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Sports Turf

Author V.I. Stewart
Release Date: 2004/06/01
ISBN: 9780419149507
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Book Description

A detailed, practical guide (with the backing of the main UK authorities) to the construction and maintenance of sports grounds.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Full Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Introduction
  9. About the NPFA
  10. Part One General Principles
    1. 1 Identifying the problems
    2. 2 Components of a drainage scheme—function and installation
    3. 3 Alternative layouts
    4. 4 Design criteria—theory and practice
    5. 5 Cost benefit implications
    6. 6 Interrelationships of sward biology, construction, maintenance and use
    7. 7 Specification of materials—soils, sand and gravel
    8. 8 Machinery, special equipment and DIY drainage
  11. Part Two Specific Constructions
    1. 9 Introduction to Part Two
    2. 10 The sand-over-gravel approach, typically for greens and golf greens
    3. 11 The slit approach, typically for vigorous winter games such as rugby and soccer
    4. 12 Cricket
    5. 13 Water-bound hard porous pitches
    6. 14 DIY construction, package deals, patents, trade names and trade-sponsored literature
  12. Part Three Appendices
    1. Appendix A Simple tests for the determination of soil texture and topsoil quality
    2. Appendix B Simple tests for Stewart zone materials
    3. Appendix C Soil and sand amelioration
    4. Appendix D Gradients
    5. Appendix E Drainage calculations
    6. Appendix F Grooming, verti-cutting, hollow-tine coring, and verti-draining as aids in fine-turf management for golf and bowls
    7. Appendix G Recording soil temperature
  13. References
  14. Index
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