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Irrigation System: Operation & Use
Irrigation can be harmful as well as beneficial. Too little water and the turf will die – too much water and the turf will die. Therefore, it is important to know all the details and requirements of the turfgrass being maintained and the properties and characteristics of the rootzones in which they are growing.
Irrigation can be harmful as well as beneficial. Too little water and the turf will die – too much water and the turf will die. Therefore, it is important to know all the details and requirements of the turfgrass being maintained and the properties and characteristics of the rootzones in which they are growing.
The recording of irrigation data, and relating that data to outcomes, will build up a pattern of irrigation requirements for a particular situation that can then be used in future decision making.
The following information should be recorded on a regular basis:
- Daily evapotranspiration rate in millimetres
- Daily effective rainfall in millimetres
- Irrigation applied in millimetres
- Soil moisture availability within the rootzone in millimetres/volumetric water content
- Temperature – high, low and mean
- Wind speed and direction
Relevant Case Studies
The Castle Course, St Andrews