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Fig. 1.4. Sport turfs must withstand extreme physical stresses.
practices (activities conducted by the turf manager to promote turf
health). On the other hand, residential turfs, turfs in parks or those
around businesses require more maintenance. Sports turfs usually re-
quire the highest level of care.
Some turf areas are quite uniform and others more complex. For
example, athletic fields are rather uniform and often consist of a single
species of turf-grass under a specific level of care. Turf on these areas,
besides its pleasing appearance, must satisfy requirements associated
with a particular sport, be able to withstand the physical stresses it
imposes and have the capacity to recover from injury between uses. On
the other hand, golf course turf is a mixture of different grasses. It may
include different species or varieties; they may have different appear-
ances, serve different functions and need to be maintained at different
