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DOI: | 10.1094/ATS-2008-0520-01-RS |
Web URL(s): | https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/ats/articles/5/1/2008-0520-01-RS Last checked: 03/05/2014 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/ats/pdfs/5/1/2008-0520-01-RS Last checked: 03/05/2014 Requires: PDF Reader Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | Brosnan, J. T.;
McNitt, A. S. |
Author Affiliation: | Brosnan: Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii; McNitt: Department of Crop & Soil Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania |
Title: | Non-turfed basepaths |
Article Series: | Surface conditions of highly maintained baseball fields in the northeastern United States, part 1 |
Section: | Applied turfgrass research Other records with the "Applied turfgrass research" Section
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Source: | Applied Turfgrass Science. Vol. 5, No. 1, December 2008, p. [1-8]. |
Publishing Information: | Plant Management Network |
# of Pages: | 8 |
Related Web URL: | https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/ats/abstracts/5/1/2008-0520-01-RS Last checked: 03/05/2014 Notes: Abstract only |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Baseball fields; Playability; Skinned areas; Surface hardness; Sports turf safety; Surface speed; Soil texture; Soil moisture; Ball roll quantifiers; Calcined clay
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Abstract/Contents: | "Quantitative information about the playing surface quality of highly maintained non-turfed basepaths is minimal. Playing surface quality has many components including surface hardness and pace. Hardness is the degree to which forces are attenuated upon impact with a surface. Pace is a measure of the relative velocity at which a ball travels after impacting a surface. A survey was conducted in 2005 to document the hardness and pace of non-turfed baseball field basepaths in the northeastern United States. Non-turfed basepaths measured very high in surface hardness, often exceeding maximum safety levels set by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. Other basepath characteristics such as soil texture, soil moisture, concentration of calcined clay conditioner, and depth of grooming were documented and compared to surface hardness and pace." |
Language: | English |
References: | 30 |
See Also: | See also part 2 "Synthetic versus natural turfgrass" Applied Turfgrass Science 19 May 2008, p. [1-8], R=135766. R=135766 |
Note: | "Published May 19 2008" Pictures, color Tables |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Brosnan, J. T., and A. S. McNitt. 2008. Non-turfed basepaths. Appl. Turfgrass Sci. 5(1):p. [1-8]. |
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