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Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Mortram, Adrian;
Hume, Robin |
Author Affiliation: | Robin Hume Associates Ltd Associate Consultants to STRI |
Title: | The need for irrigation and improved irrigation efficiency |
Section: | Turfgrass Other records with the "Turfgrass" Section
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Source: | International Turfgrass Bulletin. Vol. 208, April 2000, p. 5-9. |
Publishing Information: | Bingley, England: Sports Turf Research Institute |
# of Pages: | 5 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Irrigation; Irrigation efficiency; Plant water relations; Water requirements; Sports turf; Golf courses; Golf course maintenance; Irrigation systems; Sprinklers; Sprinkler spacing; Pumps; Time-of-day; Precipitation; Irrigation rates; Infiltration; Soil moisture; Environmental factors; Root depth; Irrigation scheduling
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Abstract/Contents: | Describes the necessity for water and the irrigation needed to replace water lost through evapo-transpiration, to ensure the quality of healthy plants. From a maintenance standpoint, irrigation is also vitally important. Discusses the need for irrigation, the demands of turfgrass in the process, improving the efficiency of irrigation, the irrigation systems and the variety of components of a system, as well as their operation and use. Presents the turf management practices to aid irrigation efficiency and summarizes the optimization of water as a precious commodity. |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Mortram, A., and R. Hume. 2000. The need for irrigation and improved irrigation efficiency. Int. Turfgrass Bull. 208:p. 5-9. |
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