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Gordon Jaaback - Agronomist based in Kent, United Kingdom - Specialising in UK, Europe and Africa
Shortcuts: advice • assessments • construction • expert witness • maintenance • water
Published papers and articles
The following list includes papers published in international journals:
1972
The establishment of vegetation in civil engineering work.
Proc. Grassld. Soc. sth. Afr. 6:181-194.
1973
A further investigation into the treatments for adapting difficult slopes for grassing
Proc. Grassld. Soc. sth. Afr. 8:97-100.
1973
Treatments for stabilising steep slopes for grassing
The Civil Engineer in South Africa 3:301-303.
1975
An appraisal of two qualitative field trials comparing methods of erosion control on earthen slopes (co-author D. Van Zyl)
6th Reg. Conf. for Africa: Soil Mech. and Found. Eng. Durban, South Africa.
1975
Critical area planting in the United States of America
Proc. Grassld. Soc. sth. Afr. 10:85-90.
1978
Investigation into the need for turfgrass research in southern Africa Proc. Grassld.
Soc. sth. Afr. 13:84-88.
1980
An assessment of current methods for establishing steep cut slopes by establishing vegetation
Proc. Grassld, Soc. sth. Afr. 15:105-109.
1993
Long-term improvement in drainage and aeration within impermeable golf greens.
Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. Jnl. 7:426-429.
2001
An economic appraisal of methods to overcome surface drainage problems on the golf course.
Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. Jnl 9
2005
Investigating the need to control the rate of surface water flow off urban sports pitches.
Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. Jnl 10
2008
The role of water run-off on grassed sports pitches.
Eur. Turfgrass Soc. Conf. Pisa, Italy. Jnl 1
2010
Merits of creating a camber on winter-used sports pitches in the United Kingdom.
Eur. Turfgrass Soc. Conf. Angers, France. Jnl 2.
Articles published in local journals:
Construction
Cost-effective contracting
(The Groundsman, August, 2005)
Summer Seeding
(Turf Business, June 2008)
Choosing a contractor
(The Groundsman, July, 2008)
Turfgrass projects in dispute
(Turf Business, January/February 2006)
Irrigation
Where has all the water gone?
(Turf Business, May/June 2005)
Imminent water restrictions offer new challenges
(Pitchcare July 2006)
Challenges in irrigation plus addendum
(The Groundsman, May 2008)
Within weeks we will be watering
(Turf Business, March/April 2008)
Thinking ahead on irrigation
(Turf Business, March/April 2007)
Maintenance management
Lewisham Council achieves results
(The Groundsman, November 2006)
The pendulum swings
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Getting More from Specialised Turfgrass Equipment
(Golf Club Management, May 2001)
Budgeting golf course maintenance
(Golf Club Secretary, June 2005)
A vital dimension in summer maintenance
(Turf Business, July/August 2007)
The winter pitch crisis
(The Groundsman, November 2006)
Potato patch football pitchess
(Pitchcare, July 2007)
Establishing a new maintenance facility
(Golf Club Secretary, September, 2005)
Sports pitch drainage
Keeping Sports Pitches Free from Surface Water
(The Groundsman, April 2000)
Keeping sports pitches drained over winter
(Turf Business, September/October 2007)
Restricting drainage outfall from sports pitches
(International Turfgrass Research Conference, July 2005)
Flooding may not mean more drains
(Golf Course News International, Feb/Mar 2005)
Synthetic pitches
A closer look at synthetic pitches
(Turf Business, March/April 2008)
Weather
Keeping a Finger on the Pulse
(Golf Course News International, March 2002)
Recording the weather
(Golf Club Secretary, August 2004)
Into autumn after a summer of rain
(Turf Business, September/October 2008)
What can we learn from the rains
(Turf Business, January/February 2008)
Floodwater destruction
(The Groundsman, August 2007)
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