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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | McNitt, A. S.;
Landschoot, P. J. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania |
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| Title: | The effects of soil reinforcing materials on the traction and divot resistance of a sand root zone |
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| Section: | Soil physics & rootzone construction
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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 2, 2005, p. 1115-1122. |
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| Publishing Information: | Aberystywth, Ceredigion, UK: International Turfgrass Society |
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| # of Pages: | 8 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Turf reinforcing systems; Traction; Divots; Sand-based root zones; Athletic fields; Soil stability; Pennfoot; Wear resistance
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Natural turfgrass athletic fields with high-sand root zones often lack sufficient cohesion between sand particles to provide adequate surface stability to athletes during a sporting event. Synthetic soil reinforcing materials have been mixed with athletic field root zones in an attempt to improve surface stability. The objectives of this study were to measure the effect that different synthetic soil reinforcing materials had on the traction and divot resistance of a sand root zone after the turfgrass surface was exposed to varying wear levels. Various rates of soil reinforcing materials were mixed into a high-sand root zone and evaluated for traction using Pennfoot. At the end of the study, treatments were evaluated for divot resistance of the turfgrass surface using the head of a golf pitching wedge attached to the end of weighted pendulum. The application of wear initially increased the traction values of most treatments. As wear progressed, turfgrass density decreased and traction decreased. Soil reinforcing material treatments resulted in few traction differences from the unamended control during year one and no differences from the control in year two. Soil reinforcing material treatments did not measure higher in divot resistance than the control under the no-wear level. This study indicates that on high-use athletic fields with high-sand root zones, the soil reinforcing materials used in this study can increase divot resistance with little effect on traction." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 21 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
McNitt, A. S., and P. J. Landschoot. 2005. The effects of soil reinforcing materials on the traction and divot resistance of a sand root zone. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 10(Part 2):p. 1115-1122. |
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