A review of turfgrass sports field variability and its implications on athlete–surface interactions

CM Straw, CO Samson, GM Henry… - Agronomy Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Natural turfgrass sports fields can be highly variable depending on construction, usage, and
management. Research involving athlete–surface interactions often fails to thoroughly …

Autonomous mower vs. rotary mower: Effects on turf quality and weed control in tall fescue lawn

M Pirchio, M Fontanelli, C Frasconi, L Martelloni… - Agronomy, 2018 - mdpi.com
Autonomous mowers are battery-powered machines designed for lawn mowing that require
very low human labour. Autonomous mowers can increase turf quality and reduce local …

Autonomous mower saves energy and improves quality of tall fescue lawn

N Grossi, M Fontanelli, E Garramone, A Peruzzi… - …, 2016 - journals.ashs.org
Battery-powered autonomous mowers are designed to reduce the need of labor for lawn
mowing compared with traditional endothermic engine mowers and at the same time to …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of Football Pitch Performances Based on Different Cutting Systems: From Visual Evaluation to YOLOv8

SM Luglio, C Frasconi, L Gagliardi, M Raffaelli… - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
The quality of sports facilities, especially football pitches, has gained significant attention
due to the growing importance of sports globally. This study examines the effect of two …

GeoEye-1 satellite versus ground-based multispectral data for estimating nitrogen status of turfgrasses

L Caturegli, M Casucci, F Lulli, N Grossi… - … Journal of Remote …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Satellite remote sensing of leaf nitrogen (N) content is an interesting technique for
agricultural crops for both economic and environmental reasons since it allows the …

Monitoring Autonomous Mowers Operative Parameters on Low-Maintenance Warm-Season Turfgrass

SM Luglio, M Sportelli, C Frasconi, M Raffaelli… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Robotic solutions and technological advances for turf management demonstrated excellent
results in terms of quality, energy, and time consumption. Two battery-powered autonomous …

Weed management and economic analysis of a robotic lawnmower: A case study in a Japanese pear orchard

MZ Hossain, M Komatsuzaki - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
The use of robots is increasing in agriculture, but there is a lack of suitable robotic
technology for weed management in orchards. A robotic lawnmower (RLM) was installed …

Robotic mowing of tall fescue at 90 mm cutting height: Random trajectories vs. systematic trajectories

M Sportelli, M Fontanelli, M Pirchio, C Frasconi… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tall fescue (Schedonorus arundinaceus (Schreb.) Dumort.) is often managed with a cutting
height ranging from 70 to 100 mm in ornamental lawns. Some autonomous mowers have …

Analysis of the possibility of energetic utilization of biomass obtained from grass mowing of a large-area golf course—a case study of Tuscany

Ł Sobol, A Dyjakon, A Suardi, R Preißmann - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The mowing of sports fields generates a significant amount of waste biomass which requires
appropriate management. On the largest scale, this problem affects golf courses with a grass …

Spectral reflectance of tall fescue (Festuca Arundinacea Schreb.) under different irrigation and nitrogen conditions

L Caturegli, N Grossi, M Saltari, M Gaetani… - … and Agricultural Science …, 2015 - Elsevier
The issue of water and climate change is present in many countries. Drought stress is one of
the main abiotic stresses influencing turfgrass growth and quality. Tall fescue is the most …