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Author(s):Dale, Don
Author Affiliation:Freelance writer, Los Angeles, CA
Title:Turfgrass for a thoroughbred
Section:Maintenance
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Source:Athletic Turf: Maintenance & Technology. Vol. 3, No. 1, January/February 2000, p. 36-38.
Publishing Information:Cleveland, OH: Advanstar Communications, Inc.
# of Pages:3
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Race tracks; Sports turf maintenance; Sand-based race tracks; Sports turf construction; Divots; Institutional profile; Soil profiles; Root zone; Drainage; Festuca arundinacea; Lolium perenne; Cynodon dactylon; Mowing height; Growth regulators; Trinexapac-ethyl; Overseeding; Color; Fertilization program; Organic fertilizers; Surface hardness; Aeration; Hollow tine coring; Irrigation; Silt; Clay; Shear resistance
Facility Names:Santa Anita Park, in Arcadia, California
Cultivar Names:Tifway II
Abstract/Contents:Discusses turf use at a horsetrack. Profiles Leif Dickinson, superintendent at Santa Anita Park and his practices on the thoroughbred track. Discusses his use of clay and of Primo growth regulator, as well as his overseeding practices. Also describes his large task of divot repair.
Language:English
References:0
Note:Includes sidebar, "Poly Grids anchor turf"; p. 38
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ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Dale, D. 2000. Turfgrass for a thoroughbred. Athlet. Turf Maint. Technol. 3(1):p. 36-38.
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