGC) (38.3%) compared with V (26.9%) and R (26.8%), indicating that T offered the least sand present on the surface. Seven days after treatments, there was no difference in PGC (85.3% to 90.1%), indicating all treatments recovered similarly. Alternative aerification treatments V and R could be useful techniques to minimize or reduce the amount of sand used for backfilling core aeration holes without compromising the putting green soil properties and playability.https://journals.ashs.org/horttech/view/journals/horttech/32/6/article-p529.xmlagrostis stoloniferacore recyclercreeping bentgrassgolf course |
| spellingShingle | Alex J. Lindsey Adam W. Thoms Nick E. Christians Ben W. Pease Evaluation of Hollow-tine Core Aerification Recycling on a Sand-based Putting Green Soil Properties and Playability HortTechnology agrostis stolonifera core recycler creeping bentgrass golf course |
| title | Evaluation of Hollow-tine Core Aerification Recycling on a Sand-based Putting Green Soil Properties and Playability |
| title_full | Evaluation of Hollow-tine Core Aerification Recycling on a Sand-based Putting Green Soil Properties and Playability |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of Hollow-tine Core Aerification Recycling on a Sand-based Putting Green Soil Properties and Playability |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of Hollow-tine Core Aerification Recycling on a Sand-based Putting Green Soil Properties and Playability |
| title_short | Evaluation of Hollow-tine Core Aerification Recycling on a Sand-based Putting Green Soil Properties and Playability |
| title_sort | evaluation of hollow tine core aerification recycling on a sand based putting green soil properties and playability |
| topic | agrostis stolonifera core recycler creeping bentgrass golf course |
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