EUROPEAN TURFGRASS SOCIETY NEWSLETTER 04/2019 Via dell’Ambrogiana, 5 - 57127 Livorno (Italy) - CF: 95094240249 www.turfgrasssociety.eu etsoffice@turfgrasssociety.eu
IN THIS 04/2019 NUMBER: 7th ETS Conference 2020 page TuRF-knowledge day & Green Symposium 30 years of the IGF Green Section ALL-IN-ONE TURFCARE ITS Conference in Copenhagen 2021 Trials throw light on managing shade Padana Sementi news A revolution in the grass seed business TPI 2020 Conference and Field Day The 2020 edition of the Turfgrass Diseases Manual Agenda of turfgrass Events Info on ETS
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7th ETS CONFERENCE 2020: Amsterdam - The NETHERLANDS "Turf Solutions for the Future" June 29th, 30th - July 1st 2020 REGISTRATIONS OPEN!
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Welcome to the 7th ETS Conference 2020 Amsterdam, The Netherlands! The deadline for Extended Abstract submission is December 31st, don’t miss it! See here for the editorial policy: https://www.turfgrasssociety.eu/ETSC_2020/call-for-extended-abstracts-andmanuscripts-7th-ets-conference-2020/ Extended abstracts must be sent to: stewart.brown@turfgrasssociety.eu Visit the Conference Website: https://www.turfgrasssociety.eu/ETSC_2020/
Looking forward to meeting you all in Amsterdam!
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TuRF-knowledge day and National Golf & Green Symposium, 10 December 2019
Not an age of change, but a change of ages. We live in that spirit of the times today. To successfully undergo this transition, we must adapt, change, innovate and innovate in new insights and technologies. Learn more about a new way of thinking and innovation for the golf sector at the Dutch symposium on 10 December! Based on signals from last year's event, the TuRF-knowledge day will be combined with the National Golf & Green Symposium for the first time. During the combined event, sustainable maintenance of the golf course and related themes will be discussed extensively through an interactive program. During the event there’s a large offer in workshops bases on golf course maintenance. The workshops in English (most of them are TuRF-related) are mentioned below. Research Update – Herbicide free weed management How to deal with weed management without herbicides. About allopathy of red fescue, grass species with clover, daisy, and yarrow in climate chambers, an update of the field trials at Golfbaan Heelsum, where Daniel discusses the interaction between different treatments with nitrogen, cutting heights and (no) herbicides. By: Daniel Hahn, Wageningen UR
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Watermanagement (EN) Prof. dr. Dr. Leinauer practically addresses all kinds of things concerning water management. Issues such as evapotranspiration, PF curve, crop coefficient, i.c.m. distribution uniformity, and an irrigation system audit can be incorporated into daily decisions and activities during the coming growing season. By: Prof. Dr. Bernd Leinauer, Wageningen UR How your customers can guide you to success in greenkeeping (EN) Best practices from Finland how the results from Players 1st can be used to improve the level of golf course maintenance. How do you involve your members in this? Communication is essential! Door: By: Aarni Nordqvist, Finnish Golf Union and Markus Suojoki, Head greenkeeper at Pickala Golf The event takes place at Hotel Restaurant Oud London in Zeist (near Utrecht in the centre of The Netherlands). For more information, please contact Martijn Scholte, Head-Backoffice at Turfgrass Research Foundation, E-mail; info@turfgrass-sciences.com and phone number +31 6-10387023
A picture from the 2018 TuRF-knowledge day and National Golf & Green Symposium
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30 YEARS OF THE ITALIAN GOLF FEDERATION GREEN SECTION By Alessandro De Luca, Italian Golf Federation (IGF) On September 23rd and 24th, over 70 Superintendents from all over Italy celebrated 30 years of activity of the Italian Golf Federation (IGF) Green Section. The inauguration at the IGF Technical Center is dated back to 1989, with the 1st Course for Superintendents. Since then, over 2,000 technicians and professionals among Superintendents, Greenkeepers, Golf Managers, Secretaries, Golf Pro and Golf Teachers had the opportunity to know what is necessary to carry out a correct construction and appropriate maintenance of a golf course. The teachers and the old and new collaborators of the Section joined together to celebrate the event at the IGF Technical Center, and after the institutional greetings from the IGF leaders and the AITG (Italian Association of Golf Technicians), they presented the rich program of the two days, with thanks to the Golf Nazionale, the Olgiata Golf Club and the Marco Simone