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| Web URL(s): | http://grounds-mag.com/mag/grounds_maintenance_sizing_sports_field/index.html
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Maguire, Patrick |
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| Author Affiliation: | President, Geller Sport Incorporated |
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| Title: | Sizing up sports field renovation: One size doesn't fit all |
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| Source: | Grounds Maintenance. Vol. 39, No. 7, July 2004, p. 28, 30-32. |
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| Publishing Information: | Overland Park, KS: Intertec Publishing Corporation |
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| # of Pages: | 4 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Sports turf renovation; Athletic fields; Cultural methods; Drainage improvement; Costs; Topsoil; Soil testing; Drainage systems; Sand-based athletic fields; Artificial turf; Cost efficiency
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses sports field renovation, stating that "the most common symptoms of a field that is ready for renovation include severe compaction, poor grass cover despite well-intentioned maintenance, the loss of organic matter, settlement and the most problematic of all issues, poor soil structure and inadequate drainage." Provides potential renovation solutions, suggesting that the most "simple" renovation is "a program that utilizes frequent core aeration to promote healthy surface conditions and regular deep tine aeration to break up subsurface compaction and increase infiltration through the soil profile." Recommends that "when budget is not the issue...consider a top-of-the-line renovation including a subsurface drainage system, sand based rootzone and a state of the art irrcation system." Concludes that "doing everything possible within budget to improve drainage and soil structure and increasing maintenance as usage increases will go a long way toward...keeping [one's] future renovations small in scale." |
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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):
Maguire, P. 2004. Sizing up sports field renovation: One size doesn't fit all. Grounds Maint. 39(7):p. 28, 30-32. |
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