Thatch and mat management in an established creeping bentgrass golf green

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1530-1537

  McCarty, Lambert B ^a   Gregg, Matthew F ^a   Toler, Joe E ^b  

^a E 143 Poole Ag Center   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFILTRATION; SOILS; WATER;

MAT MANAGEMENT; SOIL SURFACE; TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS STOLONIFERA; POACEAE;

EID: 36448936043     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2006.0361     Document Type: Article

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