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| Author(s): | Gibbs, Richard John |
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| Author Affiliation: | Sports Surface Design & Management Division, Recreational Services Ltd., Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Title: | A practical model of assessment of sand carpet sports field condition and control of surface contamination |
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| Section: | Establishment & maintenance
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| Meeting Info.: | Llandudno, Wales, UK: July 10-15 2005 |
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| Source: | International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. Vol. 10, No. Part 1, 2005, p. 347-356. |
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| Publishing Information: | Aberystywth, Ceredigion, UK: International Turfgrass Society |
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| # of Pages: | 10 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Athletic fields; Artificial turf; Contamination; Earthworm control; Pesticide use; Visual evaluation; Models; Costs; Drainage; Budgets; Biological control; Sand topdressings
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Local authorities in New Zealand who manage public-sector sand carpet sports fields have recently been required to 'capture' the condition of their sports field assets and avoid the use of pesticides for control of earthworm activity. This paper summarises a three stage scientific and practical approach carried out by Auckland City Council to address the above two requirements. The first stage involved development and application of a visual condition rating assessment scale. When the scale was used to audit all of Auckland City Council's sand carpet sports fields, it was found that the majority of fields assessed had poor grades due to extensive contamination of the sand carpet layer by earthworm activity. The second stage involved developing a simple and effective water settlement test to estimate more precisely the extent of sand carpet contamination, which was subsequently shown to have application as a practical turf manager's tool for on-going quality monitoring purposes. The third stage involved a desktop cost-benefit modelling exercise that examined two contrasting methods of management of sand carpet contamination for planning future maintenance strategies. Results from this exercise showed that the presence of earthworms more than doubled the cost of managing sand carpet contamination. Overall, it was considered that the approach outlined here has great application for local authorities who wish to: a) benchmark the drainage performance of their sand carpet sports fields; b) gain information for predicting and budgeting for future maintenance and capital expenditure costs; c) justify requests for changes to maintenance and capital works budgets; and d) monitor contractor performance." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 18 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Gibbs, R. J. 2005. A practical model of assessment of sand carpet sports field condition and control of surface contamination. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 10(Part 1):p. 347-356. |
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