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| Author(s): | Brosnan, J. T.;
Hart, W. E.;
Thoms, A. W.;
Sarten, J. R. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Brosnan and Thoms: Department of Plant Sciences; Hart: Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, University of Tennessee; Sarten: University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Knoxville, TN |
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| Title: | A new apparatus to evaluate turfgrass divot resistance |
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| Section: | Soil physics and rootzone construction
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| Meeting Info.: | Beijing, China: July 14-19, 2013 |
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| Source: | International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. Vol. 12, 2013, p. 619-624. |
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| Publishing Information: | Madison, Wisconsin: International Turfgrass Society |
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| # of Pages: | 6 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Divots; Equipment for play; Poa pratensis; Wear resistance
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| Trade Names: | Divot |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Divots are generated when the impact force generated by a golf club or cleated footwear is greater than the shear strength of a turf. Researchers investigating turfgrass divot resistance would benefit from an instrument that could be configured to generate divots using varying but consistent impact energy levels. An instrument, termed DIVOT, was developed to evaluate turfgrass divot resistance. The apparatus consisted of a structural frame, a pendulum-based reinforced shaft, a leveling system to position the golf club head in relation to the turf surface, and removable ballast masses to vary impact energy during testing. In this study DIVOT was able to generate repeatable measurements of Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) divot resistance. Divots generated using 683 J of impact energy were longer (31.7 cm) than those created with 434 J (24.7 cm). Similarly, divot length, width, and volume were greater for turf established on an engineered high sand rootzone compared to silt-loam. Increases in standard error using 683 J of impact energy suggested that 434 J was sufficient for evaluating Kentucky bluegrass divot resistance. Future research should use DIVOT to evaluate the divot resistance of other turfgrass species along with other surface conditions and explore modifications that allow the instrument to generate divots using cleated footwear rather than a golf club." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 16 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Brosnan, J. T., W. E. Hart, A. W. Thoms, and J. R. Sarten. 2013. A new apparatus to evaluate turfgrass divot resistance. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 12:p. 619-624. |
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