Golf Club. On the first day, the project of the upcoming renovation of the Golf Nazionale course was illustrated, including the rebuilding of the irrigation system and the restoration of the bunkers, according to the most advanced technologies available today in the respective sectors. The morning of the next day we moved to the Olgiata Golf Club, welcomed by the President Giovanni Sernicola and the Superintendent Francesco Modestini, who described the characteristics of the Course and illustrated the work for the preparation of the upcoming Italian Open, scheduled from 10th to 13th October. The program continued in the afternoon at the Marco Simone Golf Club, where the construction site for the 2022 Ryder Cup is in full swing. The Directors Riccardo Tirotti and Ivan Marin and the Superintendent Dario Anastasi presented the new project of the course and then described the technical details of the works. Two very intense days, which were not only an opportunity for colleagues and friends to meet, but it was also a chance to debate many new topics and technical ideas, fundamental for the professional growth of a category, essential for the quality of our golf courses. The teachers of the IGF Green Section Alessandro De Luca Massimo Mocioni Marta Visentin Stefano Boni
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ALL-IN-ONE TURFCARE By Turf Europe Srl
Turf Europe has developed “Green-GO”, an all-new portable and georeferenced weather station, that needs no external power supply and transmits data autonomously. Green-GO is a revolutionary technology that helps you improve turf management. The Green-GO system lets you know what’s going on beneath and over the surface of your sports field, sod farm or research center, so you can make timely, well-informed adjustments and treatments. The acquisition is onetime, with no yearly fees for software or data – just a SIM card to send data.
The CE-stamped Green-GO unit acquires continuously and calculates the following data:
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All research-grade sensors are produced by METER Group (formerly Decagon) and guarantee the highest precision and reliability. The unit can be folded flat and carried around easily with a handle (10 kg) and is entirely plug-and-play. All data and configurations are cloud-based and the user can access his/her Green-GO unit’s data dashboard from laptop, desktop, tablet or smartphone anywhere in the world. Green-GO can help you more easily meet the daily challenges you face, but don’t take our word for it – hear what other sports field managers are saying about the most advanced weather station on the market! 1. Develop healthier turfgrass “The Green-GO data tells me how the plant feels and how it recovers. It’s giving me the right amount of information to ensure a better playing surface. Groundsman is a hard-day-to-day work where Green-Go helps me to face it off.”
Walter S. Facilities Manager Professional Football Club
2. Light requirement “Artificial lights are becoming standard in turfgrass stadium management. Green-Go is a fundamental tool to know plant light requirements (mol m-2 day-1 - DLI) and consequently artificial lights usage time. Last year I removal artificial light one month before than expected saving time and money”.
Nico C. Turf Manager Professional Football Club
3. Water management and evapotranspiration “Water usage in sports turfgrass can be reduced by 20-30% keeping the same high standard turf quality required. Real-time evapotranspiration enables me to better match irrigations with the requirements of actively growing plants, thereby improving the rooting depth and water productivity. “
Romain G. Facilities Manager Professional Football Club
4. User-friendly software “I love the dashboard. I have all turfgrass data and graphs in my mobile every time I needed with a user-friendly interface. I’m used to checking data in my bed before falling asleep. My wife still think I have a lover” 5. Pest risk and pest alarm “Personally, I set custom alarms for the pests. It helps me to be ready when environmental conditions occur for disease development. With alarms, I can react to pest outbreaks in time."
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Gianni C. Turf Manager Professional Football Club
Francesco M. Turf Manager Professional Football Club
Furthermore, an input and work logging and planning software can be rented as an option and fully integrates into the Green-GO portal. It’s an essential logging and reporting tool tailored for turfgrass industry professionals.
It will enable users to log or plan the following: -
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...and much more! The software will also be available as a stand-alone affordable yearly rental from mid-January 2020.
