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| Publication Type:
| Professional |
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| Author(s): | Hardy, Frank |
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| Author Affiliation: | Standard Sand & Silica, Davenport, FL |
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| Title: | Know your sand |
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| Article Series: | [Know your sand, part 1] |
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| Source: | Florida Turf Digest. Vol. 12, No. 2, March/April 1995, p. 41-47. |
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| Publishing Information: | Winter Haven, FL: Harvest Publishing Corp. for the Florida Turfgrass Association |
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| # of Pages: | 7 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Sand; Soil profiles; Decision-making; Color; Particle size; Sand shape
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| Abstract/Contents: | Describes the types of sand available for turfgrass managers. Discusses how to select sand for turfgrass uses based on size, shape, composition, color, and angle of repose. Also discusses the dry production of sand and wet screening. States that "it is imperitive that you choose the proper sand and continue to use the sand intended for each specific purpose." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | See also related article "The USGA doesn't build roads and the DOT doesn't..." Florida Turf Digest, 12(4) July/August 1995, p. 32-35, R=70553. R=70553 |
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| Note: | Partial reprint appears in Hole Notes, 26(5) July 1995, p. 16-17
Includes sidebar, "A primer on sandy (coarse-textured) soils," p. 44
Pictures, color & b/w
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Hardy, F. 1995. Know your sand. Fla. Turf Dig. 12(2):p. 41-47. |
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