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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Baker, S. W.;
Isaac, S. P. |
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| Title: | The effect of rootzone composition on the performance of winter games pitches II. Playing quality |
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| Source: | Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute. Vol. 63, June 1987, p. 67-81. |
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| Publishing Information: | Bingley, England: Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Root zone; Performance; Winter; Athletic fields; Playability; Footwear
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Lolium perenne L. turf grown on sixteen different sand and sand-soil rootzone materials was subjected to simulated football-type wear and aspects of playing quality on the surface were investigated. On rootzones containing less than 90% sand, traction values were lowest in wet weather when the effects of wear had given a mud dominated surface and a minimum figure of 24.0 Nm was recorded. Traction values correlated closely with ground cover and for pure sand rootzones, traction values were lowest towards the end of wear when the contribution of root action to shear strength was limited. On pure sand plots with the coarsest sand, traction values fell to 20.2 Nm in March 1985 but on the medium-fine sand rootzones, values did not fall below 26.8 Nm. Hardness and ball bounce were closely related. Rootzone materials with a relatively high proportion of soil were soft in wet weather and hard when dry, and this resulted in a large seasonal variation in ball bounce. Rootzones with 90% sand or more were more consistent in hardness and ball bounce. On the pure sand rootzones, sand was more important. The medium-coarse sand gave an unstable surface, particularly in dry conditions, with low ball bounce, whereas interpacking in the sand with a high uniformity coefficient resulted in a hard surface with high ball bounce." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 15 |
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| See Also: | See also Part I, "Sward characteristics," p. 57-66, R=13141. R=13141 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Baker, S. W., and S. P. Isaac. 1987. The effect of rootzone composition on the performance of winter games pitches II. Playing quality. J. Sports Turf Res. Inst. 63:p. 67-81. |
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