Natural Turf Research @ Penn State - Scientific Journal Articles

Scientific Journal Articles

Year Authors Title Link
2017 Mascitti et al. Divot resistance of thick cut sod as influenced by preharvest nitrogen and sand topdressing - International Turfgrass Society Research Journal Read It Here
2017 Serensits et al. Kentucky bluegrass divot resistance as affected by cultivar, trinexapac-ethyl, and soil cultivation - Crop Science Read It Here
2014 T.J. Serensits and A.S. McNitt Comparison of Rotational Traction of Athletic Footwear on Varying Playing Surfaces Using Different Normal Loads - Applied Turfgrass Science Read It Here
2011 T.J. Serensits, A.S. McNitt, and D.M. Petrunak Improving Surface Stability on Natural Turfgrass Athletic Fields - Proc. Inst. Mech. Eng., Part P, J. Sports Eng. and Tech. Read It Here
2009 Moody et al. Water Repellency Development in Amended Sand Rootzones - Crop Science Read It Here
2008 J.T. Brosnan and A.S. McNitt Surface Conditions of Highly Maintained Baseball Fields in the Northern United States - Part 2 - Synthetic versus Natural Turfgrass - Applied Turfgrass Science Read It Here
2005 A.S. McNitt and P.J. Landschoot The effects of soil reinforcing materials on the traction and divot resistance of a sand root zone - International Turfgrass Society Research Journal Read It here
2004 A.S. McNitt, P.J. Landschoot, and D.V. Waddington Effects of turfgrass, cutting height, and soil conditions on traction - Acta Horticulture Read It here
2004 P.J. Landschoot et al. Effect of dazomet on annual bluegrass emergence and creeping bentgrass establishment in putting green turf - Hort Science Read It here
2003 A.S. McNitt and P.J. Landschoot The effects of soil reinforcing materials on the surface hardness, soil bulk density, and water content of a sand root-zone - Crop Science Read It here
2002 Yi et al. Measurement of bulk mechanical properties and modeling the load-response of rootzone sands. Part 3: Effect of organics and moisture content on continuous sand mixtures - Particulate Sci. and Tech. J. Read It here
2001 Yi et al. Measurement of bulk mechanical properties and modeling the load-response of rootzone sands. Part 2: Effect of moisture on continuous sand mixtures - Particulate Sci. and Tech. J. Read It here
2001 A.S. McNitt and P.J. Landschoot The effects of soil reinforcing inclusions in an athletic field root zone - International Turfgrass Society Research Journal Read It here
2001 A.S. McNitt and P.J. Landschoot Evaluation of a modular turfgrass system amended with shredded carpet - International Turfgrass Society Research Journal Read It here
1997 A.S. McNitt, R.O. Middour, and D.V. Waddington Development and Evaluation of a Method to Measure Traction on Turfgrass Surfaces - Journal of Testing and Evaluation Read It here