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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Grossi, N.;
Volterrani, M.;
Magni, S.;
Miele, S. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Centro Ricerche Tappeti Erbosi Sportivi- DAGA, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy |
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| Title: | Tall fescue turf quality and soccer playing characteristics as affected by mowing height |
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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. 319-322. |
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| Publishing Information: | The Hague: International Society for Horticultural Science |
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| # of Pages: | 4 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Verdure; Festuca arundinacea; Quality; Soccer fields; Playability; Color; Clipping weight; Thatch; Surface hardness; Traction; Mowing height; Cultivar evaluation
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| Cultivar Names: | Arminda; Safari |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Among cool-season turfgrasses tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) exhibits the best adaptation to the Italian climate. Many turf type cultivars have been recently released and management practices consequently should be adapted. The purpose of the research was to evaluate, in a tall fescue turf, soccer playing characteristics and quality of recent cultivars maintained at low mowing height. The trial was carried out in Pisa (Italy) using 'Arminda' and 'Safari' cultivars that were mowed at 10, 15, 20 and 25 mm. Quality, color, ground cover, clipping yield, verdure, thatch thickness, shoot and leaf density and leaf texture were determined. Ball rebound, traction, penetration resistance and hardness were also measured as playing quality parameters for soccer. Both cultivars showed an adaptation to low mowing height, which increased shoot density and promoted a finer leaf texture. Hardness and ball rebound were significantly affected by mowing heights, highest values being recorded for the lowest mowing heights. Nevertheless a good playing quality was measured for all the plots. The results of the present work showed that tall fescue, if maintained at low mowing height, can provide a dense and fine textured turf suitable for soccer fields." |
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| ISBN: | 90 6605 306 2 |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 10 |
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| Note: | Tables
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Grossi, N., M. Volterrani, S. Magni, and S. Miele. 2004. Tall fescue turf quality and soccer playing characteristics as affected by mowing height. Acta Horticulturae. 661:p. 319-322. |
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MSU catalog number: SB 13 .A25 no. 661
MSU catalog number: SB 433 .I55 2003 |
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