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| Web URL(s): | http://plantscience.psu.edu/research/centers/turf/research/annual-reports/2000ARR.pdf#page=31
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| Author(s): | McNitt, A. S.;
Landschoot, P. J. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Agronomy, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA |
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| Title: | Evaluation of athletic field soil amendments |
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| Section: | Species competition, soil amendments, and fertilizer evaluations
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| Source: | 2000 Annual Research Report [Penn State]. 2000, p. 30-43. |
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| Publishing Information: | [University Park, PA]: Center for Turfgrass Science, The Pennsylvania State University |
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| # of Pages: | 14 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Sports turf; Soil inclusions; Shredded carpet; Soil properties; Athletic fields; Density; Soil density; Soil water content; Infiltration; Surface hardness; Linear traction; Root zone
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| Abstract/Contents: | Presents a study "to evaluate the benefits and detriments of three soil inclusion types on the soil physical properties and playing surface quality of a cohesive athletic field root-zone." The inclusions are as follows: DuPont Shredded Carpet - "the shredded remains of carpet fragments that include both pile and backing"; Sportgrassā¢ - "a polypropelene woven backing with 24 yarn strand ends per 2.54 cm in the linear direction and 11 yarn strand ends per 2.54 cm in with"; Turfgridsā¢ - "a commercially-available, polypropylene fiber inclusion...[containing] 99.4% polypropylene and individual fibers are 38 mm long and 5 mm wide." Focuses on turfgrass density, soil bulk density, soil water content, infiltration rates, surface hardness, and linear traction. Results include "the soil inclusions studied in this experiment had limited and varying effects on turfgrass density, soil physical properties, and playing surface conditions. These effects were dependent on inclusion type and wear level. Individual inclusions tended to produce both limited benefits and detriments. Turfgrass density differences due to inclusion treatments were minor...Soil bulk density was unaffected by the treatments with one exception. Sportgrass had a higher soil bulk density than all other treatments on three rating dates...The soil inclusion treatments generally reduced soil water content compared to the control...The addition of inclusions increased water infiltration over the control during 1996. The water infiltration values for inclusion treatments in 1997 indicted [indicated] the same trend but differences between treatments and the control were not significant. The long-term effect of soil inclusions on infiltration rates of cohesive soils is impossible to predict from these data...The results indicate that surface hardness was influenced to a greater degree by soil water than by inclusion treatments. Overall, few traction differences were measured, but the medium-wear level tended to have higher traction alues than the high- or no-wear levels." Also states that "the basis for conducting this study was to determine if any benefits or detriments would occur if soil inclusions were used in a cohesive athletic field root-zone under low confining stress. Because the inclusions in this study affected little change, the use of these materials on cohesive-soil athletic fields does not seem to be cost effective. However, we do not rule out the possibility that these inclusions could provide benefits in other non-athletic field turfgrass uses." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 19 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
McNitt, A. S., and P. J. Landschoot. 2000. Evaluation of athletic field soil amendments. Annu. Res. Rep. p. 30-43. |
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