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Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon, L. Pers) is used very often in the fairways of golf courses, due to its tolerance to drought, high temperatures and treading damage. The objective of this work was to study the response of this grown cultivar with Dallis grass (Paspalum dilatatum, Poiret), to several levels of municipal wastewater. An experimental setup known as sprinkle point source was used to simulate the various levels of water application, expressed by the crop coefficient kc and the crop evapotranspiration rate. Results were compared with those obtained for sprinkle irrigated plots under nitrogen fertilization. At lower water application rates (kc < 0.5), grass yield response to wastewater application was comparable to potable water application without added nitrogen. At higher application rates (kc > 1), grass yield response to wastewater was comparable to potable application combined with nitrogen application between 0 and 25 kg ha−1.month−1. Visual appearance of the lawngrass was good for kc values > 1.2, when wastewater was applied.
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Beltrão, J., Gamito, P., Guerrero, C., Arsénio, A., Brito, J. (1999). Grass response to municipal wastewater reuse as compared to nitrogen and water application. In: Anac, D., Martin-PrÉvel, P. (eds) Improved Crop Quality by Nutrient Management. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 86. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-37449-9_60
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