CO TURF QS TEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What ctype cof csites cdoes cthe cturfgrass cindustry cin cColorado cinclude? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Lawns, cinstitutional cand cindustrial
cgrounds, cgolf ccourses, cathletic cfields, cand cother crecreational cturf, cparks, croadsides, cairports, cand ccemetaries
Most cimportant cfactors cin cmaintaining cgood cturf c(5) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Selecting cthe cright cgrass
Mowing
Watering
Fertilizing
Thatch ccontrol
Types cof ccool cseason cturfgrass c(3) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Bluegrass
Tall cfescue
Ryegrass
Type cof cwarm cseason cturfgrass c(3) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Bermudagrass
Zoysia
Buffalograss
When cdo cproblems cdevelop cwith cturfgrass? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔When cthe cgrass cis cunable cto cwithstand cenvironmental
cstress cor cwhen cgood cmanagement ccannot coffset cthe ceffects cof cenvironmental cstress
What care cthe csteps cof cdiagnosing ca cproblem cin cturfgrass? c(5) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Determine cthe ckind cof cgrasses cinvolved
Find cout cwhy, cif cpossible, cthe cproblem coccurred
Determine cif cit ccan cbe ccorrected cby cmanagement cpractices, csoil cmodification, cor cpesticides
Check cto csee cif ca cchemical cis clabeled cfor cboth cthe cspecies cand cthe cproblem
Recommend cgood ccultural cpractices cthat cwill cassist cin crecovery
What cis cIPM? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Integrated cpest cmanagement
An capproach cto cpest cmanagement cthat crelies con ca ccombination cof ccommon-sense cpractices.
Does cIPM caim cto celiminate call cpests? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔No
Maintain cthem cat ctolerable clevels
What care cthe cfive csteps cof cIPM? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Education
Monitoring
Prevention
Intervention/Control
Evaluation cand cPlanning
What cis can caction cthreshold? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cpoint cat cwhich cpest cpopulations cor cenvironmental cconditions cindicate
cthat cpest ccontrol caction cmust cbe ctaken
What care cthe ctwo ctypes cof caction cthresholds? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Economic
Aesthetic
What cis can ceconomic caction cthreshold? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Point cat cwhich cpest cpopulations cor cenvironmental cconditions
cindicate cthat cpest ccontrol caction cmust cbe ctaken cto cprevent can ceconomic closs
, What cis can caesthetic caction cthreshold? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Point cat cwhich cpest cpopulations cor cenvironmental cconditions
cindicate cthat cpest ccontrol caction cmust cbe ctaken cto cprevent can caesthetic closs
Example cof ca chighly ctargeted cchemical capproach? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Pheromones cto cinhibit creproduction cin cinsects
Soil cmanagement c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Very cimportant cin cturfgrass cmanagement. cpH cof c6-7 cis cdesired. cNeed cadequate
cwater cand coxygen.
Issues cwith csoil cmanagement c(7) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Excessively cwet
Excessively cdry
Excessively cacidic
Excessively calkaline
Prone cto ccompaction
Impenetrable
Full cof cdebris
What care cturfgrass ccultivars? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Types cof cgrass cspecies cselected cfor cspecific ccharacteristics csuch cas
cdisease cresistance, ctolerance cto cunusual cenvironments, cand cappearance
How cdo cyou cprovide ctolerance cto cvaried csites? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Plant cat cleast c2 cdifferent cspecies cor ccultivars
What care cexamples cof ccultural cpractices cfor cturfgrass cmanagement? c(4) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Mowing
Fertilizing
Watering
Cultivating
What care cthe cthree cimportant cingredients cfor cturfgrass cfertilizer cmanagement? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Type cof cfert
Rate cof cfert
Timing cof cfert
What cis cthe cmost cimportant cfertilizer celement cin cmaintaining cturfgrass? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Nitrogen
What care cthe ctwo cforms cof cnitrogen cin cfertilizer? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Ammonium
Nitrate
What cis cfertilizer crate cexpressed cas? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔lbs cof cN cper c1,000 csq. cft.
