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| Publication Type:
| Refereed |
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| Author(s): | Field, T. R. O.;
Murphy, J. W.;
Lovejoy, P. J. |
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| Author Affiliation: | New Zealand Pastoral Agric. Res. Institute |
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| Title: | Penetrometric assessment of the playability of coarse turf |
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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. 512-516. |
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| Publishing Information: | Overland Park, KS: INTERTEC Publishing Corp. |
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| # of Pages: | 5 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Penetrometers; Playability; Race tracks; Bulk density; Saturation; Pore space; Traction; Soil texture
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| Abstract/Contents: | "The usefulness of impact penetrometers for assessing soil conditions on turf horse racing tracks has been limited because different racetracks register very different penetrometer readings for similar traction conditions. A standard performance scale has been derived by comparing penetrometer assessments with track performance over a range of soil types and turf surfaces. Penetrometers responses can be calibrated to this scale for individual racetrack turf surfaces based on soil strength and turf characteristics. Across a range of soil types, the break points separating subjective track classes was determined by relative bulk density and pore saturation. A method is suggested for using this information to derive a penetrometer scale for classifying the playability of winter sportsfields." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 4 |
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| Note: | "Chapter 71"
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Field, T. R. O., J. W. Murphy, and P. J. Lovejoy. 1993. Penetrometric assessment of the playability of coarse turf. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 7:p. 512-516. |
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