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| Author(s): | Newell, A. J.;
Wood, A. D. |
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| Author Affiliation: | The Sports Turf Research Institute, Bingley, West Yorkshire, England |
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| Title: | Effects of golf buggy and golf trolley wear on red fescue subspecies and cultivars maintained under fairway conditions |
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| Source: | Journal of Turfgrass and Sports Surface Science. Vol. 79, 2003, p. 65-72. |
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| Publishing Information: | Bingley, West Yorkshire, UK: The Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| # of Pages: | 8 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf carts; Bag carts; Wear; Festuca rubra subsp. rubra; Cultivar evaluation; Wear resistance; Golf fairways; Traffic
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| Abstract/Contents: | "The effects of golf buggy and trolley wear on different ed fescue (Festuca rubra L.) subspecies and cultivars (57 Chewings fescue, 37 slender creeping red fescue, and 40 strong creeping red fescue) were assessed under simulated fairway conditions. The wer treatments were applied using an E-Z-Go ppetrol-engined two-man golf buggy abd a OiwaKaddy compact electric trolley between April and September 2002. Additionally, simulated foot traffic was added to the trolley wear areas using the STRI differental slip wear machine. Differences among grasses were assessed using visual assessments of turf quality and reflectance ratio measurements (relative live grass cover). Strong associations between the two measurements were found under both types of wear. Graphs for these associations were used to show variation among grass types and cultivars. Comparison of the different subspecies showed that the strong creeping red fescues tended to perform towards the lower to middle of the range defined by all grasses. In contrast, the Chewings and slender creeping red fescues tended to have overlapping ranges that were superio to the strong creeping red fescues. Within these comparisons, there also appeared to be more subtle differences bewteen Chewings and slender creeping red fescues. In this respect, there appeared to be a higher concentration of Chewings fescues towards the top of the range for trolley-wear but more slender creeping red fescues under buggy wear. Variation within and among subspecies were investigated further using combined overall ratings for each wear treatment. Bi-plots comparing variation in cultivar performance for the two wear treatments and each subspecies are presented. These showed that cultivarsof Chewings fescue tend to be grouped in the above average to good range for trolley wear but define a range from fairly poor to good for buggy wear. The strong creeping red fescues all fell below average for trolley-wear but some cultivars were rated above average for buggy-wear. The slender creeping red fescues were largely grouped as good under both types of wear. It is concluded that this preliminary study identified unique subspecies variation for cultivars of red fescue under two different types of fairway wear, Within this, choosing cultivars of slender creeping red fescues would appear to be more straightforward than selecting cultivars of Chewings or strong creeping red fescue for fairway use. The better cultivars of slender creeping red fescue under one type of wear also appeared to be the best under the other. This was not found for the Chewings and strong creeping red fescue." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 15 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: Pull-Carts vs. Golf Carts
Other items relating to: Fine Fescue Fairways
Other items relating to: Golf cart damage |
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| Note: | Graphs |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Newell, A. J., and A. D. Wood. 2003. Effects of golf buggy and golf trolley wear on red fescue subspecies and cultivars maintained under fairway conditions. J. Turfgrass Sports Surf. Sci. 79:p. 65-72. |
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