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Author(s):Canaway, P. M.; Carr, L.; Bennett, R. A.; Isaac, S. P.
Author Affiliation:The Sports Turf Research Institute, Bingley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Title:The Effect of Renovation on the Ground Cover of Swards of Eight Turfgrass Species Grown on Sand and Soil and Subjected to Football-type Wear
Source:Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute. Vol. 62, June 1986, p. 118-132.
Publishing Information:Bingley, England: The Sports Turf Research Institute
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Sports turf; Soccer fields; Renovation; Root zone; Wear; Poa annua; Poa pratensis; Lolium perenne; Phleum pratense; Festuca arundinacea; Festuca rubra subsp. commutata
Geographic Terms:United Kingdom
Abstract/Contents:SUMMARY: "Two experiments are described, one on a sand rootzone and the other on a sandy loam soil, in which renovation treatments were imposed on plots of eight turfgrass species which had been subjected to football-type wear during the previous playing season. The species were: Poa annua, Poa pratensis, Lolium perenne, Phleum pratense, Festuca arundinacea, F. rubra ssp. cummutata, F. rubra ssp. rubra and Agrostis castellana. Four renovation treatments were imposed: (1) control - no seeding; (2) renovation with seed of the originally-sown species; (3) renovation with L. perenne only; (4) renovation with a binary mixture of the originally-sown species and L. perenne. Ground cover was recorded for all species before renovation, and before, during and after the imposition of artificial wear during the playing season. Renovation with L. perenne or with binary mixtures of L. perenne with the other seven species produced significantly more ground cover during wear and significantly less Poa annua ingress than the control or renovation with the orgininally sown species. During wear only Poa annua, Poa pratensis and L. perenne contributed significantly to sward cover, however, after wear A, castellana was observed to recover. The remaining species contributed little to the swards during or after wear. The implications of the results, in the context of previous work, are discussed in relation to the choice of grass species for football pitches. It is recommended that only three species should be considered: L. perenne alone where there is a short period for establishment, L. perenne with Poa pratensis where there is a long period for establishment and A. castellana for special cases where football pitches serve as cricket outfields in summer."
Language:English
References:19
Note:Summary as abstract
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Canaway, P. M., L. Carr, R. A. Bennett, and S. P. Isaac. 1986. The Effect of Renovation on the Ground Cover of Swards of Eight Turfgrass Species Grown on Sand and Soil and Subjected to Football-type Wear. J. Sports Turf Res. Inst. 62:p. 118-132.
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