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| Author(s): | Taylor, Albert D. |
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| Title: | Landscape construction notes. XX: Construction of turf areas |
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| Article Series: | [Landscape construction notes for lawn sports]: Part 2 |
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| Source: | Landscape Architecture. Vol. 17, No. 2, January 1927, p. 128-142. |
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| Publishing Information: | Boston, MA: Landscape Architecture Publishing Co. |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Sports turf; Sports turf construction; Sports turf maintenance; Drainage; Lime; Humus; Fertilizers; Tillage; Grading; Seeding time; Seeding; Seed mixtures; Agrostis; Stolons; Warm season turfgrasses; Cool season turfgrasses; Choice of species
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses sports turf construction, focusing on drainage, lime, humus, fertilizers, tillage and grading, time of seeding, seeding method, and seed mixtures. Also discusses sowing bentgrass stolons to produce turf by the vegetative process, focusing on quantity of stolons neded, soil preparation, fertilizers, time of planting, care of stolons before planting, preparation of stolons for planting, topsoil for covering, planting operations, rolling, watering, and care after planting. Describes warm season turfgrasses for use in southern states, focusing on types of grasses used, preparation of seed bed, planting season, seeding season, and planting and maintenance. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | See also part 1, "Notes with reference to the construction of areas for lawn sports", Landscape Architecture, 17(1) October 1926, p. 49-57, R=74008 R=74008 |
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| Note: | Pictures, b/w |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Taylor, A. D. 1927. Landscape construction notes. XX: Construction of turf areas. Landscape Architecture. 17(2):p. 128-142. |
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