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| Content Type: | Abstract or Summary only |
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| Author(s): | Button, E. F. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Division of Research and Development, Connecticut State Highway Department |
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| Title: | The modern "Complete Highway" - its challenge to the agronomic profession |
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| Section: | Crop science divisions: Turfgrass management
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| Meeting Info.: | Kansas City, Missouri: November 15-19, 1964; 56th Annual Meeting |
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| Source: | Agronomy Abstracts. Vol. 56, 1964, p. 99-100. |
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| Publishing Information: | [Madison, WI]: American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Agronomy; Erosion control; Soil stabilization; Roadsides
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| Abstract/Contents: | "The 41,000 miles of the Interstate Highway System which will be completed in 1972 will encompass over 1,250,000 roadside acres within its right-of-way. Erosion control and soil stabilization on these acres are vital to the very existence of the structures, pavement, and drainage systems. Since the "Complete Highway" is a permanent strip of real estate through your town and mine it must be pleasing to the eye, as well as safe, efficient, and economical to maintain. Vegetation most completely accomplishes these objectives. The role of agronomy is intricately entwined throughout the planning, design, contsruction and maintenance stages. The FULL value of the agronomic profession to the highway field has not been clearly expounded or espoused. The SOCIETY must assume its natural leadership in promoting more awareness of the need that the highway field and the agronomic profession have for each other. The INDIVIDUAL agronomist must encourage his particular institution to view highway roadside areas as acres of a valued "protective crop." HE has an obligation to become involved in highway problems at the LOCAL level." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | This item is an abstract only |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Button, E. F. 1964. The modern "Complete Highway" - its challenge to the agronomic profession. Agron. Abstr. 56:p. 99-100. |
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