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| Author(s): | Newell, A. J.;
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| Author Affiliation: | The Sports Turf Research Institute, Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 1AU |
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| Title: | Comparison of grass species and cultivars for use in lawn tennis courts |
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| Source: | Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute. Vol. 71, June 1995, p. 99-106. |
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| Publishing Information: | Bingley, England: Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| # of Pages: | 8 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Sports turf; Tennis courts; Variety trials; Cultivar evaluation; Choice of species; Choice of cultivar; Lolium perenne; Poa pratensis; Festuca rubra; Agrostis tenuis; Agrostis castellana; Agrostis stolonifera; Percent living ground cover; Visual evaluation; Wear resistance
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| Abstract/Contents: | "The performance of 27 amenity grass cultivars made up from 6 species and 8 types of grass, Lolium perenne L. (perennial ryegrass), Poa pratensis L. (smooth-stalked meadow-grass), Festuca rubra L. (Chewings fescue, slender creeping red fescue and strong creeping red fescue), Agrostis tenuis Sibth. and A. castellana Boiss. and Reuter (browntop bents) and A. stolonifera L. (creeping bent), were tested in relation to 'tennis-type' abrasive wear. Cultivars of perennial ryegrass and smooth-stalked meadow-grass were found to be the most wear tolerant. Of the other types of grass, only slender creeping red fescues showed some tolerance of tennis wear. Within different types of grass there were marked cultivar differences. The best perennial ryegrass ('Lorina') had 70% greater ground cover at the end of wear than the worst ('Master'). The smooth-stalked meadow-grasses 'Cocktail', 'Limousine' and 'Julia' all performed very well and were comparable with the best ryegrass after wear. It is important to note that red fescues and bentgrasses, with the exception of slender creeping red fescues, all performed very poorly. These grasses would be the natural choice for use in close mown turf but it is now very debatable whether they should be chosen for use in close mown turf which is also subjected to intense tennis-type wear." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 7 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: TENNIS |
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| Note: | Tables |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Newell, A. J., and A. C. Jones. 1995. Comparison of grass species and cultivars for use in lawn tennis courts. J. Sports Turf Res. Inst. 71:p. 99-106. |
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