How cmuch cN cshould cbe capplied cper cacre cper capplication? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔.5-1 clb
What cother celement c(besides cN-K-P) cdo cColorado clawns cneed? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Due cto chigh cpH csoils chere, cIron c(Fe)
cis cneeded cin cfertilizer capplications
Short cterm cdetrimental ceffects cof cmowing cturfgrass? c(5) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Temporary ccessation cof croot cgrowth
Reduces ccarbohydrate cproduction cand cstorage
Created centry cpoints cfor cpathogens
Temporarily cincreases cwater closs
Reduces cwater cabsorption cby croots
What cis cthe crecommended cmowing cheight cfor clawns? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔2.5-3 cinches
Why cis cit cbetter cto cleave cclippings cafter cmowing? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Rich cin cN cand crecycle cP cinto cthe csoil
Decompose cvery cquickly
What cdoes cthe cprecise cfrequency cof cirrigating cturfgrass cdepend con? c(3) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Soil ctype cand cinfiltration crate
Turfgrass cspecies
Transpiration crate
What care cpositive ceffects cof caeration con cturfgrass? c(5) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Increases cinfiltration ccapacity
Stimulates croot cgrowth cwithin choles
Increases cshoot cgrowth catop choles
Controls cthatch
Improves cresponses cto cfertilizer
How coften cshould cyou ccore ccultivate c(aerate)? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔At cleast conce cper cyear. cIdeally ctwice cor cmore
What cshould cbe ctaken cinto caccount cwhen cselecting ca cturfgrass cspecies? c(5) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cplanting csite
The cuse cof cthe cturf
The cdesired clevel cof cvisual cquality
The camount cof cmaintenance cit cwould cneed
Availability cand cquality cof cwater cfor cirrigation
When cshould cpesticides cbe cused con cturfgrass? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔As ca clast cresort cafter cevery cother coption chas cbeen
cexplored
What ctype cof csites cdoes cthe cturfgrass cindustry cin cColorado cinclude? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Lawns, cinstitutional cand cindustrial
cgrounds, cgolf ccourses, cathletic cfields, cand cother crecreational cturf, cparks, croadsides, cairports, cand ccemetaries
Most cimportant cfactors cin cmaintaining cgood cturf c(5) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Selecting cthe cright cgrass
Mowing
Watering
Fertilizing
Thatch ccontrol
Types cof ccool cseason cturfgrass c(3) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Bluegrass
Tall cfescue
Ryegrass
Type cof cwarm cseason cturfgrass c(3) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Bermudagrass
Zoysia
Buffalograss
When cdo cproblems cdevelop cwith cturfgrass? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔When cthe cgrass cis cunable cto cwithstand cenvironmental
cstress cor cwhen cgood cmanagement ccannot coffset cthe ceffects cof cenvironmental cstress
What care cthe csteps cof cdiagnosing ca cproblem cin cturfgrass? c(5) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Determine cthe ckind cof cgrasses cinvolved
Find cout cwhy, cif cpossible, cthe cproblem coccurred
Determine cif cit ccan cbe ccorrected cby cmanagement cpractices, csoil cmodification, cor cpesticides
Check cto csee cif ca cchemical cis clabeled cfor cboth cthe cspecies cand cthe cproblem
Recommend cgood ccultural cpractices cthat cwill cassist cin crecovery
What cis cIPM? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Integrated cpest cmanagement
An capproach cto cpest cmanagement cthat crelies con ca ccombination cof ccommon-sense cpractices.
