SPSS (version 17; IBM Corp., Armonk, NY) and means were separated using the Waller–Duncan t test ( P < 0.05). Minimal mow and no-mow plots were analyzed separately. Table 1. Composition of low-input turfgrass mixtures and blends evaluated at the
reduced by the autonomous mower, with respect to the cylinder mower. The authors suggest that the autonomous mower tested in the trial may be a valid alternative to reel mowers at mowing heights greater than 2.5 cm. In the scientific literature, no
remaining half of the plots. A ruled template was used as a guide to ensure that no more than one-third of the turfgrass cover was removed at any given time. All plots were mowed simultaneously one to three times per week, depending on season. Fertilization
contrast, preliminary results indicated a positive effect of mowing on flowering of bilberry [ Vaccinium myrtillus ( Marocke et al., 1981 )], but there is no indication of furtherance of this work. Anecdotal reports from Massachusetts cranberry growers
Nov. 2008, TWO provided no better weed control than MOW. Weed density in treatments FOUR and SIX increased by Nov. 2008. This can be attributed to the breakdown of the pecan mulch, indicating a need for reapplication. The discrepancy between the Nov
. Changes in levels of fructose, glucose, and sucrose in response to mowing treatments were variable. No differences in levels of sucrose or fructose were observed among treatments in either study (data not shown), whereas glucose levels were reduced in
rates during establishment resulted in greater rates of root extension into deep soil; however, cutting height had no effect on root extension in three of the four species, including ‘Floratam’. However, shorter mowing heights reduced total weight in all
bentgrass cover was antagonized by fraise mowing cultivation (disturbance experiment) and enhanced by higher dazomet fumigation (dazomet rate experiment). In the surface disturbance experiment, seed propagated in plots subjected to little or no surface
with when foliage was not mowed. Although no statistical differences in IN incidence were measured at the other c-weeks (0.5, 1, 2, and 3), a trend of IN incidence being consistently lower when vines were mowed compared with when they were not mowed was
significant variety-by-overseeding interaction was detected in turfgrass cover data on all rating dates after overseeding occurred each year ( Table 1 ). Turfgrass cover only varied due to mowing regime on a single rating date in 2006 and no dates in 2007