Turfgrass management-Basic Maintenance practices Exam Questions with Latest Update
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Environmental turf grass management
Institution
Environmental Turf Grass Management
The loss of adequate air supply to the root zone is most commonly caused by poor irrigation practices. (t/f) - Answer-false-many different causes...mainly aeration
The type of soil is a major consideration in deciding how frequently to move tee-markers. (t/f) - Answer-false- depends on the amoun...
Turfgrass management-Basic
Maintenance practices Exam Questions
with Latest Update
The loss of adequate air supply to the root zone is most commonly caused by poor
irrigation practices. (t/f) - Answer-false-many different causes...mainly aeration
The type of soil is a major consideration in deciding how frequently to move tee-
markers. (t/f) - Answer-false- depends on the amount of traffic, the amount of wear
resulting from traffic, and the rate of turfgrass recovery
Why is it important to frequently alter foot traffic patterns on putting surfaces? - Answer-
soil compaction and turfgrass wear can be greatly reduced by changing hole locations
Topdressing is a way to immediately improve the soil texture. (t/f) - Answer-false-used
to smooth and decrease surface irregularities...can be used to slowly alter poor soils
over time
Topdressing is used to provide potassium, phosphorus, and nitrogen to turfgrass. (t/f) -
Answer-false-fertilizing provides potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen
Top dressing restores the spaces in the soil by recreating passageways that facilitate
the flow of water, nutrients and air to the plant. (t/f) - Answer-false- aerating is the
process that restores passageways in the soil that facilitate the flow of water, nutrients,
and air to the plant
Marking an area "Ground under repair" is a method of controlling traffic patterns. (t/f) -
Answer-true
What ingredient in fertilizer would promote algae growth in ponds and waterways? -
Answer-leaching phosphorus has been singled out as a possible promoter of algae
growth in waterways
What does a wetting agent do? - Answer-a chemical substance that increases the
spreading and penetrating properties of water by lowering its surface tension, or
tendency of its molecule to adhere to each other
An excess of what nutrient can increase the incidence and severity of turfgrass
disease? - Answer-nitrogen
An excess of what nutrient harms the plant's drought tolerance? - Answer-Nitrogen
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