Contact the Green-GO team (info@greengosystem.com) or visit www.greengosystem.com for more information !
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Deadline for submitting titles and short abstracts to International Turfgrass Conference in Copenhagen 2021 is extended to 15 Dec. 2019
Upload your title and short abstract at: https://itrc2021.org Maria Strandberg, ITS President (maria.strandberg@golf.se) Trygve S. Aamlid, (leader or IRTC 2021 Program and publication committee) (trygve.aamlid@nibio.no)
The planning of the 14th International Turfgrass Conference (ITSC 2021) is well underway and we look forward to welcoming 3-400 (?) turfgrass professionals to Copenhagen 11-16 July 2021. We are convinced that the ITSC 2021 is going to be in important event not only for turfgrass scientists and researchers, but also for practitioners, the commercial turfgrass industry, government officials and others. In September the program and publication committee announced its call for title and short abstract submissions at https://itrc2021.org/ with the deadline 1 Dec. 2019. The purpose of this early submission is to enable the committee to build an attractive program with many interesting sessions, both traditional discipline-oriented and interdisciplinary highlighting today’s broad challenges for turfgrass function and management. Oral or poster presentations at the ITRC 2021 must be accompanied by a scientific or technical paper in International Turfgrass Society Research Journal (ITSRJ) or – for those wanting to publish in a journal with Impact Factor – special sections or issues of Crop Science or Agronomy Journal. Papers in ITSRJ can either be traditional research papers, reviews, or case studies, all with a length of up to 8 pages, or technical papers / short communications with a length of up to 3 pages. Technical papers may include concepts, innovations and practical experiences as well as company in-house research and do not have to meet the same formal requirements to replications and scientific style as full papers. They will be subjected to review, but the review process will be faster and the deadline for final manuscript submissions is therefore later (see Table 1) As of 20 Nov., almost 40 titles/short abstracts have been received by the program committee, and we expect this number to increase 4-5 times over the next the next 2-3 weeks. Please observe that the deadline has been extended to 15 Dec.2019, meaning that there is still time to submit your title/abstract when reading these lines in the ETS newsletter. Please help us make the ITSC 2021 a successful event by submitting your title and short abstract as soon as possible at https://itrc2021.org/abstract-submission/ With our best regards for Happy Holidays and a good winter season ! Maria and Trygve
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Table 1. Timetable for voluntary submissions to ITSC 2021. Sep. 2019
Call for papers announced at https://itrc2021.org/ and in ITS Newsletter
15 Dec. 2019
Deadline for submission of titles / short abstracts (necessary to start building program)
1 Feb. 2020
Draft outline for thematic and interdicipliary sessions. Feedback to authors
1 May 2020
Manuscript submission deadline – full papers
1 Jul. 2020
Full paper manuscript reviews back to authors
1 Sep. 2020
Deadline for revised manuscripts – full papers.
1 Sep. 2020
Manuscript submission deadline – Technical papers /Short communications
1 Feb. 2021
Review process completed
1 May 2021
Last revisions – scientific program
1 June 2021
ITS membership and ITSRC registration confirmed before publication
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About ITS The International Turfgrass Society (ITS) is a not-for-profit scientific organization established in 1969 to encourage research and education in turfgrass science, and to promote personal communication among the international community of turfgrass researchers by organizing international conferences to present turfgrass research and information on all phases of turfgrass production and use. To this end, International Turfgrass Research Conferences (ITRC) are held at 4-year intervals.
