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Effects of Behind Center Distance on Creeping Bentgrass ( Agrostis stolonifera L.) Putting Greens
Author(s) -
Yurisic Cory A.,
Sorochan John C.,
Nikolai Thomas A.,
Hathaway Aaron
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
crop, forage and turfgrass management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.29
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2374-3832
DOI - 10.2134/cftm2015.0160
Subject(s) - agrostis stolonifera , agrostis , plant science , biology , botany , poaceae
B EHIND CENTER DISTANCE (BCD) is a term used to describe the distance from the vertical centerline of a mower reel to the shear point of the bedknife (Fig. 1). In general, the cutting unit becomes more aggressive as the distance behind center increases (he Toro Company, 2013). It is theorized that a longer BCD distance allows the cutting edges of the blades to extend deeper into the turfgrass canopy which enables the blades to gather more leaf tissue as they approach the bedknife, thus producing a smoother cut when compared with shorter (less aggressive) BCD conigurations. he cleaner cut likely improves ball speed on putting green surfaces. To date, limited research has been conducted in the past to quantify if diferences exist between various BCD settings. herefore, the objective for this research was to compare the efects that six diferent BCD treatments have on green speed (GS), clipping yield (CY), turf quality (TQ), and top-dressing sand collection (SC).