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Measuring Rooting of Sodded Turfs 1
Author(s) -
King J. W.,
Beard J. B.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1969.00021962006100040003x
Subject(s) - loam , agronomy , mineral , environmental science , soil water , soil science , biology , ecology
A technique was developed for measuring the rooting of sodded turfs. ‘Merion’ Kentucky bluegrass sod pieces, transplanted from organic and mineral soil, were placed in a frame having a fiberglass screen bottom. The frames containing the sod pieces were placed on a sandy loam soil and allowed to root. After 5 weeks the sod was lifted vertically from the underlying soil with a block and tackle technique. Sod grown on organic soil rooted into the underlying soil better than that produced on mineral soil.