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| Web URL(s): | https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/aj/pdfs/65/6/AJ0650061004
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Wood, Glen M. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Associate Agronomist, Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont |
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| Title: | Use of energy-absorbing materials to permit turf growth in heavily trafficked areas |
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| Source: | Agronomy Journal. Vol. 65, No. 6, November/December 1973, p. 1004-1005. |
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| Publishing Information: | Madison, WI: American Society of Agronomy |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Related Web URL: | https://listings.lib.msu.edu/teegr/1974sep.pdf#page=5
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Growth factors; Traffic damage; Wear resistance; Compaction; Paths; Traffic control; Poa pratensis; Lolium perenne
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Soil compaction, with leaf abrasion of secondary importance, was concluded to be primarily responsible for the inability of grass to survive in heavily travelled foot-paths. Several materials were used in the construction of a grassed walk designed to absorb traffic energy, eliminate compaction and afford wear protection to intermingled grasses. Inverted Coke bottles, bricks, and crushed stone were the experimental materials. The growth of the grass was best in the bottle area. However, the bottles were slippery when wet and presented some hazard. Orientation of the bricks to direction of traffic was found to be important. Bricks perpendicular to direction of travel were much more satisfactory than those placed parallel. 'Manhattan' perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and 'Merion', 'Pennstar', 'Nugget', and 'Fylking' bluegrasses (Poa pratensis L.) were evaluated as a mixture in these trials. An excellent sod was maintained with the bricks and bottles but not with the crushed stone." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 2 |
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| Note: | Partial reprint appears in Tee to Green [New York], 3(7) September 1974, p. 5-6, with variant title "Methods to permit turf growth in heavily trafficked areas" and variant author "Wayne C. Morgan"
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Wood, G. M. 1973. Use of energy-absorbing materials to permit turf growth in heavily trafficked areas. Agron. J. 65(6):p. 1004-1005. |
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