Water, nutrients & other resources

FAIR-WATER II

Towards better drought resistance and reduced water consumption on golf course fairways

Fairways4Future

Managing high-quality golf course fairways and semi-roughs without herbicides and with lower emissions of greenhouse gases.

FAIR-WATER 1

Towards better drought resistance and reduced water consumption on golf course fairways

SUSPHOS

Sustainable phosporus fertilisation on golf courses

Effect of irrigation, fertiliser type and soil amendment on turf quality and organic matter accumulation/thatch control on creeping bentgrass greens

Effect of fertiliser type, silicon and copper on turf quality and Microdochium infection on Poa annua putting greens

Evaluation of Aquatrols experimental biostimulant formulations on fine turfgrass subjected to wear, drought (nutrient) and winter stress

To determine the effects of Aquatrols treatments on golf green turf under stress.

Evaluation of the soil surfactant Qualibra on sandbased putting greens

To determine the effect of the soil surfactant Qualibra on soil water content, turf quality and thatch accumulation.

Engineering better irrigation in turf

Quantifying impacts of application uniformity on turf quality in golf

Sustainable fairway management

To quantify the effect of the soil surfactant Qualibra and/or the plant growth regulator Primo Maxx II on irrigation requirements.

A comparison of the soil surfactant Qualibra and Revolution on creeping bentgrass greens varying in water availability

To determine the effect of the soil surfactant Qualibra vs. Revolution on soil water content, hydrophobicity and turf quality of creeping bentgrass greens under a deep and infrequent and redundant irrigation regimes.

Increasing rates of the current and a new formulation of Primo MAXX®

To determine optimal rates for Primo MAXX® and a new formulation of trinexapacethyl for application on green and fairway.

Evaporative demands and deficit irrigation on sandbased golf greens

There were only minor differences in Kc among the cool-season turfgrass used on golf courses in Scandinavia.

Fertiliser strategies for golf turf: Implications for physiology-driven fertilization

The overall aim of the project is to develop recommendations for demand-driven fertilisation and in this way create a more environmentally friendly and economic way of fertilisation.

Development, evaluation and implementation of playing quality parameters in a continuous golf course evaluation concept

Golf players’ opinions, understanding and ranking of course and playing quality parameters provide important supporting data for defining course and playing quality.

Evaluation of the plant growth regulator trinexapacethyl (Primo MAXX®)

The main objective of this project was to provide documentation for potential registration of Primo maxx® for use on Nordic golf courses.

Ageing of a sand-based rootzone

Successful construction of a golf green cannot be fully judged until some years after construction.

Effects of organic amendments and surfactants on hydro-phobicity and fungicide

Fungi, especially those causing winter diseases, are a major problem on golf course putting greens in Scandinavia.

Benefits and environmental risks of fungicide use on Scandinavian golf greens

While it is a long-term goal of the Scandinavian golf sector to minimize pesticide use, one or two fungicide applications against winter diseases can hardly be avoided on putting greens.

Leaching of fungicides from golf greens: Quantification and risk assessment

Leaching of Iprodione was monitored at the research green at Fullerö GK, Västerås, while degradation and sorption properties were measured in laboratory experiments on root zone material taken from Fullerö.

Effects of demand-driven fertilisation on growth, appearance and nitrogen use

Grass growth in a Scandinavian climate is primarily controlled by temperature and light.

Nitrogen utilisation efficiency in different golf green constructions

There is still quite limited experience of how to maintain golf greens to minimize environmental impacts.

The effects of soil organic matter, content, and quality on soil biological activity and turfgrass root development

There is still quite limited experience of how to maintain golf greens to minimize environmental impacts.