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| Web URL(s): | http://web.archive.org/web/20070730204818/http://www.njturfgrass.org/pdfs/Spring_2004_Clippings.pdf
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Beard, James B. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M University, Texas |
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| Title: | Environmental benefits of turfgrass |
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| Source: | Sports Turf Manager [STA]. Vol. 17, No. 2, Summer 2004, p. 13. |
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| Publishing Information: | Guelph, Ontario: The Sports Turf Association |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Aesthetic values; Environmental benefits; Turf values
Sports Turf Canada Keywords: General
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| Abstract/Contents: | Suggests that "as well as being attractive, turfgrasses have numerous important functional purposes." Lists potential functional benefits of turfgrass, including "soil erosion control"; "dust stabilization"; "reduces percipitation run-off"; and "increases ground water recharge by water entrapment in dense canopy." Also lists potential recreation and aesthetic benefits, including that it "enhances physical health of participants including cardiovascular functions." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Beard, J. B. 2004. Environmental benefits of turfgrass. Sports Turf Manager. 17(2):p. 13. |
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