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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Baker, Stephen |
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| Author Affiliation: | Head, Soils & Sports Surface Science, Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| Title: | Improving turf quality on racecourses - using research |
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| Section: | Horse racing
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| Source: | International Turfgrass Bulletin. Vol. 214, October 2001, p. 7-11. |
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| Publishing Information: | Bingley, England: Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| # of Pages: | 5 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Sports turf; Race tracks; Choice of species; Mowing height; Aerification; Seed mixtures; Lolium perenne; Phleum pratense; Festuca rubra subsp. commutata; Festuca rubra subsp. trichophylla; Poa trivialis; Agrostis tenuis; Subsurface air injection; Vertidrain; Density; Color; Infiltration; Soil density; Soil water content; Surface hardness; Compaction; Irrigation practices; Research priorities
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| Trade Names: | Verti-Drain; Twose Turf Conditioner; McConnel Shakeaerator |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Reports the results of trials on horseracing tracks which sought to look specifically at "the effects of grass selection and cutting height" and "the effectiveness of different aeration methods." Results of the grasses/cutting height study suggest using 15 g/m2 perennial ryegrass, 5 g/m2 timothy, 5 g/m2 red fescue and 5 g/m2 smooth-stalked meadow-grass and "with regard to grass lenght" found that "the 145 mm cutting height tended to produce a fairly open sward with the grass tending to lie flatter." Results for the aeration study showed "very strong relationships between moisture content, penetration resistance and hardness, and this suggests that irrigation practices are considerably more important than aeration methods in reducing the firmness of the racing surface." Concludes that "further detailed work to give a detailed scientific underpinning of irrigation practices on racecourses to optimize the efficiency of water use, would seem to be the next priority for research." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Reprint appears in New Zealand Turf Management Journal, Vol. 17, No. 2, May 2002, p. 3-6
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Baker, S. 2001. Improving turf quality on racecourses - using research. Int. Turfgrass Bull. 214:p. 7-11. |
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