3B - Chapter 1 - General Turf Maintenance Practices with Complete Solutions

Describe the benefits of a well maintained turf in: Commercial and Residential lawns Benefits include aesthetics of visual appeal, and increased values for homes/businesses. Environmental benefits include, enhanced air quality, oxygen production, reduced water runoff and soil erosion, reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide, storing soil nitrogen, and carbon, and dissipating heat Describe the benefits of a well maintained turf in: Athletic fields Visual appeal of well maintained sports field. Social benefits include opportunities for sports, recreation and relaxation. Describe the benefits of a well maintained turf in: Golf courses Golf courses also have visual appeal, and pleasing aesthetics. Also providing opportunity for recreation and fellowship, and relaxation. Describe the temperature conditions (i.e. ranges) under which cool-season turfgrass species perform best Cool season species actively grow in the late spring and early fall, less active in summer. Growth and net energy production of cool-season grasses is optimum at 68-77 degrees F. Cool-season species typically keep some of green color in winter, especially in southern Indiana