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Web URL(s): | http://grounds-mag.com/mag/grounds_maintenance_traction_turf_2/ Last checked: 09/2005 |
Publication Type:
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Author(s): | McNitt, Andrew |
Author Affiliation: | Instructor, Department of Agronomy, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa. |
Title: | Traction on turf |
Section: | Special sections Other records with the "Special sections" Section
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Source: | Grounds Maintenance. Vol. 33, No. 5, May 1998, p. C10, C12, C16, C18, C20. |
Publishing Information: | Overland Park, KS: INTERTEC Publishing Corporation |
# of Pages: | 5 |
Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the possible relationship between athletic field surface quality and injury in athletic events. Outlines methods of measuring the characteristics that affect playing surface quality, including hardness and traction. The traction characteristics of various common turfgrasses are described. The effects of cultural practices, including cutting height and soil and water characteristics, are discussed. |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
Note: | Reprint appears in STMA 11th Annual Conference & Exhibition, 2000, p. [78-82] Includes sidebar, "New concepts for playing surfaces", p. C12, and "Turf traction - Gaining more attention", p. C20 Pictures, color Graphs |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): McNitt, A. 1998. Traction on turf. Grounds Maint. 33(5):p. C10, C12, C16, C18, C20. |
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