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A positive valorization way of sludge compost: recycling it to turfgrass instead of partial conventional substrate

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science, 2017
Sludge is known to be a suitable amendment material to substrate used for horticultural products because of its soil-like physical and nutritional characteristics.
Hong-tao Liu, Sheng-kui Cheng, Mei Lei, Jun-xing Yang, Lin-juan Zhang   +4 more
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Defining preferred turfgrass features for lawn choice for Floridian homeowners

Journal of Urban Management
Turfgrass lawns provide many environmental benefits, including temperature moderation, soil stabilization in urban centers, and surface water runoff reduction in the rapidly urbanizing societies.
Melinda Knuth, Xuan Wei, Xumin Zhang, Hayk Khachatryan, Alan Hodges, Chengyan Yue   +5 more
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Shade and Nitrogen Fertilizer Effects on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Creeping Bentgrass Putting Greens

Horticulturae
Climate change mitigation requires creative solutions to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG). Little research has been performed on GHG emissions from shaded turfgrass systems, resulting in a lack of best management practice (BMP) development.
Katy E. Chapman, Kristina S. Walker
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Turfgrass Through Time: Historical Uses, Cultural Values, and Sustainability Transitions

Agronomy
Turfgrass has evolved from a fundamental element of natural landscapes to a key component of ornamental, recreational, and ecological systems. This review examines its historical trajectory, from ancient civilizations and medieval monastic gardens to ...
Paola Viola, Marianna Olivadese, Alberto Minelli   +2 more
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Turfgrass Disease Management

EDIS, 2011
Turfgrass diseases are underappreciated because the biological organisms (plant pathogens) causing the problems are rarely observed. Fortunately, grasses maintained using proper cultural practices (water, mowing, and fertility) are not as likely to ...
Monica L. Elliott, Philip F. Harmon
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Growing Turfgrass in the Shade

EDIS, 2008
Revised! ENH-151, a 2-page fact sheet by L.E. Trenholm, lists species of turfgrass suitable for use in the shade and management practices to minimize added stress. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, April 2008.
Laurie E. Trenholm
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The Fate of Nitrogen Applied to Florida Turfgrass

EDIS, 2018
The quality of Florida’s surface and ground waters is of utmost importance to the flora and fauna living in them, as their growth is directly related to the amount of nutrients in these waters.
Travis W. Shaddox, Joseph Bryan Unruh
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Morphophysiological and antioxidant enzymatic mechanisms of seven Axonopus compressus variants grown under water stress conditions. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Zeng T, Juraimi AS, Naharudin NS, Hasan M, Ahmad-Hamdani MS.   +4 more
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Physiological and turf quality responses of tall fescue to varying irrigation levels and nitrogen doses under Mediterranean climate conditions. [PDF]

BMC Plant Biol
Zere Taskin S, Yonter F, Candogan BN, Cansev A, Bilgili U.   +4 more
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Genetic and genomic resources for turfgrasses: status, applications, and prospects. [PDF]

Theor Appl Genet
Lee SH, Purushotham P, Boeri PA, Chandra A, Jayakodi M.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source