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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Spring, C. A.;
Wheater, J. A.;
Baker, S. W. |
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| Author Affiliation: | The Sports Turf Research Institute, Bingley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| Title: | Fertiliser, sand dressing and aeration programmes for football pitches: I. Performance characteristics under simulated wear |
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| Source: | Journal of Turfgrass and Sports Surface Science. Vol. 83, 2007, p. 40-55. |
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| Publishing Information: | Bingley, West Yorkshire, UK: The Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| # of Pages: | 16 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Traffic simulation; Sports turf maintenance; Lolium perenne; Sand topdressings; Traction tests; Sports turf tests; Fertilization program; Fertilization rates; Aeration; Athletic fields; Application rates
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| Abstract/Contents: | "The quality of football pitches is strongly influenced by the level of maintenance applied. In many cases however, budgets are not sufficient to support the intensity of management required. The effects of different levels of fertiliser application, sand dressing and aeration were examined for a perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) sward on a sandy loam soil to assess the most cost-effective maintenance operations where budgets are restricted. Sand top dressing had major effects on grass cover after simulated wear and on hardness, ball rebound and traction. Optimum values appeared to be around 8-12 kg m-2 (50-100 tonnes of sand per pitch per year), although there was some evidence of reduced traction at the highest rate. For management regime where clippings were returned, 140 kg ha-1 of nitrogen per year was the most effective rate for maximising grass cover and traction. There was evidence of increasing amounts of the weed species annual meadow-grass (Poa annua L.) at higher fertiliser rates. Increased fertiliser application improved surface cushioning at the start and end of the season, thus reducing potential impact injuries on the playing surface. The effects of aeration at fortnightly intervals using both solid tines and slit tines was relatively small for grass cover, playing quality and water infiltration rates." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 24 |
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| Note: | 2006 (vol. 82) and 2007 (vol. 83) published as a joint issue
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Spring, C. A., J. A. Wheater, and S. W. Baker. 2007. Fertiliser, sand dressing and aeration programmes for football pitches: I. Performance characteristics under simulated wear. J. Turfgrass Sports Surf. Sci. 83:p. 40-55. |
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