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| Author(s): | Lloyd, John |
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| Author Affiliation: | Joint House Department (JHD) |
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| Title: | Turfgass management strategies - New Parliament House |
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| Section: | Cultural practices
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| Meeting Info.: | University of Wollongong, NSW, March 12th, 1990 & Australian Institute of Sport Theatrette, Bruce, ACT, March 15th, 1990 |
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| Source: | Proceedings of the 19th and 20th Turfgrass Management. Vol. 19 & 20, 1990, p. 16-18. |
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| Publishing Information: | Australian Turfgrass Research Institute |
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| # of Pages: | 3 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Sports turf; Maintenance; Facility profile; Site factors; Soil profiles; Choice of species; Fertilization; Renovation; Irrigation
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| Facility Names: | Parliament House, in Australia |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Parliament House is situated on a 32 ha site on what was once Capital Hill. The hill was levelled, basements dug in and the building erected. The building outline matches the original contours of Capital Hill. There are 23 ha of landscaped areas and sports facilities of which 10 ha are turf. Total quanties of top soil shipped in are 16,000mĀ³ of PA1 and 44,000mĀ³ of PA2 soil. Grassed areas were turfed - 80,000mĀ² and seeded - 20,000mĀ² using 600kg seed mix. There are 4.1 ha of turf 'on structure' and use the 'Perched Water Table' design concept. Every square metre of the landscape is under irrigation, employing 1042 solenoid valves and approximatley 8,000 sprinkler heads. Specifications for the topsoil used on site resulted from advice and testing from both the Horticulture Services Unit, Weston and the Soils Dept. at CSIRO. The recommendation was two soil (sand?) specifications, one for 'on structure' areas called PA1 and another for use off structure over subsoil and fill profiles called PA2... The turf species recommended for Parliament House were 'Barry' fine leaf rye and 'Sidesport' Kentucky bluegrass. Very early into the supply period, 'Sidesport' became unavailable due to seed supply shortage and 'Barzan' bluegrass was approved as a substitute... The turf nutrition program has been developed over the past 2 years to suit the Parliament House site and its characteristics. Nutrient retention of both the PA1 and PA2 soils has proved to be poor... This coupled with a rye that shows a very noticeable yellowing when N levels become low, meant that fertilizer application and rates have had to be spot on... All irrigation is controlled by a computerised system consisting of a Cleveland AT 20 Mbyte PC linked to 17 satellite controllers. Each satellite is fully programable with 16k memory and is cabable of operating by itself or in conjunction with the master computer. These satellites control up to 142 solenoid valves arranged in up to 12 programs." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Tables |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Lloyd, J. 1990. Turfgass management strategies - New Parliament House. p. 16-18. In Proceedings of the 19th and 20th Turfgrass Management. University of Wollongong, NSW, March 12th, 1990 & Australian Institute of Sport Theatrette, Bruce, ACT, March 15th, 1990. Australian Turfgrass Research Institute. |
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