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Publication Type:
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Content Type: | Abstract or Summary only |
Author(s): | Peddigari, Shravya;
Carroll, Mark J.;
Roberts, Joseph |
Author Affiliation: | Peddigari: Presenting Author and University of Maryland; Carroll: University of Maryland-College Park; Roberts: Clemson University |
Title: | Comparison of Trufirm and Clegg impact hammer surface hardness on athletic fields |
Section: | Turfgrass management and ecology poster (includes student competition) Other records with the "Turfgrass management and ecology poster (includes student competition)" Section
C05 turfgrass science Other records with the "C05 turfgrass science" Section
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Meeting Info.: | Baltimore, Maryland: November 6-9, 2022 |
Source: | ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting. 2022, p. 145892. |
Publishing Information: | [Madison, Wisconsin]: [American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America] |
# of Pages: | 1 |
Abstract/Contents: | "Surface hardness is an important sports turf characteristic as it impacts ball bounce, player safety and the ability of the playing surface to resist deformation. Surface hardness is measured on athletic surfaces using a Clegg Impact Soil Tester (CIST) and on golf course greens using a CIST or TruFirm Turfgrass Firmness Meter (TruFirm). Because of its lower cost and lighter weight, the TruFirm offers potential advantages for use on limited budget athletic fields. The objective of this research was to determine if CIST surface hardness can be predicted from TruFirm measurements collected from natural grass athletic field surfaces. This was done by collecting volumetric water content (VWC), CIST and TruFirm hardness measurements from simulated traffic athletic field research plots and municipal athletic fields before (NT) and after subjected to traffic (T), and for comparative purposes, from golf courses without regards to traffic. When accounting for VWC, the TruFirm with moderate level confidence (r2=71) predicted CIST responses on greens. On athletic field surfaces mowed at 2.5 cm, no more than 42% (r2=0.42) of variability could be explained by the TruFirm measurement and VWC indicating the former is not a confident predictor of CIST measurements on athletic fields." |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
Note: | "371" This item is an abstract only! |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Peddigari, S., M. J. Carroll, and J. Roberts. 2022. Comparison of Trufirm and Clegg impact hammer surface hardness on athletic fields. Agron. Abr. p. 145892. |
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