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| Proceedings |
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| Author(s): | Schiller, Mike;
Rogers, Claude Jr.;
Van Landuyt, Marc;
Vetter, Larry;
Harris, Avery;
Petry, Greg;
Cameron, Rachel |
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| Author Affiliation: | Schiller: Chairman, Director of Parks, Gleniew Park District, Glenview, Illinois; Resource Consultants: Rogers: Chief Landscape Architect, Leisure Concepts, Inc., Mount Prospect, Illinois; Van Landuyt: Vice President/General Manager, Van's Enterprises Ltd., Minneapolis, Minnesota; Harris, Turf Equipment Specialist, Lewis International, Prospect Heights, Illinois; Petry, Superintendent of Parks, Waudegan Park District, Waukegan, Illinois; and Cameron: Recorder |
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| Title: | Design and maintenance of athletic fields: Workshop summary |
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| Meeting Info.: | Pokagon State Park, Angola, IN; February 21-25, 1988 |
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| Source: | 42nd Annual Proceedings of the Great Lakes Park Training Institute. Vol. 42, 1988, p. 97-104. |
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| Publishing Information: | Bloomington, IN: Department of Recreation and Park Administration, Indiana University |
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| # of Pages: | 8 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Athletic fields; Sports turf; Sports turf maintenance; Designs; Planning; Baseball fields; Sports turf construction; Construction; Equipment; Choice of species; Disease resistance; Wear resistance; Renovation; Mowers; Flail mowers; Rotary mowers; Reel mowers
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| Abstract/Contents: | Several sports turf managers discuss planning and construction of athletic fields. Presents detailed construction steps for baseball fields. Also examines necessary equipment for construction. Discusses choice of species, ranking disease and wear resistance for tall fescue, ryegrass, Kentucky bluegrass, red fescue and bentgrass. Briefly profiles three types of mowers: flail, rotary and reel. Describes daily maintenance for athlethic fields. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | "Chairman: Mike Schiller, Director of Parks, Glenview Park District, Glenview, IL"
"Resource consultants: Claude Rogers, Jr., Chief Landscape Architect, Leisure Concepts, Inc., Mount Prospect, IL"
"Marc Van Landuyt, Vice President/General Manager, Van's Enterprises Ltd., Mundelein, IL"
"Larry Vetter, Sales Manager, Northrup King Seed, Medalist Turf Division, Minneapolis, MN"
"Avery Harris, Turf Equipment Specialist, Lewis International, Prospect Heights, IL"
"Greg Petry, Superintendent of Parks, Waukegan Park District, Waukegan, IL" |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Schiller, M., C. Jr. Rogers, M. Van Landuyt, L. Vetter, A. Harris, G. Petry, et al. 1988. Design and maintenance of athletic fields: Workshop summary. p. 97-104. In 42nd Annual Proceedings of the Great Lakes Park Training Institute. Pokagon State Park, Angola, IN; February 21-25, 1988. Bloomington, IN: Department of Recreation and Park Administration, Indiana University. |
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