Turf Conditions and Optimal Eficiency

Date: 21st September 2018

Every turfgrass manager knows that temperature, light, water and fertiliserwillinfluencethegrowthrateofthegrass.Becausethe growthrateandadjustmentstoit,arewhatfinallyproducethe desiredplayingsurfaces,itiscriticallyimportanttounderstandhow thesefactorscanbeadjusted.Itwilldiscusshowtheinfluenceofair temperature,photosyntheticlight,plantwaterstatus,andleaf nitrogencontentcanbethoughtofandcommunicatedasa grammar:thefundamentalprinciplesorrulesofanartorascience. Theresultofthisprocessisbetterturfconditionsinasystematicway that optimizes eficiency of the work.

Learning Outcomes:

• Recognise the effect of growth on turf conditions
• Air temperature on growth
• Photosynthetic light on growth
• Plant water status on growth
• Leaf nitrogen content on growth
• How to apply the principles to optimise efficiency

Presented by Micah Woods, Chief Scientist, Asian Turfgrass Centre

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