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Publication Type:
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Content Type: | Q & A |
Corporate Author(s): | Sports Turf Research Institute |
Title: | Fertilizer in watering system |
Section: | Enquiries and replies Other records with the "Enquiries and replies" Section
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Source: | Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute. Vol. 51, 1975, p. 125. |
Publishing Information: | Bingley, West Yorkshire, UK: The Sports Turf Research Institute |
# of Pages: | 1 |
Question: | "As you know, our greens are now provided with an automatic pop-up watering system. It has been suggested that we can apply liquid summer fertilizer dressings through our watering system. Previously we have carried out a programme of powered fertilizer dressings bulked with carrier, these being applied every 5-6 weeks during the summer. It is sometimes difficult to find time to fit such dressings in, bearing in mind heavy golfing commitments, and we thought that using the watering system for fertilizer application would be quicker, more convenient and cause less interference with play." |
Answer/Response: | "Fertilizer distribution via a watering system is one of those ideas which sound excellent in theory but which have many practical difficulties. The first problem concerns evenness of distribution - in our experience no sprinkler system works evenly enough for this purpose. It must be remembered that rate of application is far less critical for water than for fertilizer. Even under totally calm conditions, which seldom occur, patchy growth is likely to result from this method of fertilizer treatment - under windy conditions the problem is of course very much exaggerated. This difficulty would not be solved even if distribution could be made exactly uniform as uneven surface conditions (i.e. variations in level or in soil compaction) can mean uneven absorbtion of liquid into the surface, whereas with powder applications the material is normally washed in where it has fallen. The second problem arises from the severe restrictions which sprinkler distribution imposes on the type of fertilizer which can be used, possibly even to the extent of allowing only a product especially formulated for the purpose. Organic materials like dried blood or bone meal, for example, could not be used since materials have of necessity to be soluble." |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Application methods; Evaluations; Fertigation; Fertilizer evaluation; Fertilizer solubility; Golf greens; Irrigation water; Problem diagnosis; Recommendations
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Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Sports Turf Research Institute. 1975. Fertilizer in watering system. J. Turfgrass Sports Surf. Sci. 51:p. 125. |
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