| |
| Web URL(s): | https://stri.lib.msu.edu/vol78-2002/pdf/sptri00078002.pdf
Last checked: 02/20/2007
Requires: PDF Reader
Notes: Available to TGIF and STRI users |
|---|
| Access Restriction: | Certain MSU-hosted archive URLs may be restricted to legacy database members. |
|---|
| Publication Type:
| Refereed |
|---|
| Author(s): | Baker, S. W.;
Firth, S. J. |
|---|
| Author Affiliation: | The Sports Turf Research Institute, Bingley, West Yorkshire |
|---|
| Title: | The effect of construction profile and materials on the performance of greyhound tracks |
|---|
| Source: | Journal of Turfgrass and Sports Surface Science. Vol. 78, 2002, p. 2-15. |
|---|
| Publishing Information: | Bingley, West Yorkshire, UK: The Sports Turf Research Institute |
|---|
| # of Pages: | 14 |
|---|
| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Race tracks; Sports turf; Sports turf construction; Sand; Root zone; Soil amendments; Soil moisture; Seaweed products; Bulk density; Gravel; Shear resistance; Traction
|
|---|
| Abstract/Contents: | "A trial was established to examine the effectiveness of different methods of construction for greyhound tracks. The trial incorporated two base materials (sandy loam topsoil and gravel), two sand depths (125 mm and 200 mm), two sand types (very fine sand and fine sand) and three amendment treatments based on water retentive materials (no amendment, a polyacrylamide gel and a seaweed extract). The trial area was prepared as though for racing on eleven dates between July 1999 and May 2000 and moisture content, bulk densityand the performance characteristics of the track were determined on each occasion. The moisture content of the sand was 125 mm as opposed to 200 mm. Moisture content was higher when the very fine sand (22% <0.125 mm diameter) was used, compared with the fine sand (7% <.125 mm diamter). Use of the polyacrylamide gel brought about a considerable increase in moisture content. The seaweed extract had a much smaller effect on moisture retention. The bulk density of the sand layer was primarily influenced by sand type and the use of amendment materials. Density was lower when fine sand rather than very fine sand was used and decreased following incorporation of the polyacrylamide gel. The surface was generally firmer for profiles incorporating a gravel base, presumably because of lower moisture contents. With hot, drying conditions the surface tended to be firmer when the very fine sand was used, but in wet conditions the fine sand was generally firmer. The use of polyacrylamide gel consistently reduced hardness values, but the seaweed extract tended to make the surface firmer. Base conditions had little effect on shear strength or traction, but values for both properties increased when the very fine sand was used. The effects of amendment materials were small or inconsistent." |
|---|
| Language: | English |
|---|
| References: | 8 |
|---|
| See Also: | Other items relating to: Biostimulants |
|---|
| Note: | Tables
Graphs
Figures |
|---|
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Baker, S. W., and S. J. Firth. 2002. The effect of construction profile and materials on the performance of greyhound tracks. J. Turfgrass Sports Surf. Sci. 78:p. 2-15. |
| Fastlink to access this record outside TGIF: https://tic.msu.edu/tgif/flink?recno=89814 |
| If there are problems with this record, send us feedback about record 89814. |
| Choices for finding the above item: |
|---|
| Web URL(s):
https://stri.lib.msu.edu/vol78-2002/pdf/sptri00078002.pdf
Last checked: 02/20/2007
Requires: PDF Reader
Notes: Available to TGIF and STRI users |
| 
MSU catalog number: SB 433 .A1 S63 v. 78 |
| Request through your local library's inter-library loan service (bring or send a copy of this TGIF record) |
