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news Effect s of Plant Growt h Regulat ors on Put t ing Green Aerificat ion Recovery Int erim report - August 2021 Chas Schmid, Ph.D, Emily Braithwaite and Alec Kowalewski, Ph.D
Organic matter (OM) management with core cultivation is one of the most important management practices for golf course putting greens, and one of the most disruptive to golfers. In northern climates, core cultivation is done in the spring and fall on actively growing cool-season turfgrasses to minimize improve recovery time. However, this is also the time of year when golf courses experience the most play. Thus, there is a need to reduce recovery time post-core cultivation to limit disruption to golfers. PG 18 | SEP 2021