{"id":13747,"date":"2012-07-12T11:00:10","date_gmt":"2012-07-12T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aquatrolscompany.com\/conducting-a-knockout-trial\/"},"modified":"2012-07-12T11:00:10","modified_gmt":"2012-07-12T15:00:10","slug":"conducting-a-knockout-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aquatrolscompany.com\/en-eu\/conducting-a-knockout-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Conducting a Knockout Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Doing your own research with knockout trials\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F7R7-sVRWOk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F7R7-sVRWOk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video courtesy of PACE Turf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The wonderful video above from the folks at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paceturf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pace Turf<\/a> highlights one of the ways to conduct a &#8220;knockout trial,&#8221; also occasionally referred to as a &#8220;plywood trial.&#8221; In this kind of trial, random plots on greens or fairways are covered with tarp or plywood before a certain treatment product is applied. Covering these random plots ensures that the product being tested does not reach the turf beneath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because all other conditions on the test area remain the same, a knockout trial allows researchers and superintendents to isolate the effects of <strong>only<\/strong> the product being tested. Between applications, the plywood or tarp is removed so that all plots experience the same environmental stresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Revolution Knockout Trial<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A superintendent used a plywood trial to find out what <a href=\"http:\/\/aquatrols.com\/turf\/golf\/products\/soil-surfactants\/revolution\/?LOCALE=USA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revolution<\/a> <em>really<\/em> did for his greens. He made two applications of Revolution at the labeled rate, covering the same small area with plywood during each application. The photo below speaks for itself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1023\" height=\"677\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aquatrolscompany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/revolution_plywood_trial.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6952 lazyload\" title=\"Revolution_Plywood_Trial\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/aquatrolscompany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/revolution_plywood_trial.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/aquatrolscompany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/revolution_plywood_trial-500x331.jpg 500w, https:\/\/aquatrolscompany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/revolution_plywood_trial-768x508.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1023px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1023\/677;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">While the Revolution-treated turf is healthy, green, and consistent, the area that did not receive treatment is brown, patchy, and bare. The positive effects of Revolution are readily apparent thanks to a piece of plywood and a little superintendent ingenuity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Do you conduct knockout tests on your course? 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