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Web URL(s): | http://sturf.lib.msu.edu/article/2011apr18.pdf Last checked: 06/02/2011 Requires: PDF Reader http://sportsturfonline.com/2011/04/12/converting-a-field-from-kentucky-bluegrass-to-hybrid-bermudagrass/4534/ Last checked: 12/09/2015 |
Publication Type:
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Author(s): | McKenna, Nick |
Author Affiliation: | CSFM and Sports Turf Manager, Virginia Tech Athletics Department |
Title: | Converting a field from Kentucky bluegrass to hybrid bermudagrass |
Section: | Field science Other records with the "Field science" Section
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Source: | SportsTurf. Vol. 27, No. 4, April 2011, p. 18, 20, 22-23. |
Publishing Information: | Van Nuys, CA: Gold Trade Publications |
# of Pages: | 4 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Choice of species; Conversion; Establishment rate; Mowing height; Percent living ground cover; Soccer fields; Sports turf renovation; Sprigging; Transitional overseeding
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Facility Names: | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, in Blacksburg, Virginia |
Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the renovation of a soccer field at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during spring 2009. Explains that "eventually we reached a point where we felt we could no longer decrease the mowing height and ensure the safety of the field, so we began 'planting' the idea for a possible renovation of the field surface to bermudagrass." Reports that "the biggest selling point...was that by using sprigs instead of sod, the overall cost of resurfacing the field could be drastically reduced." Describes the effects of the two-year renovation on the field's playability, and provides ground cover percentages observed and mowing heights utilized throughout the process. States that "at the start of the fall soccer season in August 2010, we had 100% [percent] bermudagrass coverage and our coaches, players, and administrators were thrilled with the results." |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
Note: | Pictures, color |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): McKenna, N. 2011. Converting a field from Kentucky bluegrass to hybrid bermudagrass. SportsTurf. 27(4):p. 18, 20, 22-23. |
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| Web URL(s): http://sturf.lib.msu.edu/article/2011apr18.pdf Last checked: 06/02/2011 Requires: PDF Reader http://sportsturfonline.com/2011/04/12/converting-a-field-from-kentucky-bluegrass-to-hybrid-bermudagrass/4534/ Last checked: 12/09/2015 |
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