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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Canaway, P. M.;
Baker, S. W. |
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| Author Affiliation: | The Sports Turf Research Institute, Bingley, West Yorkshire, UK |
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| Title: | Soil and turf properties governing play |
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| Meeting Info.: | 7th International Turfgrass Society Research Conference, Palm Beach, FL, USA, 18-24 July, 1993 |
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| Source: | International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. Vol. 7, 1993, p. 192-200. |
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| Publishing Information: | Overland Park, KS: INTERTEC Publishing Corp. |
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| # of Pages: | 9 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Ball rebound resilience; Perceptions; Playability; Quality evaluation; Root zone stabilization; Soil moisture; Surface quality; Wear resistance
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Playing quality is essentially an abstract concept based on human perception of how a surface "plays". However, certain objective measures can be made on playing surfaces which correlate with the player's perception. These include ball rebound, ball roll, traction, and hardness. These components of playing quality are affected by the nature of the playing surface, which is comprised of plant and soil constituents. A conceptual model is used to illustrate the effects of external factors and wear on the eventual playing quality of the surface. The soil factor grouping in general, and more specifically soil moisture content and water movement, are considered to be the key variables in determining playing quality of sports surfaces. Examples are given from studies on the effects of rootzone construction on playing quality and the effects of antecedent rainfall are discussed. Wear is shown to be a key regulating factor mediating the response of soil factors on playing quality. Studies on playing quality in the absence of wear are considered of limited value in climates where rainfall exceeds evapotranspiration during the playing season. Plant factors affecting playing quality include turfgrass species, cultivar, biomass, density, ground cover, height of cut, and root biomass. An example is given illustrating the effects of eight turfgrass species and two contrasting rootzones on playing quality. Correlations among variables are discussed indicating the importance of grass ground cover in determining traction in several studies. Ball roll distance of footballs is highly correlated with sward cutting height. Many other factors influence playing quality indirectly either via the soil factor complex, e.g. sand top dressing or via the plant component of the turf, e.g. fertiliser nitrogen. Others, such as rootzone amendments, may affect both soil properties and aid plant growth thus acting through both soil and plant components of the turf in determining playing quality. Playing quality measurement provides an additional player-orientated set of criteria for evaluating turfgrass performance. It is hoped that in the future use of such measurements, together with means of simulating wear in turfgrass trials, will become more widespread." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 30 |
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| Note: | "Symposium address: Chapter 22"
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Canaway, P. M., and S. W. Baker. 1993. Soil and turf properties governing play. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 7:p. 192-200. |
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