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| Web URL(s): | https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/aj/pdfs/84/2/AJ0840020203
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| Publication Type:
| Refereed |
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| Author(s): | Rogers, J. N. III;
Waddington, D. V. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Dep. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University; Dep. of Agronomy, Pennsylvania State University |
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| Title: | Impact absorption characteristics on turf and soil surfaces |
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| Source: | Agronomy Journal. Vol. 84, No. 2, March/April 1992, p. 203-209. |
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| Publishing Information: | Washington: American Society of Agronomy |
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| # of Pages: | 7 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Absorption; Athletic fields; Playability; Turfgrasses; Surfaces
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Playing quality of athletic fields is critical to an athlete from the safety and performance standpoints. Use intensity and maintenance practices affect playing surface quality and impact characteristics within and among fields. The objective of this study was to quantitavely assess the effects of cutting height, compaction, soil water content (date), and turf cover on the impact asbsorption characteristics of Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) turf. Treatments were four cutting heights (0 [bare soil], 19, 38, and 57 mm), and two compaction levels (with and without) for Exp.I, and three cutting heights (19, 38, and 57 mm), two compaction levels, and three surface types (full turf, no verdure, and no thatch) in Exp.II Surface impact characteristics measured were peak deceleration, time to peak deceleration, and impact duration. Two hammer weights, 2.25 kg and 0.5 kg, were used to assess impact characteristics on four dates and to obtain data for soil water conditions of 0.263, 0.197, 0.163, and 0.064 kg kg1. The highest peak deceleration values and shortest time periods were associated with the periods of low soil water and compacted conditions. Only the 0.5-kg hammer detected differences in impact absorption characteristics between cutting heights. Significant cutting height-by-compaction-by-date interactions occurred for each impact characteristic, indicating interdependence of one the factors on another. It appears that field management practices that influence soil water content, soil compaction, and turf cover are more important than cutting height in altering the impact absorption capability of Kentucky bluegrass turf." (19 |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 23 |
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| Note: | Tables |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Rogers, J. N. III, and D. V. Waddington. 1992. Impact absorption characteristics on turf and soil surfaces. Agron. J. 84(2):p. 203-209. |
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