Irrigation methods for Managing Turf Sites High in Salt
Maintaining turf on salt affected sites is one of the most difficult challenges a golf course superintendent or athletic field manager can face. Salt affected sites is a growing problem due to several factors including the increased use of irrigation sources that contain salt, salt water intrusion into coastal turf areas, and limitation of water use and the quality of water used in dry or arid regions.
Leaching is one management practice that is used to avoid salt build up in the ...
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Determining Whether an Acid Injection System is Warranted is Dependent on Soil and Water Tests
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With Spring Arriving: The Topics are the Good, and the Bad (also Ugly)
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With Spring Quickly Approaching Conditions
Become Favorable for Take-All
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