In an attempt to investigate the turf alternatives most adaptable to sports fields under Mediterranean ecology,
three different turf alternatives (1- Tall Fescue 100%, 2- Tall Fescue 60% + Perennial Rye Grass 40% and 3-
Traditional Cool Season Sports Turf Mixture: Perennial Rye Grass 50%, Creeping Red Fescue 20%,
Chewing's Red Fescue 10%, Sheep Fescue 10%, Kentucky Blue Grass 10%) under three vertical cutting
height regimes (12 - 22 - 32 mm) were tested in the turf experimental fields of Ege University Bayindir
Vocational School, Izmir/Turkey in 2012-2014. Turf color and cover were determined to evaluate the
adaptability of selected turf alternatives in the experiment. Ball rebound, ball roll, and evenness were also
measured to identify the playing quality parameters of these turf stands in the same experimental plots. The
overall results obtained from the experiment revealed that statistically significant differences occurred among
the turf alternatives and different cutting heights. However, pure tall fescue turf and the 60% tall fescue +
40% perennial rye grass turf mixture performed better than the traditional mixture. Although significant
differences were recorded among the mowing heights, pure tall fescue turf displayed better performance
compared to traditional cool season sports turf mixture.
TUBITAK
112O130
Research study (112O130) founded by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK).
112O130
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Project Number | 112O130 |
Publication Date | December 15, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 24 Issue: 2 |
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