Desso GrassMaster
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Desso GrassMaster is a sports playing field surface composed of natural grass combined with artificial fibres. The artificial grass fibres are injected 20 centimetres (7.9 in) deep, and cover about 3% of the surface. While the grass is growing, the roots intertwine with the artificial fibres. The designers claim this anchors the field to create a solid, even structure with good drainage and 'playing comfort'.
Reinforced natural grass or hybrid grass is used for stadium pitches and training pitches, used for association football, rugby, American football and baseball. Reinforced natural grass can also be used for events and concerts. The artificial turf injection shortens the recovery time for the grass.
The first FIFA World Cup to be played on grass pitches that are partly made up of artificial grass was the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa - the system was installed in the Mbombela Stadium and the Peter Mokaba Stadium. Also the field at Wembley Stadium (UK) is a hybrid grass pitch.
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- ^ "Pitch Refurbishment Underway". LCFC (Leicester). http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~2367973,00.html. Retrieved May 2011.
- ^ "How Arsenal have put Wembley in the shade". The Times (London). http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/pdfs/sport/surfacetension.pdf. Retrieved April, 2009.
- ^ "LSV beats the big freeze!". http://leighsportsvillage.co.uk/news_detail_from_leigh_sports_village.php?news_id=199. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
- ^ "Manchester City inaugurates brand new stadium". http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=106750. Retrieved May 17, 2007.
- ^ "The Wembley pitch". FATV (London). http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/Wembley/NewsandFeatures/2011/Desso-Installed. Retrieved August 2011.
- ^ "Dunedin's hi-tech stadium open for business". tvnz (New Zealand). http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/dunedin-s-hi-tech-stadium-open-business-4339941. Retrieved August, 2011.
- ^ "Even in Pittsburgh, playoffs are mind-over-sloppy-turf-matter games". ESPN. 2008-01-08. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs07/columns/story?id=3179831. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
- ^ Liberty Stadium Pitch - Official Stadium Website
- ^ Go Desso! - Official Stadium Website
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