Effects of different trampling intensities on three species of warm season turfgrass

doi:10.11686/cyxb2021207

Abstract

Abstract:

Turf in open public parks can meet the needs of urban residents for recreational fitness， disaster mitigation and enhance the public health and safety and quality of life of urban residents. Lawns are subject to traffic of various kinds， especially foot traffic， and trampling causes both direct mechanical wear and indirect soil structure damage due to compaction. Resistance to trampling is the key factor determing the performance and service life of lawns. In this paper， three turfgrasses commonly used in Shanghai， namely Zoysia japonica ‘Belair’， Paspalum vaginatum ‘Sea Isle 2000’， and Cynodon dactylon x Cynodon transvaalensis ‘Tifdwarf’， were selected for evaluation， and an experiment involving exposure to different simulated trampling intensity and frequency during turfgrass peak growth from May to September was set up. At the end of the simulated trampling exposure a multivariate analysis of data on turfgrass wear resistance， soil compaction resistance and recovery ability was carried out using a multi-index membership function method. Under light trampling， the performance of the three turfgrasses ranked： Z. japonica ‘Belair’>P. vaginatum ‘Sea Isle 2000’>C. dactylon×C. transvaalensis ‘Tifdwarf’， and light trampling was beneficial and improved the quality of the lawn. Under moderate trampling the performance ranking was Tifdwarf>Sea Isle 2000>Belair. Tifdwarf showed the strongest resistance to trampling and was able to tolerate 80 simulated person-passes of intermittent trampling during the growth period from May to September. Under severe trampling Tifdwarf hybrid Bermudagrass showed resistance related to its fast daily growth and associated recovery ability. The study of the trampling resistance capacity of turfgrass species not only provides a theoretical basis for the development and utilization of trampling-resistant turfgrass needed in the large number of parks and green spaces being constructed in the current urbanization process， but also can be used to evaluate the carrying capacity and support long-term maintenance of parks and green spaces in the future.

Key words: urban, public park, turfgrass, traffic resistance, root system, turf quality

Qiang XING, Jun QIN, Yong-hong HU. Effects of different trampling intensities on three species of warm season turfgrass[J]. Acta Prataculturae Sinica, 2022, 31(2): 52-61.

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践踏处理 Traffic treatments	轻度Light			中度Medium			重度Strengthen
践踏处理 Traffic treatments	结缕草 ‘Belair’	海滨雀稗‘SeaIsle2000’	杂交狗牙根 ‘Tifdwarf’	结缕草 ‘Belair’	海滨雀稗‘SeaIsle2000’	杂交狗牙根 ‘Tifdwarf’	结缕草 ‘Belair’	海滨雀稗‘SeaIsle2000’	杂交狗牙根 ‘Tifdwarf’
颜色Colour	0.586	1.000	0.000	0.000	0.744	1.000	0.000	0.661	0.277
密度 Density	1.000	0.291	0.000	0.992	0.000	1.000	0.000	0.613	1.000
植被指数NDVI	0.000	0.436	1.000	0.000	1.000	1.000	0.000	1.000	0.277
草层高度Turf height	0.780	0.000	1.000	1.000	0.000	0.082	1.000	0.000	0.438
根总长Total root length	0.459	1.000	0.000	0.000	1.000	0.471	0.061	0.000	1.000
根平均直径Average root diametter	1.000	0.000	0.634	0.000	0.313	1.000	0.000	1.000	0.759
根表面积Root surface area	0.752	1.000	0.000	0.000	0.683	1.000	0.000	0.904	1.000
根系体积Root volume	1.000	0.886	0.000	0.000	0.486	1.000	0.000	1.000	0.854
再生速度Regrowth rate	1.000	0.122	0.000	1.000	0.424	0.000	1.000	0.295	0.000
草屑总量Grass elippings	1.000	0.000	0.096	0.997	1.000	0.000	1.000	0.000	0.113
根冠比Root to shoot ratio	1.000	0.170	0.000	1.000	0.000	0.149	1.000	0.203	0.000
综值Integrated value	0.780	0.446	0.248	0.454	0.514	0.609	0.369	0.516	0.520

践踏处理 Traffic treatments	轻度Light			中度Medium			重度Strengthen
践踏处理 Traffic treatments	结缕草 ‘Belair’	海滨雀稗‘SeaIsle2000’	杂交狗牙根 ‘Tifdwarf’	结缕草 ‘Belair’	海滨雀稗‘SeaIsle2000’	杂交狗牙根 ‘Tifdwarf’	结缕草 ‘Belair’	海滨雀稗‘SeaIsle2000’	杂交狗牙根 ‘Tifdwarf’
颜色Colour	0.586	1.000	0.000	0.000	0.744	1.000	0.000	0.661	0.277
密度 Density	1.000	0.291	0.000	0.992	0.000	1.000	0.000	0.613	1.000
植被指数NDVI	0.000	0.436	1.000	0.000	1.000	1.000	0.000	1.000	0.277
草层高度Turf height	0.780	0.000	1.000	1.000	0.000	0.082	1.000	0.000	0.438
根总长Total root length	0.459	1.000	0.000	0.000	1.000	0.471	0.061	0.000	1.000
根平均直径Average root diametter	1.000	0.000	0.634	0.000	0.313	1.000	0.000	1.000	0.759
根表面积Root surface area	0.752	1.000	0.000	0.000	0.683	1.000	0.000	0.904	1.000
根系体积Root volume	1.000	0.886	0.000	0.000	0.486	1.000	0.000	1.000	0.854
再生速度Regrowth rate	1.000	0.122	0.000	1.000	0.424	0.000	1.000	0.295	0.000
草屑总量Grass elippings	1.000	0.000	0.096	0.997	1.000	0.000	1.000	0.000	0.113
根冠比Root to shoot ratio	1.000	0.170	0.000	1.000	0.000	0.149	1.000	0.203	0.000
综值Integrated value	0.780	0.446	0.248	0.454	0.514	0.609	0.369	0.516	0.520

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