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Trials throw light on managing shade Results of new research, commissioned by Syngenta and ICL and undertaken by independent turf scientists at STRI in Yorkshire, has provided a valuable insight into the most effective use of agronomic programmes with the emerging technology of supplementary lighting. By Marcela Munoz MSc, Technical Manager EAME, Syngenta
Trials throw light on managing shade Supplementary lighting has been one of the biggest technological changes and pitch investments for many clubs in the past decade. But the science behind integrating lighting innovation with agronomy and turf management programmes has been lagging behind the speed of adoption. This first major trial of agronomic inputs alongside lighting has clearly demonstrated the physiological differences in turf impacted by shade, along with the potential to mitigate the effects using supplementary lighting. Furthermore, Marcela Munoz it has provided an indication for the most effective use of Primo Maxx II growth H&S port mr regulator to manage shaded turf under lights through the playing season, along with the nutritional supplement, WSF Seamax, and bio-stimulant, Vitalnova Blade. Previous trials had shown Primo Maxx II has given better results at shorter application intervals during high growth conditions, which the trial was seeking to establish would be replicated under artificial lighting? Research was undertaken on a perennial ryegrass sward on a sand dominated rootzone, with pH 5.5, to reflect stadium conditions. A purpose built shade structure was designed and constructed, incorporating lighting rigs utilising high pressure sodium (HPS) bulbs, with the light spectrum selected to optimise plant growth.
Replicated trials The fully replicated trial treatments compared: Phase 1 Sept - Dec
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Alongside untreated control plots, each of the treatments were applied in the shade conditions with or without lights, for Phase 1, with the HPS lights utilised for five hours a day, five days a week. In Phase 2, plots that had not received light were discarded as unviable and the trial continued under the shade utilising just the plots that had received supplementary light in Phase 1. The second phase, for the following three months, through to April 2019, continued only on the plots that had received supplementary lighting, to simulate agronomy management and recovery through a full playing season for stadium turf. Throughout the trial, assessments were undertaken every two weeks for turf quality; colour; NDVI reading and chlorophyll content. Sward height was assessed weekly using the falling plate method, along with fresh weight yield of clippings. Environmental conditions of temperature and light was recorded electronically every hour at three locations across the site.
Environmental data Monitoring the environmental data showed use of the lights increased temperature, measured at the turf canopy level, by an average 1.3°C from September to December and 1.0°C from January to March, compared to the shaded area. Soil temperature in the top 40 mm increased by an average 0.6°C throughout Lights under shade tent the trial. More significantly, capturing light readings at the canopy level revealed a mean monthly daily light integral of 11.8 mol/m2/day under the HPS lights from September to December, compared to 9.4 under shade. In November, for example, the difference was 2.2 mol/m2/day without lights, compared to 7.4 mol/m2/day with supplementary light – an increase of over 230%. From January to March, covering phase two of the trial, the HPS lights provided a mean monthly DLI of 10.7 mol/m2/day, compared to 5.6 mol/m2/day without lights. These significant changes to the environment under the light further highlighted the need to rigourously test any adaptation in any practices in the artificial new conditions.
Supplementary light The effect of the supplementary light was, not unexpectedly, to see significantly better turf colour, increased height, greater NDVI and increased chlorophyll. Most importantly, without the supplementary light, turf cover declined to the point of non-viability over the course of the first four-month Phase 1 of the trial. Where Primo Maxx II was applied under the HPS lighting, with or without HPS sports turf light rig the tank mix of Seamax/Vitalnova Blade, there was a significant difference port mr in assessed turf colour consistently throughout the trial, compared to plots without the PGR. From an overall pre-trial assessment average score of 7.5 out of 10, the colour dropped to as low as 4.0 in mid-December without the use of Primo Maxx II, compared to an average 7.2 in the same week across all PGR treatments. The use of Primo Maxx II at a seven-day interval also performed well in maintaining turf quality under the shaded conditions throughout the trial. When used in conjunction with the HPS lighting, there was little or no loss in quality right through to the end of Phase 1 of the trial with the Primo Maxx II treatments. Although there was a degree of quality loss in mid-winter, the treated plots were the first to recover back to the pre-trial quality scores in the spring.
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The tank-mixes of WSF Seamax and Vitalnova Blade did provide some benefits over the control, particularly with the seven day application interval, with the biggest positive differences at the difficult late January/early February timing.
