Divot Resistance Varies among Bermudagrass and Zoysiagrass Cultivars

Divots created by a golf stroke are a natural occurrence on golf courses and the resistance of turf to divot injury is an important factor that should be considered when selecting a turfgrass. Therefore, the primary objective of this experiment was to quantify the divot resistance for various bermud...

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Published in:Crop science 2011-07, Vol.51 (4), p.1793-1799
Main Authors: Trappe, Jon M, Karcher, Douglas E, Richardson, Michael D, Patton, Aaron J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions
Biological and medical sciences
Cultivars
Cynodon dactylon
Data collection
Experiments
field experimentation
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genetics and breeding of economic plants
Golf courses
lawns and turf
Loam soils
Methods
Shear strength
Turf
turf grasses
Turfgrasses
Varietal selection. Specialized plant breeding, plant breeding aims
Zoysia matrella
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Summary:Divots created by a golf stroke are a natural occurrence on golf courses and the resistance of turf to divot injury is an important factor that should be considered when selecting a turfgrass. Therefore, the primary objective of this experiment was to quantify the divot resistance for various bermudagrass (Cynodon spp. Rich.) and zoysiagrass (Zoysia spp. Willd.) cultivars in a field experiment, with a secondary objective to compare evaluation methods for quantifying divot resistance. This study was conducted in Fayetteville, AR. Divot type, severity, and volume as well as a Turfgrass Shear Tester were used to determine divot resistance. ‘Riviera’ bermudagrass had the largest volume per divot (70 cm3), while the smallest divots (
ISSN:1435-0653
0011-183X
1435-0653
DOI:10.2135/cropsci2010.10.0595