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| Web URL(s): | http://sturf.lib.msu.edu/article/2006feb12.pdf
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Guillard, Karl;
Goodall, Seth A.;
Dest, William M.;
Demars, Kenneth R. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Guillard: Professor, Agronomy; Goodall, Dest and Demars: Students, University of Connecticut |
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| Title: | Update on infield skin playability |
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| Section: | Field science
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| Source: | SportsTurf. Vol. 23[22], No. 2, February 2006, p. 12, 14, 16, 18. |
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| Publishing Information: | Chicago, IL: Bev-Al Communications (m2media360) |
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| # of Pages: | 4 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Baseball fields; Softball fields; Skinned areas; Playability; Calcined clay; Surface hardness; Clegg Impact Soil Tester; Traction; Shear resistance; Soils; Comparisons
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the "top mix materials that make up the infield soil" of softball and baseball fields, stating that "the composition of the skinned infield soil varies greatly from one field to another even though guidelines for construction and maintenance have been developed for these purposes." Explains that "because of the differences in the materials used for construction, soils of varying textural class, particle size distribution, and shapes are installed into skinned infields and topdressed with amendments depending upon cost, level of play, geography, availability, demand for certain visual attributes, and ability of a sales representative to market a product." States that "soils with greater cohesiveness will require more force to reach shearing; when the binding between soil particles is broken." Explains that "if a soil relatively high in silt and clay content...is wetted, packed, then allowed to dry, shear strength is far greater in the dry condition than in the wetted state." Reports that "the playability of skinned infields can be affected by soil composition and the calcined clay rate." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 4 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Guillard, K., S. A. Goodall, W. M. Dest, and K. R. Demars. 2006. Update on infield skin playability. SportsTurf. 23[22](2):p. 12, 14, 16, 18. |
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