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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Gibbs, R. J.;
Adams, W. A.;
Baker, S. W. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Dept. of Biochem., Univ. of Wales; Sports Turf Res. Inst., UK |
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| Title: | Changes in soil physical properties of different construction methods for soccer pitches under intensive use |
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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. 413-421. |
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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: Compaction; Physical properties of soil; Playability; Soccer fields; Sports turf construction; Trafficability
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| Abstract/Contents: | "A case studies approach was used to evaluate the effect of the type of construction on the soil physical properties of natural turf soccer pitches as part of a larger project evaluating the playing quality, cost-effectiveness and overall performance of the same pitches. Soil physical measurements were made over four playing seasons on pitches ranging from one constructed with native soil with no supplementary drainage to others constructed from carefully selected rootzone materials. Of particular interest was the way in which certain soil physical properties changed in relation to the intensity of use sustained by each pitch. The results showed that all the pitches deteriorated regardless of design and the rate of deterioration was alarming for some of the more sophisticated designs partly as a result of faults in construction. Deterioration in the intensively used areas of the pitches was primarily in the form of a decrease in infiltration rate and an increase in compaction which extended to 70 mm depth. Less intensively used areas also deteriorated, but this was mainly as a result of an increase in surface organic matter. Implications for construction and management are discussed." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 15 |
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| Note: | "Chapter 56"
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Gibbs, R. J., W. A. Adams, and S. W. Baker. 1993. Changes in soil physical properties of different construction methods for soccer pitches under intensive use. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 7:p. 413-421. |
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