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| Web URL(s): | http://sportsturfonline.com/2009/03/05/wetness-and-wealth-key-foes-of-native-soil-fields/5076/
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http://sturf.lib.msu.edu/article/2009mar15.pdf
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Harler, Curt |
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| Author Affiliation: | Free Lance Writer, Turf and Agriculture |
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| Title: | Wetness and wealth key foes of native soil fields |
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| Section: | Field science
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| Source: | SportsTurf. Vol. 25, No. 3, March 2009, p. 15-16, 18-19. |
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| Publishing Information: | Chicago, IL: Bev-Al Communications (m2media360) |
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| # of Pages: | 4 |
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| Related Web URL: | https://issuu.com/tgmdigital/docs/96tgm/28
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Notes: Item is within a single large file; TGM: Latinoamérica Spanish partial reprint; Variant pictures |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Economic impacts; Native soil fields; Artificial turf; Comparisons; Costs; Sand-based athletic fields; Aesthetic values; Traffic damage; Irrigation practices
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| Abstract/Contents: | Compares sand-based fields and artificial fields, stating that "the average annual cost of maintaining a natural soild field [is] about $22,000 for a custom company, a sand-based field at about $40,000 and a synthetic infill at a minimum of $3,500." Explains that "most of the money spent on an artificial field is getting rid of excess rain water...but there are a lot of agronomic things a sports turf manager can do to reduce the problem." Offers suggestions for water management on the field to improve conditions. Concludes that "with proper management, a local native soil field can look just as good as anything from a big-budget program." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Translated partial reprint appears in TGM: Latinoamérica, Vol. 96 Noviembre 2011, p. 28, 30-33, with translated title, "Manejo de un campo deportivo de suelo nativo: Los campos deportivos de suelo nativo siguen siendo una opción en los tiempos que corren. Con un manejo acotado, pueden presentarse en muy buenas condiciones" and variant pictures, Lang: Spanish
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Harler, C. 2009. Wetness and wealth key foes of native soil fields. SportsTurf. 25(3):p. 15-16, 18-19. |
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Last checked: 09/20/2016
http://sturf.lib.msu.edu/article/2009mar15.pdf
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