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| Publication Type:
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| Corporate Author(s): | USGA Green Section |
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| Title: | [Water costs are going up] |
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 48, No. 3, May/June 2010, p. [38]. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Question: | "I irrigate with a saline water source and have been on a regular leaching program to remove salts from my greens, but my water costs are going up significantly this year. How do I manage the salts and save water at the same time?" |
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| Source of Question: | Nevada |
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| Answer/Response: | "New technology has become available for golf course superintendents to remotely monitor soil salts, moisture, and temperature through sensors that can be installed throughout the golf course. The sensors provide data on a continual basis and can actually email a superintendent. The advantage is that sensors monitor salinity and moisture as it accumulates in the soil, as well as the ability to quantify the reduction in salinity following leaching events. Some courses have gone from semi-monthly leaching events to as few as four to six per year following the installation of such devices, saving a substantial amount of water. The technology provides the superintendent with the necessary information for maintaining good turf quality." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Irrigation water; Saline water; Salinity; Technology; Water costs
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses increasing water costs and states that new technology has become available to monitor soil salts, moisture, and temperature. Mentions that "sensors monitor salinity and moisture as it accumulates in the soil, as well as the ability to quantify the reduction in salinity following leaching events." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
USGA Green Section. 2010. [Water costs are going up]. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 48(3):p. [38]. |
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