Enhanced quality Reflecting the enhancement in turf colour and quality, the average chlorophyll content assessment across the lighting trial showed a significant increase with all the Primo Maxx II treatments. The highest results were consistently achieved from the seven day application interval, with up to 25% greater concentration of chlorophyll, compared to untreated. As seen in many previous trials, the applications of Primo Maxx II did successfully reduce the height of turf. It was also recorded that, with the improved growing conditions under the lights, the seven-day application interval maintained a more consistent height reduction and even growth curve, compared to the 21-day interval where a bounce-back of growth between applications was evident. The research has highlighted the need for future industry work to further understand the interaction of agronomic practices under the artificial environment of supplementary lighting. It has illuminated the ability to improve playing surfaces throughout the season, if we can develop the tools to fully exploit the potential.
STRI analysis In the project’s final analysis, STRI Study Director Dr Tom Young, reported: “The use of Primo Maxx II in a shade environment with the use of supplementary HPS lighting significantly improved the quality, colour and density of perennial ryegrass turf, whilst reducing excessive vertical growth often observed under supplementary HPS lighting. “Under HPS lights, lower Primo Maxx II application rates applied more frequently gave the most consistent turf growth regulation and improvement in turf quality. “Therefore, under shade stress during a temperate climate winter, Primo Maxx II can be used to improve turf quality of perennial ryegrass maintained under HPS lights and prevent thin growth caused by HPS lights, but care must be taken to ensure dose rate and application timings do not provide additional stress to the turf. “More intensive use of supplementary lighting rigs may require greater rates of Primo Maxx II to counteract the effect of additional growth caused by HPS lights, although these should be applied in more frequently at smaller dose rates.”
STRI shade trials - Turf colour with Primo Maxx II
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STRI shade trials - Turf quality and colour with Primo Maxx II treatment
For further Press Information please contact: Marcela Munoz MSc Syngenta Tel: 01223 883400 Email: marcela.munoz@syngenta.com
Dr Andy Owen ICL Tel: 01473 237123 Email: andy.owen@icl-group.com
Caroline Carroll Syngenta Tel: 01223 883466 Email: caroline.carroll@syngenta.com
Mark Sanderson TOP PR Ltd Tel: 0777 568 1818 Email: mark.s@toppr.co.uk
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Padana Sementi news For twenty years, Padana Sementi, is committed on research and development in professional turf market. Padana Sementi in constantly oriented towards innovation and research, since a decade, the company collaborates with the University of Padova in order to study not only the adaptability of cultivars in the transition zone in Europe, but also a more sustainable management both in environmental and economic terms.
Thanks to those scientific researches, Padana Sementi manages to be the leading company in the choice of the most performing variates; from those studies born the new varieties on the international market of Top-Class line, as tall fescue DETONATE LS, (used in the SPORTPLAY LS Mix), tall fescue THUNDERSTRUCK and TURFWAY , dark
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Also worth mentioning are the perennial ryegrass FIREBIRD and ADAGIO, varieties of the latest generation selected in Europe (FIREBIRD comes from Italian ecotypes), which are distinguished in their use for over seeding in sports fields, thanks to its high resistance to trampling and high vegetative vigour.
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The innovation company is not only for turf seed division, in those days we launch a new line of fertilizers, called FERTI TURF, our company offers a wide range of plant nutrition products ideal to provide a specific nutritional solution for every need thanks to the balance of nutrients studied for each stage of development of the turf.
