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| Author(s): | Rogers, John H. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at Michigan State University |
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| Title: | Athletic turf's bright future: Increased emphasis on sports turf research is encouraging, but there are still plenty of challenges |
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| Column Name: | Maintenance
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| Source: | Athletic Turf: Maintenance & Technology. October 1998, p. 12-15. |
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| Publishing Information: | Cleveland, OH: Advanstar Communications |
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| # of Pages: | 4 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Sports turf; Research priorities; Futures; Golf courses; Comparisons; Cool season turfgrasses; Cultivar improvement; Poa supina; Turfgrass profile; Drainage; Sandy soils; Construction; Root zone mixture; Rubber; Topdressing
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the challenges involved with sports turf research. Describes research designed to create a cool-season, stoloniferous turfgrass that can be mowed between 1 and 2.5 inches for sports turf. Discusses the potential of a stoloniferous supina bluegrass (Poa supina), which is being researched at Michigan State University. Also discusses challenges associated with surface drainage, sand surfaces, and topdressing. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: Crumb rubber as a soil amendment |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Rogers, J. H. 1998. Athletic turf's bright future: Increased emphasis on sports turf research is encouraging, but there are still plenty of challenges. Athlet. Turf Maint. Technol. p. 12-15. |
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