Evaluation of factors contributing to surface stability of sand-based turf

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1160-1167

  Li, Deying ^a   Minner, David D ^b   Christians, Nick E ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR SAND; COEFFICIENT OF UNIFORMITY; CONE PENETRATION; CONE PENETRATION RESISTANCE; CONE RESISTANCE; FIELD PLOT; KENTUCKY; ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT; PLAYABILITY; ROOT BIOMASS; ROOT ZONE; SIZE RANGES; SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT; SURFACE STABILITY; TURFGRASS;

AGRICULTURE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; GROUNDWATER; HARDNESS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL MOISTURE; STABILITY;

SAND;

POA; POA PRATENSIS; POACEAE;

EID: 70349439069     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2009.0031     Document Type: Article

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