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Web URL(s): | http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/stnew/article/2007spr9.pdf Last checked: 08/20/2009 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
| Newsletter |
Author(s): | Ferguson, Ian |
Author Affiliation: | 2007 Sports Turf Association Robert W. Sheard Scholarship Recipient |
Title: | The importance of proper field management |
Source: | Sports Turf Manager [STA]. Vol. 20, No. 1, Spring 2007, p. 9-10. |
Publishing Information: | Guelph, Ontario: The Sports Turf Association |
# of Pages: | 2 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Sports turf maintenance; Sports turf managers; Fertilization; Aerification; Topdressing; Overseeding; Pesticides; Fungicides; Integrated Pest Management; Athletic fields
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Abstract/Contents: | Discusses maintenance practices for sports fields, including fertilization, aerification, topdressing, overseeding and integrated pest management (IPM). States that "there are other practices which also affect the quality of the game which are not directly related to the turf itself", including "field repairs, such as back-stop patching, fence capping, goal net repairs and bleacher refinishing." Concludes that "it is becoming a struggle for turf managers to keep up with player and game expectations; many facilities have already chosen to change their fields to synthetic turf to be rid of the complications of compaction, drainage and fertility, but the value and experience of having natural turf fields is an immeasurable quality which turf managers should strive to preserve." |
Language: | English |
References: | 1 |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Ferguson, I. 2007. The importance of proper field management. Sports Turf Manager. 20(1):p. 9-10. |
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