Monthly Turfgrass Roundup (January 2014)
03 February 2014
In case you missed them, these articles and links from the past month are likely to be of interest to turfgrass managers in Asia:
Registration is now open for Sustainable Turfgrass Management in Asia 2014, at Pattaya on 10 to 12 March.
Just what the grass requires article on MLSN guidelines in GCM.
The MLSN guidelines page with links to videos, technical data, and the project Facebook page.
I gave these presentations in Pennsylvania about turfgrass nutrient use and the Park Grass Experiment.
Rothamsted Research provide this data-filled page on the Park Grass Experiment.
This handout provides a lot more info to supplement the nutrient and Park Grass topics.
Jon Wall went to Nepal and shared some amazing photos of the Himalayan Golf Club. For example:
Pleased as punch with this: pic.twitter.com/sAVEvv9b8c
— Jon Wall (@DirtyBulk) January 26, 2014
Jason Haines wrote a detailed post on fertilizer sustainability in action.
The 2014 edition of chemical control of turfgrass diseases by Vincelli and Munshaw is a must-have reference for turfgrass managers.
Sentosa Agronomy shared this photo of their equipment fleet. Pretty good for 36 holes!
As Sentosa Agronomy prepares for the HSBC Women's Championship 2014 have a peek at the current equipment inventory pic.twitter.com/Z9eZyiI0e3
— Sentosa Agronomy (@SentosaAgronomy) January 26, 2014
I spoke in Korea about a modern method for determining turfgrass nutrient requirements.
The slides for that presentation are available here:
I made a new climate chart with data included for cities such as Kunming, China; Victoria, Canada; and Portland, Oregon, USA.
Application of bicarbonate can increase phosphorus availability to plants.
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