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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Hunt, J. A.;
Baker, S. W. |
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| Author Affiliation: | The Sports Turf Research Institute, Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 1AU |
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| Title: | The influence of rootzone depth and base construction on moisture retention profiles of sports turf rootzones |
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| Source: | Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute. Vol. 72, 1996, p. 36-41. |
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| Publishing Information: | Bingley, England: Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| # of Pages: | 6 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Root zone; Construction; Sports turf; Moisture; Sand; Root zone mixture; Particle size; Porosity; Soil water retention; Soil moisture
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Moisture profiles were measured on columns containing rootzone mixes based on medium-fine and medium-coarse sands to determine the effects of different rootzone depths and base constructions. For mixtures dominated by medium-fine sand, moisture contents were close to saturation in the lower 175 mm of the rootzone and a depth of at least 250 mm material was needed before air-filled pore space in the surface layer exceeded 10%. The rootzones based on medium-coarse sand gave much higher values of air-filled pore space and a rootzone depth of 250 mm was adequate to ensure acceptable levels of air-filled porosity. The use of coarse (5-10 mm) or fine (4-6 mm) gravel in the drainage layer had little effect on moisture relationships in the rootzone but there were significant effects attributable to the selection of the blinding layer. Moisture contents in the rootzone were greatest where there was no blinding layer, intermediate with a coarse (1-5 mm) blinding layer and lowest with a fine (0.25-2.0 mm) blinding sand. Optimum rootzone depths in relation to rootzone material and the underlying layers are discussed." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 15 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Hunt, J. A., and S. W. Baker. 1996. The influence of rootzone depth and base construction on moisture retention profiles of sports turf rootzones. J. Sports Turf Res. Inst. 72:p. 36-41. |
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