A starter fertilizer containing phosphorus (P) is recommended in which setting? - Answer-Seeding or sodding
Which of the following seasons is best to establish cool-season grasses such as Kentucky bluegrass? - Answer-Fall
Which cool-season turfgrass species has a poor tolerance to low tempera...
Turfgrass Final Exam Questions with
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A starter fertilizer containing phosphorus (P) is recommended in which setting? -
Answer-Seeding or sodding
Which of the following seasons is best to establish cool-season grasses such as
Kentucky bluegrass? - Answer-Fall
Which cool-season turfgrass species has a poor tolerance to low temperatures? -
Answer-Perennial ryegrass
The scientific name for buffalograss is? - Answer-Buchloe dactyloides
Which is NOT a common problem of a sand-based rootzone? - Answer-Compaction
Soils with a pH of 7.5 or greater can have limited availability of which mineral
nutrient(s)? - Answer-Iron/Manganese
Plants are classified into separate families. Which plant family do grasses fall under? -
Answer-Poaceae
What is the main contributor to thatch in a turfgrass stand? - Answer-Stem tissues-
roots, rhizomes, stolons, crowns
Which species of turfgrass is NOT typically used on golf course putting greens? -
Answer-Kentucky bluegrass
Bunch-type grasses spread via? - Answer-Tillers
The term applied to the greater community value of golf courses other than just the
recreational aspect of golfing is? - Answer-Ecosystem services
The average annual base salary for a golf course superintendent is? - Answer-$90-
$100K
Warm season turfgrass species and varieties are often mixed or blended together to
improve genetic diversity. - Answer-False
Plants take in carbon dioxide for photosynthesis and release oxygen. - Answer-True
The ultimate goal for a turfgrass manager is to encourage plant respiration and
discourage photosynthesis. - Answer-False
, Which of the following is NOT a turfgrass species used on golf course fairways? -
Answer-St. Augustinegrass
Warm season grasses are typically established via sprigs or sod, whereas cool season
grasses are established via seed or sod. - Answer-True
Which cool season turfgrass species has the best shade tolerance? - Answer-Fine
fescue
Which warm season turfgrass species has the best shade tolerance? - Answer-St.
Augustinegrass
When identifying turfgrasses, which appendage is useful for distinguishing a cool
season from a warm season species? - Answer-Ligule
The most reliable identification characteristic for grasses that is often used by
taxonomists is? - Answer-Seedhead
The term - mixture - is used when discussing seed that is a combination of two or more
species - Answer-True
Which of the following is NOT a potential negative consequence of a seeding rate that is
too high? - Answer-Greater weed invasion
Which of the following would NOT be an advantage of seeding turfgrasses compared to
sodding? - Answer-Instant cover
This website database can be useful for selecting the best performing turfgrass
varieties? - Answer-National Turfgrass Evaluation Program
Endophytes are? - Answer-Living fungi that form a symbiotic relationship with
turfgrasses, possibly improving resistance to pests
Which is NOT one of the three soil properties discussed in class? - Answer-Transitional
An ideal soil should be made up of 50% pore space and 50% solids. - Answer-True
When using the "Feel" method to estimate a soil's texture, a soil forming a long, shiny,
pliable ribbon would indicate? - Answer-Fine textured soil
Compacted soils have? - Answer-Greater bulk density
Soil pH is a measure of? - Answer-Hydrogen
As the saying goes, you need common sense and good _________ to grow grass. -
Answer-Drainage
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