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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Chalmers, David;
Ervin, Erik |
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| Author Affiliation: | Chalmers: Turfgrass Extension Specialist; Ervin: Turfgrass Physiologist, Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences Department, Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA |
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| Title: | Don't judge this field by its cover: Virginia Tech's Worsham Field, grown on the tarmac of the university airport, is the high-tech launching pad of the university's footall team |
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| Section: | Renovation
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| Source: | Athletic Turf: Maintenance & Technology. Vol. 4, No. 6, November/December 2001, p. 26-28. |
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| Publishing Information: | Cleveland, OH: Advanstar Communications, Inc. |
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| # of Pages: | 3 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Airfields; Sports turf construction; Football fields; Portable turf
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| Facility Names: | Worsham Field, in Virginia Tech |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Describes the renovation of Virginia Tech's Worsham Field and the construction of a new sand-based practice field. Addresses the advantages of the GreenTech ITM system, particularly regarding the ease in which it can be replaced. Explains the "tray drainage system", which allows "excess water to drain directly out of each tray to the asphalt subsurface and then to drain along the edge of the 8-inch crowned field." Comments on the impressive survival rate of the turf and the tools installed to assist the turf manager. Comments that "it was indeed a team effort to put something in place that meets the needs of the University and the football program." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Includes sidebars, "Blacksburg team bets on bermuda", p.27 and "The modules and the soil profile", p. 27
Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Chalmers, D., and E. Ervin. 2001. Don't judge this field by its cover: Virginia Tech's Worsham Field, grown on the tarmac of the university airport, is the high-tech launching pad of the university's footall team. Athlet. Turf Maint. Technol. 4(6):p. 26-28. |
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