Desso GrassMaster

Desso GrassMaster is a sports playing field surface made of natural grass that has artificial fibres added to it. The unique part of this system is the artificial grass fibres, stuck 20 cm deep, which cover 3% of the surface. During the growing process, the roots of the natural grass mix with the man-made grass fibres to anchor the turf to product a stable, solid, and even field with better drainage and better playing comfort.

Reinforced natural grass is used for stadium pitches and training pitches used for soccer, rugby, American football and baseball.^[1] Reinforced natural grass can also be used for events and concerts. The artificial turf injection shortens the recovery time for the grass. Reinforced Natural Grass (also known as Hybrid Grass), as the name suggest, is formed by the mixture of natural and artificial fibres. It was in the year 1990, when the first generation of Reinforced Natural Grass developed. Using turf, made up of synthetic fibres,^[2] combined with Natural Grass has become extremely popular in recent times. In this case, the artificial fibres are intertwined with natural grass roots as they grow. The synthetic fibers help to stabilize and protect the natural grass, improving growth of natural grass fields.^[3]

In 2010, for the first time in history, a FIFA World Cup^TM was played on grass pitches that were partly made up of artificial grass in the Mbombela Stadium and the Peter Mokaba Stadium.

Stadiums that use the field

Stadium	Club/association	Sport	Country
Mbombela Stadium	2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa^TM	Football	South Africa
Peter Mokaba Stadium	2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa^TM	Football	South Africa
Emirates Stadium^[4]	Arsenal	Football	England
Galpharm Stadium	Huddersfield Town	Football	England
Anfield	Liverpool	Football	England
Villa Park	Aston Villa	Football	England
Keepmoat Stadium	Doncaster Rovers	Football	England
City of Manchester Stadium	Manchester City^[5]	Football	England
White Hart Lane	Tottenham Hotspur	Football	England
Upton Park	West Ham United	Football	England
Carrow Road	Norwich City	Football	England
Stadium:mk	Milton Keynes Dons	Football	England
Madejski Stadium	Reading and London Irish	Football and rugby union	England
Adams Park	Wycombe Wanderers and London Wasps	Football and rugby union	England
Liberty Stadium^[6]	Swansea City and Ospreys	Football and rugby union	Wales
Cardiff City Stadium^[7]	Cardiff City and Cardiff Blues	Football and rugby union	Wales
Croke Park	Gaelic Athletic Association	Gaelic games, Rugby Union and Football	Ireland
Santiago Bernabeu Stadium	Real Madrid	Football	Spain
Galgenwaard Stadium	F.C. Utrecht	Football	Netherlands
De Koel	VVV-Venlo	Football	Netherlands
Rat Verlegh	NAC	Football	Netherlands
AZ	AZ Alkmaar	Football	Netherlands
Sports Authority Field at Mile High	Denver Broncos	American football	United States
Novator Stadium	FC Khimki	Football	Russia
Constant Vanden Stock Stadium	RSC Anderlecht	Football	Belgium
Daknamstadion	K.S.C. Lokeren	Football	Belgium
Heinz Field	Pittsburgh Steelers and Pitt Panthers^[8]	American football	United States
Lambeau Field	Green Bay Packers	American football	United States
Lincoln Financial Field^[9]	Philadelphia Eagles and Temple Owls	American football	United States
Lerkendal Stadium	Rosenborg BK	Football	Norway

Footnotes

↑ "Artificial Grass Football Pitch". Hybrid Grass combines the playing quality of natural grass with the longevity of artificial grass. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
↑ "Artificial Fake Grass Surface". A natural grass pitch has a playing capacity of approximately 300 hours per season. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
↑ "Artificial Grass Cost Breakdown". The artificial turf injection makes the recovery time for the grass much shorter. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
↑ "How Arsenal have put Wembley in the shade" (PDF). London. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
↑ "Manchester City inaugurates brand new stadium". Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2007.
↑ "Liberty Stadium Pitch - Official Stadium Website". Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
↑ "Go Desso! - Official Stadium Website". Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
↑ "Grass won't be greener (or new)". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2007.
↑ "Even in Pittsburgh, playoffs are mind-over-sloppy-turf-matter games". ESPN. 2008-01-08. Retrieved 2008-01-25.

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[1] "Artificial Grass Football Pitch". Hybrid Grass combines the playing quality of natural grass with the longevity of artificial grass. Retrieved 2020-11-18.

[2] "Artificial Fake Grass Surface". A natural grass pitch has a playing capacity of approximately 300 hours per season. Retrieved 2020-11-18.

[3] "Artificial Grass Cost Breakdown". The artificial turf injection makes the recovery time for the grass much shorter. Retrieved 2020-11-18.

[4] "How Arsenal have put Wembley in the shade" (PDF). London. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2009.

[5] "Manchester City inaugurates brand new stadium". Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2007.

[6] "Liberty Stadium Pitch - Official Stadium Website". Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2010-05-11.

[7] "Go Desso! - Official Stadium Website". Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2010-05-11.

[8] "Grass won't be greener (or new)". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2007.

[Even_in_Pittsburgh,_playoffs_are_mind-over-sloppy-turf-matter_games-9] "Even in Pittsburgh, playoffs are mind-over-sloppy-turf-matter games". ESPN. 2008-01-08. Retrieved 2008-01-25.

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