Boron Effects on Bentgrass and Bermudagrass Rooting and Grow-in on US Golf Association Recreational Greens, 1998
The effect of boron (B) on rooting mass of three varieties of creeping bentgrass seedlings was studied in the greenhouse. Dry weight of bentgrass shoots was affected by both B rate and grass variety while no differences were noted for root weight. Treatment affects indicated that bentgrass did respond to increasing rates of B. A field study will be initiated in 1999 on a 4-year-old native soil bentgrass putting green to further evaluate the effect of B on bentgrass rooting. Measurements will include twice-monthly visual color and quality, twice-monthly clipping yield, twice a year tissue B analysis, and twice a year rooting mass measurement. AL-15F
