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Author(s):Toma, George
Author Affiliation:Kansas City Royals Baseball, Kansas City, Missouri
Title:Care and maintenance of artificial and natural grass athletic fields
Meeting Info.:College Station, TX: December 11-13, 1978
Source:Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Texas Turfgrass Conference. 1978, p. 5-11.
Publishing Information:College Station, TX: Texas A & M University and the Texas Turfgrass Association
# of Pages:7
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Artificial turf; Natural versus artificial turf; Comparisons; Communications; Maintenance programs; Sports turf maintenance; Athletic fields; Pros and cons
Abstract/Contents:Discusses the pros and cons of maintening of artificial and natural fields. Mentions the need for better communication between groundskeepers, supervisors, and owners and converting from natural to artificial fields. Explains that it takes the same number of people to maintain artificial turf as it does natural grass. In maintaining a natural grass field the author had equipment worth three thousand dollars, compared to nearly forty thousand dollars for artificial turf. Instead of mowing, the artificial field is vacuumed which could double or triple the time it takes to mow. Men walk the field to wash out tobacco stains, comb out burns from sudden starts and stops by athletes, remove gum. Many times when the men are working on the turf the temperature can range between 120° to 140°F. Emphasizes the importance of a good maintenance program to maintain artificial turf, but one must also be careful not to wear the turf out through over-maintenance. This work also discusses the methods for converting dirt areas on a natural grass field to grass for football and what preparations are needed to prepare artificial fields for rock concerts.
Language:English
References:0
See Also:Other items relating to: Artificial vs. Natural Turf Surfaces
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Toma, G. 1978. Care and maintenance of artificial and natural grass athletic fields. p. 5-11. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Texas Turfgrass Conference. College Station, TX: December 11-13, 1978. College Station, TX: Texas A & M University and the Texas Turfgrass Association.
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