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Nematode Management in Residential Lawns

open access: yesEDIS, 2013
Plant-parasitic nematodes are among the least understood and most difficult pests to manage on turfgrass in Florida. They are very small, and most can only be seen with the aid of a microscope.
William T. Crow
doaj   +10 more sources

Evapotranspiration of Residential Lawns Across the United States

open access: yesWater Resources Research, 2023
Despite interest in the contribution of evapotranspiration (ET) of residential turfgrass lawns to household and municipal water budgets across the United States, the spatial and temporal variability of residential lawn ET across large scales is highly ...
Noortje H. Grijseels   +15 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Spatial variation in risk for tick-borne diseases in residential areas of Dutchess County, New York. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2023
Although human exposure to the ticks that transmit Lyme-disease bacteria is widely considered to occur around people's homes, most studies of variation in tick abundance and infection are undertaken outside residential areas.
Felicia Keesing   +12 more
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Managing urban runoff in residential neighborhoods: Nitrogen and phosphorus in lawn irrigation driven runoff. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2017
Sources and mechanisms of nutrient transport in lawn irrigation driven surface runoff are largely unknown. We investigated the transport of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in lawn irrigation driven surface runoff from a residential neighborhood (28 ha ...
Gurpal S Toor   +5 more
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DEGRADATIVE IMPACTS OF ELITE LANDSCAPES: RESIDENTIAL LAWNS AND GOLF COURSES

open access: yesGlocalism: Journal of Culture, Politics and Innovation
Environmental catastrophes, perpetuated by the unsustainable and unrestricted consumption of resources, are becoming increasingly apparent. Although elite practices often account for a disproportionate amount of resource usage, wealthy ways of life ...
SKYLAR HOUCK
doaj   +2 more sources

Preferences for Sustainable Residential Lawns in Florida: The Case of Irrigation and Fertilization Requirements

open access: yesAgronomy, 2023
The American landscape is well defined by the presence of turfgrass. To maintain the lush, green carpet, irrigation, fertilizer, and other necessary inputs are required.
Melinda Knuth   +5 more
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Fertilization and Irrigation Needs for Florida Lawns and Landscapes

open access: yesEDIS, 2023
Florida Friendly Landscaping™ Best Management Practices (BMPs) for management of commercial and residential lawns and landscapes were developed by scientists with the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS).
R. Klein   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Reducing nitrate leaching losses from turfgrass fertilization of residential lawns [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Environmental Quality, 2021
AbstractFertilizer applications on lawns have raised environmental concerns in many Canadian municipalities. In this greenhouse study, NO3–N leaching losses from Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) lawns were evaluated on two soils (a schist loam and a clay loam) and on a sand/peat moss rootzone mix (80% sand, 20% peat moss).
Laura Côté, Guillaume Grégoire
openaire   +2 more sources

Development of sandy soil properties within subtropical residential landscapes

open access: yesSN Applied Sciences, 2023
Urbanization is homogenizing residential developments and soils across a wide climate gradient of the United States. Land development practices commonly install landscapes on low-quality compacted fill material.
Ronald A. Fox   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nematode Management in Residential Lawns

open access: yesEDIS, 2017
Plant-parasitic nematodes are among the least understood and most difficult pests to manage on turfgrass in Florida. They are very small, and most can only be seen with the aid of a microscope.
William T. Crow
doaj   +5 more sources

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