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| Web URL(s): | http://www.landscapeonline.com/research/article.php/7863
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Jackson, David;
Martin, Phil |
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| Author Affiliation: | Facilities Management Department, Duke University, Durham North Carolina |
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| Title: | Duke University: Lords of the landscape |
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| Section: | News
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| Source: | Landscape Superintendent and Maintenance Professional. Vol. 3, No. 8, September 2006, p. 48-51. |
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| Publishing Information: | Tustin, CA: Landscape Communications |
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| # of Pages: | 4 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Facility profile; Sports turf maintenance; History; Sports turf renovation; Awards; Reconstruction; Athletic fields; Stadia
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| Facility Names: | Wallace Wade Stadium, in Durham, North Carolina |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Profiles Wallace Wade Stadium at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Lists events that have been held at the stadium, including the 1942 Rose Bowl, the American/Pan African track meet, the Martin Luther King track meet, and the United States of America (USA)-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) track and field meet. States that "in addition to sporting events, the venue also serves as the site for the city of Durham's Fourth of July fireworks display as well as the setting for Duke University's Commencement Ceremony every May." Describes maintenance practices used at the stadium, stating that "the stadium's maintenance team is made up of five full-time employees: Jamie Fuqua, Calin Scripa, Jonathan Nance, Lamont Ballentine and Jerry Wallace." Also describes a 1997 renovation of the stadium, stating that "the field surface of Tifton 57 hybrid Bermuda grass growing on native soil was renovated. The renovation consisted of a designed sub-surface drainage system, laser graded, 'sand base' growing medium, automatic irrigation system and sprigged Tifway certified 419 hybrid Bermudagrass." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Includes sidebars, "Duke University: At a glance", p. 48 and "The 'Durham Rose Bowl' of 1942," p. 50
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Jackson, D., and P. Martin. 2006. Duke University: Lords of the landscape. Landscape Superintendent and Maintenance Professional. 3(8):p. 48-51. |
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