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[[Category:Glossary]]  [[Category:Turf]] <br> 1. In turfgrass culture, a term used to describe soil that tends to repel water, instead of allowing it to pass through the surface into the rootzone; often a symptom of excessive thatch, or improper mixing of soil materials.<br> <br>
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1. In [[turfgrass]] culture, a term used to describe soil that tends to repel water, instead of allowing it to pass through the surface into the [[rootzone]]; often a symptom of excessive [[thatch]], or improper mixing of soil materials.<br><br>
 
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Dew_2.jpg/220px-Dew_2.jpg<br><br>
Dew drop on a hydrophobic leaf surface.<br>
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrophobe<br><br>

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1. In turfgrass culture, a term used to describe soil that tends to repel water, instead of allowing it to pass through the surface into the rootzone; often a symptom of excessive thatch, or improper mixing of soil materials.

220px-Dew_2.jpg

Dew drop on a hydrophobic leaf surface.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrophobe