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| Web URL(s): | http://www.actahort.org/books/661/661_39.htm
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Cereti, C. F.;
Rossini, F.;
Stancanelli, G. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Crop Production, Universitá degli Studi della Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy |
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| Title: | Ground cover and botanical composition of a soccer pitch during three years |
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| Section: | Cultural practices
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| Meeting Info.: | Proceedings of the First International Conference on Turfgrass Management and Science for Sports Fields, Athens, Greece, June 2-7, 2003 |
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| Source: | Acta Horticulturae. Vol. 661, November 2004, p. 309-314. |
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| Publishing Information: | The Hague: International Society for Horticultural Science |
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| # of Pages: | 6 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Ground cover; Botanical composition; Soccer fields; Lolium perenne; Poa pratensis; Traffic; Turfgrass Quality; Cultural methods; Trifolium; Wear
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Turfgrasses are frequently used to cover soccer pitches. These grasses are subjected to wear and traffic stresses, and recover from their damages slowly. Turf quality of soccer pitches can be improved by several management practices. The objective of this study was to determine turf coverage in a university soccer field before and after the adoption of intensive cultural practices. Changes in turf coverage were determined by the botanical composition index and elaborated as the percentage of bare soil, Lolium perenne, Poa pratensis and Trifolium spp. It was found that L. perenne and P. pratensis reacted positively to the management practices that enhanced soil coverage and the competitive ability against undesirable weeds, especially clover spots. Geostatistical analysis methods confirmed the effect of the cultural practices used to increase turf cover also in the heavily trafficked areas of the sport field." |
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| ISBN: | 90 6605 306 2 |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 6 |
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| Note: | Figures
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Cereti, C. F., F. Rossini, and G. Stancanelli. 2004. Ground cover and botanical composition of a soccer pitch during three years. Acta Horticulturae. 661:p. 309-314. |
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MSU catalog number: SB 13 .A25 no. 661
MSU catalog number: SB 433 .I55 2003 |
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