Claim · model-written summary
Monthly aerification did not provide more thatch control than twice yearly aerification.
- Taxon
- Bermudagrass
Cynodon dactylont0 - Treatment
- monthly aerificatione1
- Outcome
- thatch controle1
- Direction
- no_changeinferrede1
- Comparator
- twice yearly application of the respective cultural practicee1
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleSettingValueQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Neither monthly aerification nor biweekly vertical mowing provided more thatch control than twice yearly application of the respective cultural practice”
t0“Bermudagrass”
Title
Thatch Accumulation in Bermudagrass as Influenced by Cultural Practices1
R. H. White; Ray Dickens Agronomy Journal 1984. doi:10.2134/agronj1984.00021962007600010006x
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- Observation Thatch accumulation after three seasons increased in the order Tifgreen, Dothan, Tifdwarf.
- Observation Tifdwarf had the greatest thatch accumulation.
- Observation Tifdwarf also produced high turf quality ratings.
- Intervention effect Four topdressings per year reduced thatch accumulation more than a single topdressing.
- Intervention effect Four topdressings per year increased mat depth compared with a single topdressing.
- Intervention effect Biweekly vertical mowing did not provide more thatch control than twice yearly mowing.
- Intervention effect Fertilization with activated sewage sludge produced 14% more thatch than NH4NO3.
- Intervention effect Within a topdressing frequency, N sources, aerification levels and vertical mowing did not differ in thatch accumulation.
- Observation The regression of compressibility on thatch depth was not significant.
- Observation Turf quality was not correlated with thatch depth.
- Intervention effect Nitrogen source influenced turf quality more than other treatments.
- Intervention effect Activated sewage sludge produced superior turf quality compared with NH4NO3.
- Intervention effect Cultural practices had no consistent effect on establishment of overseeded perennial ryegrass.
- Intervention effect Ammonium nitrate produced better ryegrass quality than activated sewage sludge.
- Intervention effect Activated sewage sludge fertilization significantly increased annual bluegrass (Poa annua) compared with NH4NO3.
- Intervention effect Core aerification, topdressing and vertical mowing frequency had no effect on ryegrass quality or annual bluegrass occurrence.
- Observation Effects of treatments on thatch accumulation were similar for all cultivars.