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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Jiggens, Mike |
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| Title: | Field not draining properly?: Regrading may be the answer |
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| Source: | Turf & Recreation. Vol. 19, No. 7, November/December 2006, p. 54, 56. |
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| Publishing Information: | Delhi, Ontario: Turf & Recreation Publishing, Inc. |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Drainage; Sports turf; Surface water; Drainage system design; Subsurface drainage; Trenching; Grading
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses regrading as a potential solution to field drainage problems. States that "if good drainage doesn't exist on a sports field, it doesn't matter what else is done to it, athletes will be playing in a 'soup bowl.'" Explains that "surface water...occurs when water runs down a slope and settles into a low area with no other place to go because it cannot penetrate the surface fast enough...In such a situation...the best solution is to...regrade." Suggests that "ideally, the crown of a typical sports field should be 1½ per cent...On 'goal-less' fields, such as those used exclusively for [American] football, the surface can be 'turtle-humped' whereby the crown runs between the 20-yard lines and water can run out through the end zones." Concludes that "sub-surface drainage problems are associated with high water tables. Grey-colored soil is usually the clue." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Jiggens, M. 2006. Field not draining properly?: Regrading may be the answer. Turf Recreat. 19(7):p. 54, 56. |
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