Best management practices for maintaining sand-based, natural grass athletic fields

Alec Kowalewski; Gwen K. Stahnke; Thomas W. Cook; Roy L. Goss

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Best management practices for maintaining sand-based, natural grass athletic fields

Alec Kowalewski, Gwen K. Stahnke, Thomas W. Cook and Roy L. Goss

PNW (Series), 676., Oregon State University

09/2015

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Athletic fields--Northwest, Pacific--Design and construction.

Turf management--Northwest, Pacific.

This publication recommends specific ways to manage of sand-based fields, which will require more frequent fertilization, irrigation, and cultivation for proper maintenance than native soil fields. This publication emphasizes the critical aspects of maintenance, including the primary cultural practices (mowing, fertilization, and irrigation), as well as the secondary cultural practices (cultivation, top-dressing, and interseeding).

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Title: Best management practices for maintaining sand-based, natural grass athletic fields
Creators: Alec Kowalewski (Author)
Gwen K. Stahnke (Author)
Thomas W. Cook (Author)
Roy L. Goss (Author)
Academic Unit: Publications, WSU Extension
Series: PNW (Series); 676.
Publisher: Oregon State University; Corvallis, Oregon
Identifiers: 99900502620001842
Copyright: In copyright ; openAccess ; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ ; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess
Language: English
Resource Type: Report