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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Canaway, P. M. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Sports Turf Research Institute, Bingley, UK |
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| Title: | Studies on turfgrass abrasion |
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| Source: | Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute. Vol. 55, 1979, p. 107-120. |
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| Publishing Information: | Bingley, England: The Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Poa pratensis; Phleum pratense; Lolium perenne; Festuca rubra subsp. rubra
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| Abstract/Contents: | "In this report two studies carried out in 1975 and 1977 are reported. The objective of the work carried out in 1975 was to explore the differences in the frictional properties of a variety of plots of different turfgrass species in order to gain some insight into turfgrass abrasion. The objective of the work carried out in 1977 was to study, using improved techniques, the reponse to abrasion of Festuca rubra L. with a view to further development of the D.S.1 wear machine for the N.E.R.C. Festuca and Agrostis cultivar trials. Improvements in technique concentrated on: i) quantifying the abrasion treatments in terms of energy expenditure; ii) providing an objective method for assessing abrasion. The results of the measurements of the friction coefficients of different species in 1975 showed high values for all the species and that with the actual cultivars examined, those of Poa pratensis and Phleum pratense give higher values than those of Lolium perenne and Festuca rubra. Calculations based on the results indicate that abrasion of turf is probably caused by the twisting action of the foot (torque) particularly when the walker changes direction. The experiment in 1977 to study the effect of abrasion on fine turf of F. rubra showed that ground cover decreased rapidly at first and then declined more gradually with increasingly severe abrasion. A similar response was seen in the value of the friction coefficient, which also changed as abrasion proceeded. The implication of the results for the development of the D.S.1 wear machine for the N.E.R.C. Festuca and Agrostis cultivar trials, and their relevance to the wider context of amenity grassland research, are discussed." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 9 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Canaway, P. M. 1979. Studies on turfgrass abrasion. J. Sports Turf Res. Inst. 55:p. 107-120. |
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