Elevated soil nitrogen pools after conversion of turfgrass to water-efficient residential landscapes
Environmental Research Letters, 2016 As a result of uncertain resource availability and growing populations, city managers are implementing conservation plans that aim to provide services for people while reducing household resource use.
Hannah Heavenrich, Sharon J Hall
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Hydro-bio-geo-socio-chemical interactions and the sustainability of residential landscapes. [PDF]
PNAS Nexus, 2023 Groffman PM +16 more
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Floral Lawns: Developing and Evaluating a Residential Lawn Alternative for Southern Ontario
, 2016 Residential landscapes in Canada and the U.S. are dominated by turfgrass. The consequences of this include diminished biodiversity, reduced rainwater infiltration, increased irrigation and widespread overuse of fertilizers and pesticides that degrade water quality and impact wildlife populations.
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Effects of Home Value, Home Age, and Lot Size on Lawn Watering Practices of Residential Homeowners
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports, 2015 Lawn care and lawn watering practices of residential homeowners were significantly affected by home value and home age, but lot size was less a factor.
D. Bremer, S. Keeley, A. Jager
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Soil microbiomes in lawns reveal land-use legacy impacts on urban landscapes. [PDF]
Oecologia, 2023 Thompson GL +3 more
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Irrigation frequency effects on Prizm zoysiagrass establishment from sprigs
Agrosystems, Geosciences & EnvironmentZoysiagrass (Zoysia spp. Willd.) is a popular choice for commercial and residential lawns, as well as golf course fairways and tees because it requires less light, fertilizer, and mowing compared to bermudagrass (Cynodon spp.). However, zoysiagrass' slow
Tyler Q. Carr +4 more
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Alternative Strategies for Broadleaf Weed Management in Residential Lawns
, 2014 Weed management treatments were examined as alternatives to conventional chemical herbicides. Site preparation and post-establishment treatments were tested in a randomized complete block factorial design, over two years. There were no site preparation treatment effects of untreated control, glyphosate, acetic acid, and flame weeding.
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AgronomyTurfgrass systems in European urban green spaces, including sports fields, golf courses, and residential lawns, must balance high performance with compliance with stricter pesticide regulations.
Luka Batistič, Stanislav Trdan
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Alternatives to the residential lawn: new home design options
, 2006 Residential lawns have ecological consequences. Alternatives to lawns may mitigate the consequences but resistance to adoption exists. This research seeks to understand if owners of new homes would have considered alternatives if they had been offered by developers, and to examine the role of societal norms in residential landscape decision making ...
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Factors that affect the adoption of lawn alternative residential landscapes
, 1997 Numerous problems with conventional lawns have been documented and agreed upon. However, in spite of this knowledge, recent research shows that few people are readily adopting lawn alternatives. This research set out to determine: what type of landscape is replacing the lawn, why people decide to eliminate their lawn, and the type of people who choose ...
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