Temporal Variation in Golf Course Soil Chemistry

November 14, 2005

Agronomy Society of America presentation, by Larry Stowell and Wendy Gelernter, 11/8/05

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Summary: Monitoring temporal changes (changes over time) and spatial changes (changes from one location to another) in golf course soils can provide powerful information for golf course superintendents that can:

• Prevent the accumulation of detrimental factors (such as soil salts)
• Prevent deficits of essentail nutrients
• Identify soil moisture and/or irrigation distribution problems
• Pinpoint locations of stressed turf
• Allow site-specific diagnosis and alteration of management practices before turf damage results