The influence of the grass mixture composition on the quality and suitability for football pitches
Abstract The selection of grass mixtures with appropriate visual and functional parameters for sowing football fields is a key element in shaping the sports infrastructure, ensuring the spectacularity of a match and comfort for players. The aim of the research was to investigate the properties of la...
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| author | Karol Wolski Joanna Markowska Adam Radkowski Marek Brennensthul Łukasz Sobol Grzegorz Pęczkowski Henryk Bujak Wiktoria Grzebieniarz Iwona Radkowska Karen Khachatryan |
| author_facet | Karol Wolski Joanna Markowska Adam Radkowski Marek Brennensthul Łukasz Sobol Grzegorz Pęczkowski Henryk Bujak Wiktoria Grzebieniarz Iwona Radkowska Karen Khachatryan |
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| description | Abstract The selection of grass mixtures with appropriate visual and functional parameters for sowing football fields is a key element in shaping the sports infrastructure, ensuring the spectacularity of a match and comfort for players. The aim of the research was to investigate the properties of lawn grass mixtures and their suitability for football pitches. The experiment was conducted at the Toya Golf & Country Club (51° 20′ E, 17° 07′ N), Wrocław, Poland, between 2007 and 2009. 12 grass mixtures were selected, mainly based on red fescue, Kentucky bluegrass, and perennial ryegrass. The assessment was carried out using a nine-point scale, according to the Plant Variety Office methodology for crops and turf grass. Six features of sports turf were studied: appearance, density, colour, leaf fineness, overwintering, and susceptibility to disease and they significantly varied, depending on the grass mixture and the year of research. Our study showed that mixtures based on the dominance of meadow grass were characterized by higher values of the general visual aspect, colour and slenderness of the leaf blade and these based on the dominance of perennial ryegrass and co-dominance of perennial ryegrass and meadow grass were the most useful in terms of wintering, resistance to diseases and sodding. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-882b9583ba524b49aa16846f018894eb2022-12-21T19:07:47ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222021-10-0111111110.1038/s41598-021-99859-9The influence of the grass mixture composition on the quality and suitability for football pitchesKarol Wolski0Joanna Markowska1Adam Radkowski2Marek Brennensthul3Łukasz Sobol4Grzegorz Pęczkowski5Henryk Bujak6Wiktoria Grzebieniarz7Iwona Radkowska8Karen Khachatryan9Institute of Agroecology and Plant Production, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life SciencesInstitute of Environmental Engineering, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life SciencesDepartment of Agroecology and Plant Production, University of Agriculture in KrakówInstitute of Agricultural Engineering, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life SciencesInstitute of Agricultural Engineering, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life SciencesInstitute of Environmental Protection and Management, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life SciencesDepartment of Genetics, Plant Breeding and Seed Production, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life SciencesFaculty of Food Technology, University of Agriculture in KrakowDepartment of Cattle Breeding, National Research Institute of Animal ProductionFaculty of Food Technology, University of Agriculture in KrakowAbstract The selection of grass mixtures with appropriate visual and functional parameters for sowing football fields is a key element in shaping the sports infrastructure, ensuring the spectacularity of a match and comfort for players. The aim of the research was to investigate the properties of lawn grass mixtures and their suitability for football pitches. The experiment was conducted at the Toya Golf & Country Club (51° 20′ E, 17° 07′ N), Wrocław, Poland, between 2007 and 2009. 12 grass mixtures were selected, mainly based on red fescue, Kentucky bluegrass, and perennial ryegrass. The assessment was carried out using a nine-point scale, according to the Plant Variety Office methodology for crops and turf grass. Six features of sports turf were studied: appearance, density, colour, leaf fineness, overwintering, and susceptibility to disease and they significantly varied, depending on the grass mixture and the year of research. Our study showed that mixtures based on the dominance of meadow grass were characterized by higher values of the general visual aspect, colour and slenderness of the leaf blade and these based on the dominance of perennial ryegrass and co-dominance of perennial ryegrass and meadow grass were the most useful in terms of wintering, resistance to diseases and sodding.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99859-9 |
| spellingShingle | Karol Wolski Joanna Markowska Adam Radkowski Marek Brennensthul Łukasz Sobol Grzegorz Pęczkowski Henryk Bujak Wiktoria Grzebieniarz Iwona Radkowska Karen Khachatryan The influence of the grass mixture composition on the quality and suitability for football pitches Scientific Reports |
| title | The influence of the grass mixture composition on the quality and suitability for football pitches |
| title_full | The influence of the grass mixture composition on the quality and suitability for football pitches |
| title_fullStr | The influence of the grass mixture composition on the quality and suitability for football pitches |
| title_full_unstemmed | The influence of the grass mixture composition on the quality and suitability for football pitches |
| title_short | The influence of the grass mixture composition on the quality and suitability for football pitches |
| title_sort | influence of the grass mixture composition on the quality and suitability for football pitches |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99859-9 |
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