Does cIPM caim cto celiminate call cpests? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔No
Maintain cthem cat ctolerable clevels
What care cthe cfive csteps cof cIPM? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Education
Monitoring
Prevention
Intervention/Control
Evaluation cand cPlanning
What cis can caction cthreshold? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cpoint cat cwhich cpest cpopulations cor cenvironmental cconditions cindicate
cthat cpest ccontrol caction cmust cbe ctaken
What care cthe ctwo ctypes cof caction cthresholds? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Economic
Aesthetic
What cis can ceconomic caction cthreshold? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Point cat cwhich cpest cpopulations cor cenvironmental cconditions
cindicate cthat cpest ccontrol caction cmust cbe ctaken cto cprevent can ceconomic closs
, What cis can caesthetic caction cthreshold? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Point cat cwhich cpest cpopulations cor cenvironmental cconditions
cindicate cthat cpest ccontrol caction cmust cbe ctaken cto cprevent can caesthetic closs
Example cof ca chighly ctargeted cchemical capproach? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Pheromones cto cinhibit creproduction cin cinsects
Soil cmanagement c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Very cimportant cin cturfgrass cmanagement. cpH cof c6-7 cis cdesired. cNeed cadequate
cwater cand coxygen.
Issues cwith csoil cmanagement c(7) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Excessively cwet
Excessively cdry
Excessively cacidic
Excessively calkaline
Prone cto ccompaction
Impenetrable
Full cof cdebris
What care cturfgrass ccultivars? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Types cof cgrass cspecies cselected cfor cspecific ccharacteristics csuch cas
cdisease cresistance, ctolerance cto cunusual cenvironments, cand cappearance
How cdo cyou cprovide ctolerance cto cvaried csites? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Plant cat cleast c2 cdifferent cspecies cor ccultivars
What care cexamples cof ccultural cpractices cfor cturfgrass cmanagement? c(4) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Mowing
Fertilizing
Watering
Cultivating
What care cthe cthree cimportant cingredients cfor cturfgrass cfertilizer cmanagement? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Type cof cfert
Rate cof cfert
Timing cof cfert
What cis cthe cmost cimportant cfertilizer celement cin cmaintaining cturfgrass? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Nitrogen
What care cthe ctwo cforms cof cnitrogen cin cfertilizer? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Ammonium
Nitrate
What cis cfertilizer crate cexpressed cas? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔lbs cof cN cper c1,000 csq. cft.
How cmuch cN cshould cbe capplied cper cacre cper capplication? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔.5-1 clb
What cother celement c(besides cN-K-P) cdo cColorado clawns cneed? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Due cto chigh cpH csoils chere, cIron c(Fe)
cis cneeded cin cfertilizer capplications
Short cterm cdetrimental ceffects cof cmowing cturfgrass? c(5) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Temporary ccessation cof croot cgrowth
Reduces ccarbohydrate cproduction cand cstorage
Created centry cpoints cfor cpathogens
Temporarily cincreases cwater closs
Reduces cwater cabsorption cby croots
What cis cthe crecommended cmowing cheight cfor clawns? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔2.5-3 cinches
Why cis cit cbetter cto cleave cclippings cafter cmowing? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Rich cin cN cand crecycle cP cinto cthe csoil
Decompose cvery cquickly
What cdoes cthe cprecise cfrequency cof cirrigating cturfgrass cdepend con? c(3) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Soil ctype cand cinfiltration crate
Turfgrass cspecies
Transpiration crate
What care cpositive ceffects cof caeration con cturfgrass? c(5) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Increases cinfiltration ccapacity
Stimulates croot cgrowth cwithin choles
Increases cshoot cgrowth catop choles
Controls cthatch
Improves cresponses cto cfertilizer
How coften cshould cyou ccore ccultivate c(aerate)? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔At cleast conce cper cyear. cIdeally ctwice cor cmore
What cshould cbe ctaken cinto caccount cwhen cselecting ca cturfgrass cspecies? c(5) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cplanting csite
The cuse cof cthe cturf
The cdesired clevel cof cvisual cquality
The camount cof cmaintenance cit cwould cneed
Availability cand cquality cof cwater cfor cirrigation
When cshould cpesticides cbe cused con cturfgrass? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔As ca clast cresort cafter cevery cother coption chas cbeen
cexplored
