Turfgrass Test #1 Exam Questions with Correct Answers
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Environmental turf grass management
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Environmental Turf Grass Management
What are the 5 major aspects of proper turfgrass management? - Answer--proper mowing height, fertilization, and irrigation
-acceptable establishment
-proper pesticide selection and use
-proper cultivation
-selection of well adapted grasses
What happens to warm-season turfgrasses during the w...
Turfgrass Test #1 Exam Questions with
Correct Answers
What are the 5 major aspects of proper turfgrass management? - Answer--proper
mowing height, fertilization, and irrigation
-acceptable establishment
-proper pesticide selection and use
-proper cultivation
-selection of well adapted grasses
What happens to warm-season turfgrasses during the winter months? - Answer-They
go into dormancy
Edwin Budding invented the mower in what year? - Answer-1830
When/where did golf as a game start? - Answer-Scotland in the 1400s
Putting greens are mowed at what height? - Answer-0.10 in
Are most turfgrasses annual or perennial? - Answer-perennial
Define turf - Answer-turfgrasses including the soil and roots
Define sod - Answer-surface of turf that is harvested
Define stolon - Answer-stem system above ground
Define rhizome - Answer-stem system below ground
Define meristem - Answer-the growing point
Where is the apical meristem? - Answer-at the top of the crown
Where is the intercalary meristem? - Answer-between the leaf blade and leaf sheath
Define vernation - Answer-the cross section of a grass shoot. Can be folded or rolled
Define overseeding - Answer-planting extra seeds into already existing turfgrass
What are the 4 main functions of plant roots? - Answer--anchor the plant
-storage organs
-form beneficial relations with other living organisms
-absorb nutrients
, What are the differences between broadleaf plants and grassy plant root systems? -
Answer-broadleaf plants have a tap root system and grassy plants have a fibrous root
system
The compound flowers of grass plants are also called _________________. - Answer-
inflorescence
Water travels up through the ________________ - Answer-xylem
Food moves down through the ___________ - Answer-phloem
A typical grass leaf is composed of two parts, the ________________ and
___________________. - Answer-leaf blade and leaf sheath
The lower the mowing height, the _________________ the root system - Answer-
shorter
The number of shoots per unit area is called _____________ - Answer-shoot density
St. Augustinegrass has a poorer ______________________ than bermudagrass -
Answer-cold tolerance
What type of zoysiagrass is used at the Clemson Walker golf course? - Answer-
diamond
The above group horizontally growing runners (or stems) are called
____________________ - Answer-stolons
Horizontally growing underground stems are called _____________. - Answer-rhizomes
The growing point at the very top of a grass shoot hidden inside a shoot close to the
crown is called the _______________. - Answer-apical meristem
Define loam - Answer-a soil that shows the properties evenly of sand, silt, and clay
Define soil texture - Answer-distribution of sand, silt and clay and their different
aggregates
Define xylem - Answer-moves water and nutrients up the stem
Define phloem - Answer-moves food and sugar up and down the stem
What temperatures do warm season turfgrasses prefer? - Answer-80-95
What temperatures do cool season turfgrasses prefer? - Answer-65-80
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