EFFECTS OF FOLIAR-APPLIED NITROGEN ON CREEPING BENTGRASS COLOR
November 8, 2004
New information from the Agronomy/Soils/Crops Annual Meetings in Seattle, WA.
This University of Kentucky presentation by MS Harrell evaluated the application of urea on bentgrass color. The urea nitrogen applications were made on 7 or 14 day intervals. The rate of nitrogen applications were 0.0, 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, and 1.0 lb N/1000 sq ft. The nitrogen application was allowed to dry on the foliage for 24 hours before irrigation. Tissue color and tissue nitrogen content increased with the 0.1, and…