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Investigating irrigation management on turf grass sod in sport stadiums in Tehran

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The purpose of the research was to investigate irrigation management on turf grass sod in sports stadiums. The type of research is descriptive correlation that is done through the survey method. The statistical population of the research is managers, experts and technicians of sports stadiums in Tehran that they are 142 persons. The sample size was determined 103 persons by Krejcie and Morgan tables that gathering by sampling method in the stratified sampling method. The research tool was a questionnaire that its validity and reliability were obtained by the panel of special experts and through pretest (α = 0.8485), respectively. Research findings showed that the quality of turf grass was at a medium level and irrigation management of turf grass was at a relatively high level. According to factor analysis, the content of the effective factors of the quality of turf grass was categorized into five main components, which have been named the educational–extensional, management–supervision, technological–environmental, external organization, economic–investment, that esplanade 66/531 percent of the variation. The results of the research show that a significant positive correlation between irrigation management, the educational–extensional, management–supervision, technological–environmental, external organization and economic–investment factor with the quality of turf grass sod in sports stadiums. The results of analysis regression were indicated to five variables the educational and extensional factor, management and supervision factor, technological and environmental factor, irrigation management, and economic and investment factor well explain for 68/5% changes in the quality of turf grass sod in sports stadiums.

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  1. Environmental Sciences Research Center, Agricultural Department, Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr, Iran

    S. Dehyouri

  2. Agricultural Department, Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr, Iran

    A. Zand

  3. Agricultural Department, Islamic Azad University, Varamin BranchVaramin, Iran

    S. Ahmadi

  4. Agricultural Department, Ashtian Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ashtian, Iran

    M. Arfaee

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Dehyouri, S., Zand, A., Ahmadi, S. et al. Investigating irrigation management on turf grass sod in sport stadiums in Tehran. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 19, 355–366 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-021-03162-z

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