Using and Understanding MLSN Guidelines for Nutrient Recommendations

Date: 23rd January 2018

Minimum Levels for Sustainable Nutrition (MLSN) guidelines are designedtopreventnutrientdeficienciesbasedonananalysisofthe nutrientsinthesoilandtheexpectedgrassuseofnutrients.Since theirintroductionin2012,theMLSNguidelineshavecomeintouse atturfgrasssitesaroundtheworld.ThisFocusOnsessionsharesthat latestinformationabouttheMLSNguidelines,includinghowtouse them, why they have received so much attention and points to pay careful attention to when implementing them.

Learning Outcomes:

• What the MLSN guidelines are
• How to use the MLSN guidelines
• How to calculate a fertiliser requirement based on the MLSN guidelines
• How the MLSN guidelines differ from conventional guidelines
• Understand nutrient requirements of turfgrass in terms of the MLSN guidelines
• Why the MLSN guidelines almost certainly recommend more than enough nutrients for the turf

Presented by Micah Woods, Chief Scientist, Asian Turfgrass Center

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