RESEARCH REPORT

Fertilizer Influences on Soil and Turf Quality

Table 2. Bentgrass Color ratings*

Fertilizer
treatment
Color rating meansStandard
deviation
JulyAug.Sept.Oct.Season
EXP 62007.627.788.317.187.850.03
EXP 71707.646.698.267.197.74.013
EXP 10117.627.708.297.257.720.04
EXP 16287.737.958.387.327.730.06
Spring Valley 21-3-127.587.558.197.187.640.08
Spring Valley 12-1-127.757.778.447.287.830.02
Carbo-Aid7.848.068.437.367.950.07
NPR 12-3-107.647.678.327.297.740.05
Creekwood 4-5-37.587.878.327.287.76.014
Natural Science 12-0-07.767.788.407.287.830.14
LOrganic-87.637.828.387.347.740.08
Country Club7.537.588.217.187.630.10
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LSD (P=0.05).120.230.230.190.12--

* Scale 1 to 9; 1 =brown, 7 =minimally acceptable; 9 =excessively green.

Table 3. Bentgrass clipping concentrations of N,P, and K.

Clipping concentrations
Fertilizer treatmentNPK
--------- % --------- 
EXP 62003.720.591.56
EXP 71703.650.592.03
EXP 10113.720.582.14
EXP 16283.770.562.03
Spring Valley 21-3-123.530.571.91
Spring Valley 12-1-123.620.571.99
Carbo-Aid3.900.612.10
NPR 12-3-103.560.612.14
Creekwood 4-5-33.530.612.03
Natural Science 12-0-03.690.602.02
LOrganic-83.620.561.90
Country Club3.590.541.98
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LSD (P=0.05).140.060.22

Means for clippings collected July 11 and October 24.

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