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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Andorka, Frank H. Jr. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Contributing Editor, Athletic Turf |
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| Title: | Temperamental turf: The turf installation at Houston's new Enron Field proves that planning ahead will save headaches in the end |
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| Section: | Construction
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| Source: | Athletic Turf: Maintenance & Technology. Vol. 3, No. 3, May/June 2000, p. 34-35. |
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| Publishing Information: | Cleveland, OH: Advanstar Communications, Inc. |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Baseball fields; Stadia; Sports turf construction; Root zone; Maturation; Cynodon transvaalensis; Cynodon dactylon; Labor; Facility profile
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| Facility Names: | Enron Field, in Houston, Texas |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Profiles the construction of Enron Field in Houston, Texas, and the problems the crew encountered with root structure and turf maturation. States, however, that on March 30, 2000, "the field was ready ...when the Astros and the Yankees christened it." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Includes sidebar, "Stadium Showcase", p. 35
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Andorka, F. H. Jr. 2000. Temperamental turf: The turf installation at Houston's new Enron Field proves that planning ahead will save headaches in the end. Athlet. Turf Maint. Technol. 3(3):p. 34-35. |
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