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| Web URL(s): | https://gsr.lib.msu.edu/1990s/1993/930526.pdf
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Beard, James B.;
Green, Robert L. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Beard: Chief Scientist, International Sports Turf Institute; Green: Assistant Professor, University of California, Riverside |
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| Title: | Turfgrass and golf course benefits - a scientific assessment |
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 31, No. 3, May/June 1993, p. 26-30. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 5 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Environmental effects; Golf courses; Turf values
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| Abstract/Contents: | A summary review of turfgrass from a scientific and aesthetic perspective. Specifics include the following: 1) soil erosion and dust stabilization, 2) water entrapment, groundwater recharge, and flood control, 3) carbon storage, 4) organic chemical and pesticide degradation, 5) reduction in noise and glare, 6) decreased noxious pests and allergy related pollens, 7) reduced fire hazard and enhanced security, 8) wildlife habitat, 9) recreational benefits, 10) ornamental benefits. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 11 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: BENE
Other items relating to: What Good is Turf? |
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| Note: | Partial reprint appears in TURFAX, 1(3) August 1993, p. 4-6
Translated and reprinted in TGM, 3(2) April-June, 1995 p. 10-13, 16 with translated title, "Los Beneficios del césped y de los campos de golf: Un enfoque científico", Lang: Spanish
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Beard, J. B., and R. L. Green. 1993. Turfgrass and golf course benefits - a scientific assessment. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 31(3):p. 26-30. |
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