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Author(s):Ross, William R.; Ross, Susanne M.; Ross, Roderick
Author Affiliation:William Ross and Susanne Ross: Ross Consultancy, Durbanville, South Africa; Roderick Ross: Ross Consulting, Cyber City, Republic of Mauritius
Title:Infilrooter: Multi-functional apparatus to measure water infiltration, compaction and playability of manicured grass sports surfaces
Section:Establishment and maintenance
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Meeting Info.:New Brunswick, New Jersey: July 16-21, 2017
Source:International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. Vol. 13, 2017, p. 1-12.
Publishing Information:s.l.: International Turfgrass Society
# of Pages:12
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Aerification; Benchmarking; Compaction; Infiltration; Playability; Product profile
Trade Names:Infilrooter
Abstract/Contents:"Compaction of manicured grass surfaces such as golf and bowling greens and tennis lawns is a progressive and inevitable process caused by high player numbers and maintenance machines. For the health of the grass, compaction can be minimised by timeous aeration techniques. The objective of this case study was to describe a benchmarking concept using water infiltration rate to assess surface compaction of sports turfs and consequently the need for aeration. A simplified and low-cost apparatus, termed the Infilrooter, enabled both the measurement of water infiltration and subsequent withdrawal of a core sample for investigating the root-soil-grass systems. Both an infiltrometer and core sampler are well known concepts but their functional combination, as in the infilrooter, is novel and has no known previous application in grass management to assess compaction. A suitable range of infiltration rates between 100 - 1000 mm h-1 was observed on healthy manicured grass sports surfaces. Infiltration rates lower than 100 mm h-1 were indicative of surface compaction and poor root development. A corollary to the Infilrooter case study established the relationship between water infiltration rate and stimpmeter readings (speed of green) as a useful index to gauge the playability of grass sports surfaces."
Language:English
References:29
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ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Ross, W. R., S. M. Ross, and R. Ross. 2017. Infilrooter: Multi-functional apparatus to measure water infiltration, compaction and playability of manicured grass sports surfaces. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 13:p. 1-12.
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