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Cool-Season Turfgrass Survival on Two Former Golf Courses in Michigan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Mark A. Garrison ,
John C. Stier ,
John N. Rogers  and
Alec R. Kowalewski
Mark A. Garrison
Affiliation:
Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706
John C. Stier*
Affiliation:
Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706
John N. Rogers
Affiliation:
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
Alec R. Kowalewski
Affiliation:
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: jstier@wisc.edu
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Abstract

Most turfgrass species have been listed as either invasive or potentially invasive species in the U.S., but few data exist to verify their invasiveness. Our objective was to determine cool-season turfgrass survival on two abandoned golf courses to assess their invasive potential in unmanaged sites. Maintenance operations ceased at Matheson Greens Golf Course in 2000 and at Four Winds Golf Course in 2003. The frequency and abundance of creeping bentgrass, Kentucky bluegrass, and fine fescues in quadrats placed along transects were recorded and compared to other cover such as herbaceous dicots and bare soil in 2005 and 2007. Turfgrasses at both courses were unable to maintain monocultures. All turfgrasses were nearly absent from Matheson Greens Golf Course 5 yr after maintenance operations ceased. At the Four Winds Golf Course site, creeping bentgrass comprised less than 25% cover on former putting greens by 2007, and was rarely found outside of the former putting green areas. Kentucky bluegrass cover ranged from 5 to 75% on the former fairways. Herbaceous dicots usually dominated the former turf areas at both sites, and included noxious weeds such as Canada thistle and invasive weeds such as spotted knapweed.

Keywords

Canada thistle, Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. CIAR4creeping bentgrass, Agrostis stolonifera L. AGSSTfine-leaf fescues, Festuca spp.Kentucky bluegrass, Poa pratensis L. POPRspotted knapweed, Centaurea stoebe L. ssp. micranthos (Gugler) Hayek CEBI2Invasivefrequencyabundanceintroduced
Type
Case Study
Information
Invasive Plant Science and Management , Volume 2 , Issue 4 , October 2009 , pp. 396 - 403
Copyright
Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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