Update on fraise mowing CSSA 2019

January 17, 2020

Fraise Mowing Impacts Soil Physical Properties of Bermudagrass Surfaces, Raymond McCauley1, Drew Pinnix2 and Grady L. Miller2, (1)North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, (2)Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

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- Deeper depths of fraise mowing resulted in lower saturated hydraulic (Ksat) conductivity - The cause of lower Ksat is likely the result of the fraise mowing blades sealing the surface of the soil - Reduced soil water content with deeper fraise mowing…