Desso GrassMaster

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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 CupTM 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[change | change source]

Stadium Club/association Sport Country
Mbombela Stadium 2010 FIFA World Cup South AfricaTM Football  South Africa
Peter Mokaba Stadium 2010 FIFA World Cup South AfricaTM 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[change | change source]

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

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