Compost application to replace sphagnum peat and to suppress Pythium root rot in turf

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 1018, Issue , 2014, Pages 551-556

  Pittaway, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bermuda grass; Compost maturity; Nitrogen; Organic amendments; Soil health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893417536     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2014.1018.60     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (13)

1. AS 3743. 2003. Australian Standard for Potting Mixes. Standards Australia, Sydney New South Wales, Australia.
2. Barton, L., Wan, G. and Colmer, T. 2006. Turfgrass (Cynodon dactylon L.) sod production on sandy soils: 1. Effects of irrigation and fertilizer regimes on growth and quality. Plant and Soil 284:129-145.
3. Bernal, M., Navarro, A., Sanchez-Monedero, M., Roig, A. and Cegarra, J. 1998. Influence of sewage sludge compost stability and maturity on carbon and nitrogen mineralisation in soil. Soil Biol. Biochem. 30:305-313.
4. Boehm, M., Madden, L. and Hoitink, H. 1993. Effect of organic matter decomposition level on bacterial species diversity and composition in relationship to Pythium damping-off severity. Appl. Env. Microbiol. 59:4171-4179.
5. Cohen, Y. and Coffey, M. 1986. Systemic fungicides and their control of oomycetes. Annu. Rev. Phytopath. 24:311-338.
6. El-Demerdash, M., Hegazy, A. and Zilay, A. 1995. Vegetation-soil relationships in Tihamah coastal plains of Jazan region, Saudi Arabia. Jl. Arid Env. 30:161-174.
7. Duble, R 2008. Bermudagrass: The Sports Turf of the South. Texas Cooperative Extension http://plantanswers.tamu.edu/turf/publications/bermuda. html.
8. Keeling, A., Paton, I. and Mullett, A. 1994. Germination and growth of plants in media containing unstable refuse-derived compost. Soil Biol. Biochem. 26:767-772.
9. McCarty, L., Lucas, L. and DiPaola, J. 1992. Spring deadspot occurrence in Bermuda grass following fungicide and nutrient applications. HortScience 27:1092-1093.
10. Nyamangara, J., Piha, M. and Kirchmann, H. 1999. Interactions of aerobically decomposed cattle manure and nitrogen fertilizer applied to soil. Nutrient Cycl. in Agroecosys. 54:183-188.
11. Schumann, G. 1997. IPM Handbook for Golf Courses. Ann Arbour Press, Chelsea Michigan, USA.
12. Snyder, G. and Cisar, J. 2000. Nitrogen/potassium fertilization ratios for Bermuda grass turf. Crop Sci. 40:1719-1723.
13. Sustainable Grazing Systems. 2000. Pasture Health Kit. North West Catchment Management Committee, Tamworth New South Wales, Australia.