DEPARTMENT OF CROP AND SOIL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES FACSIMILE 
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Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0404

The enclosed pictures were taken last week. Bentgrass was treated in the field this summer with. ROOTS®. Three weeks later four-inch plugs were sampled from treated and control plots and placed in rooting. rings (four- inch diameter plastic rings with wire mesh bottoms) - The plugs were then irrigated with heavy salty water. After six weeks root growth was measured. The enclosed pictures represent the data. Conclusion, bentgrass treated with Roots negates injury caused by irrigation with salt water. In fact it appears that Roots actually stimulated root development in spite of being irrigated with salty water (estimated over 100 lbs of salt was applied per 1000 sq. ft. during the duration of the experiment).

R.. E.. Schmidt

Professor, CSES

Turf Ecology and Research