Turfgrass roundup: March 2017
10 April 2017
In more than 3000 soil samples from turfgrass sites, how is aluminum affected by pH?
Gabe Hughes with an amazing photo of microdochium patch in Corvallis:
Love seeing how these trials are evolving yearly! @mattoxgolf is seeing results w/fungi alternative trials @OSU_TurfClub winter field day pic.twitter.com/BqloRUlMBc
— Gabe Hughes (@GrassJanitor) March 1, 2017
Salinity and grow-in of five grass varieties.
Matee Suntisawasdi found seashore paspalum on the beach:
Paspalum grass on the beach at Khao Lak, Phang- Nga near Phuket Thailand. pic.twitter.com/WyiFwFq4Cj
— SUNTISAWASDI (@mateepto) March 26, 2017
Is golf in favour again in China?
Sustainability seminars in Japan and Korea:
Proud to be part of the @RandA #sustainablegolf Seminar in #Japan - a great success - Read the full story here: https://t.co/tPv14M87DW pic.twitter.com/cHC7EPN49W
— golfenvironment.org (@golfenvironment) March 15, 2017
The walking greenkeeper introduced himself on a new blog.
Paul Jansen visited Korea. Is this the world's largest/busiest driving range?
It looks like a cricket oval but in fact it's a Driving range. 360° southkoreanstyle pic.twitter.com/81R7xnf9td
— Paul Jansen (@pauljansengolf) March 18, 2017
Presentation slides and additional information about irrigation water quality from my seminar at the Sustainable Turfgrass Management in Asia conference.
Photo galleries from the Sustainable Turfgrass Management in Asia conference.
Presentation slides and handout from my presentation about irrigation water requirement.
Simulating the irrigation frequency using a daily soil water balance.
How does the irrigation water requirement change when the irrigation rules are adjusted?
Estimating the irrigation water requirement for different soil conditions.
Calculating the daily soil water balance while explicity accounting for rootzone depth.
This Shiny app simulates the daily soil water balance for real weather data matched to user-specified rootzone characteristics and irrigation rules.
Jonathan Wood with more stunning spring photos from St. Andrews:
Hoping for another day like yesterday #sun #springasarrived #greatgolfingcondition #TheCastleCourse @TheHomeofGolf pic.twitter.com/pUQWOaRfOH
— Jonathan Wood (@jonwood1978) March 26, 2017
Light and temperature combined to look at turfgrass suitability for different climates.
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