Airports having other than hard surfaces are economically provided by sod or other types of vegetative cover; well drained soil and application of right fertilizer are important for growth of wear resistant sod. Abstract of paper indexed in Engineering Index 1945 from Eng News-Rec Aug 23 1945.


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    Title :

    Grass protects airport surfaces


    Additional title:

    Highway Mag


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1946


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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