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| Author(s): | McNitt, A. S.;
Landschoot, P. J. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Agronomy, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA |
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| Title: | Evaluation of a modular turfgrass system amended with shredded carpet |
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| Section: | Soil physics
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| Meeting Info.: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada: July 2001 |
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| Source: | International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. Vol. 9, No. Part 2, 2001, p. 559-564. |
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| Publishing Information: | Oakville, Ontario, Canada: International Turfgrass Society |
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| # of Pages: | 6 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Portable turf; Shredded carpet; Root zone; Density; Physical properties of soil; Bulk density; Surface hardness; Divots; Asphalt; Sand; Gravel; Soil amendments; Poa pratensis; Compaction; Athletic fields; Sports turf
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Portable modular turfgrass systems are sometimes used to provide natural turfgrass surfaces for sporting events in stadiums with synthetic surfaces. The objective of this study was to determine if shredded carpet amended into the root-zone of a modular turfgrass system can provide improvements in turfgrass density, soil physical properties, and playing surface quality. Different rates of shredded carpet were amended into a high-sand root zone, sodded with Kentucky bluegrass, and subjected to simulated foot traffic. Treatments were evaluated for their effects on turfgrass density, soil physical properties, and playing surface quality. The addition of 3% or 5% DuPont Shredded Carpet to the high-sand root-zone resulted in improvements in soil physical properties and playing surface quality. When modules (treatment tiles) amended with 3% or 5% shredded carpet were placed over asphalt or a sand and gravel base and subjected to wear, the most significant improvements were reductions in soil bulk density, surface hardness, and divoting. These improvements were more dramatic when treatment tiles were placed on asphalt as compared to the sand and gravel base. This study demonstrated that the 3% or 5% rates of DuPont Shredded Carpet amended into the high-sand root-zone of turfgrass modules can improve the quality of a natural turfgrass playing surface whether placed on asphalt or on a sand and gravel base." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 22 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
McNitt, A. S., and P. J. Landschoot. 2001. Evaluation of a modular turfgrass system amended with shredded carpet. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 9(Part 2):p. 559-564. |
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