Padana Sementi is also much present in the territory not only thanks to a wide sales network, but also to important collaborations with professional associations such as A.I.G.P. (Italian Association of Professional Gardeners) and thanks to important publications in prestigious international journals such as Crop Science, agronomy journal. Padana participates to the numerous events; among the most important for 2020 we remind:
MYPLANT: Milan 26 - 28 February AGRIUMBRIA: Perugia 27 - 29 March ORTOGIARDINO: Pordenone 7 al 15 March in collaboration with A.I.G.P. (Italian Association of Professional Gardeners) FIELD DAY: Padua – end of April FLORMART PADUA: September in collaboration with A.I.G.P. (Italian Association of Professional Gardeners) WORK SHOP REGIONAL
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A revolution in the grass seed business And how this could affect your business in the coming years Turf professionals are always looking for solutions to ensure attractive, dense, fast establishing turf, whether it is on the pitch, course, landscape or the turf production field. DLF’s ProNitro® nitrogen seed coating has been successfully helping turf professionals at leading sports venues achieve great results. DLF scientists have further developed ProNitro® making it more sustainable and economical for the users. New ProNitro® seed coating now includes Hydroactive Water Management Technology, a wetting agent, which lowers the surface tension of water, ensuring much more efficient use of water. Together with the optimized nitrogen in the coating, ProNitro® delivers much stronger, faster establishment of the new grass seedlings which in turn can significantly reduce poa annua levels in the developing turf crop. The fertiliser is coated directly onto the seeds. This means the new seedlings receive the full benefit of the additional nitrogen. The enhanced water management technology (wetting agent) improves the moisture availability allowing roots and shoots to grow rapidly in the first stages of their growth. The results are impressive, upto 34% more grass plants and upto a 30% increase in root growth! Using ProNitro® means no pre seed fertiliser is required. Coating the seed directly is 4 times more efficient than traditional broadcast fertiliser applications, which the environment and saves you money! In practice seedbed conditions are never alike and the specific microclimate in every location makes each seeding different. Germination is difficult to guarantee. Coating your Turf seed mixtures with ProNitro® can ensure you maximise your production efficiency and turf quality.
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The 2020 edition of the Chemical Control of Turfgrass Diseases Manual
Thanks to Drs Bruce Clarke, Paul Koch and Paul Vincelli for their hard work in putting this together! Subject: 2020 Chemical Control of Turfgrass Diseases Manual Here's the url for the 2020 Turf Fungicide Rankings entitled, "Chemical Control of Turfgrass Diseases 2020" : https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.ca.uky.edu%2Fagcomm%2 Fpubs%2FPPA%2FPPA1%2FPPA1.pdf&data=02%7C01%7Cbruce.clarke%40rutgers.edu%7C276316f e4baa4c222c0508d76d33b031%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C1%7C6370979410974 75146&sdata=6RzUwk%2FBMI1qpahYpvw3dLTTcYfLmwRvtOfASCOolTM%3D&reserved=0
This booklet has been completely updated and represents a joint effort between Rutgers, the University of Kentucky and the University of Wisconsin.
Educational programs of Kentucky Cooperative Extension serve all people regardless of economic or social status and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information, age, veteran status, or physical or mental disability. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Nancy M. Cox, Director of Cooperative Extension Programs, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Lexington, and Kentucky State University, Frankfort. Copyright Š 2019 for materials developed by University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension. This publication may be reproduced in portions or its entirety for educational or nonprofit purposes only. Permitted users shall give credit to the author(s) and include this copyright notice. Publications are also available on the World Wide Web at www.ca.uky.edu. Revised 11-2019
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AGENDA OF TURFGRASS EVENTS Event
Date
Location
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TuRF-knowledge day & Green Symposium
10 December
Zeist (NL)
info@turfgrass-sciences.com
TPI 2020 - International Education Conference and Field Day MyPlant & Garden
17-20 Feb 2020
Orlando (FL-USA)
https://www.turfgrasssod.org/events/
26-28 Feb 2020
Milan (IT)
https://myplantgarden.com
ETS Conference 2020
29-30 June / 1 July 2020 10-11 Sep 2020
Amsterdam (NL)
https://www.turfgrasssociety.eu/ETSC_2020/
Pattensen (DE)
http://turfgrassproducers.eu
ETP Turf Show 2020
If you know of a turfgrass-related event which should be included in the Agenda of Turfgrass Events, please contact the ETS Newsletter Editor at etsoffice@turfgrasssociety.eu with all relevant details.
© European Turfgrass Society 2019 Edited by Claudia de Bertoldi PhD, etsoffice@turfgrasssociety.eu Deadline for submission of material for 01/2020 edition: March 20th
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The EUROPEAN TURFGRASS SOCIETY The objectives of the ETS include the spread of innovative applications and encouragement of a holistic view of turf, particularly with respect to its influence on urban and environmental quality. This approach is significant as the founding members are representatives of a large industry that has global importance. We aim to: a) Provide a forum for scientists, consultants, companies and practitioners to discuss technical issues related to the provision of turf surfaces. b) Spread innovative applications for the benefit of the turfgrass industry, national and local government, and the European public. Encourage a systemsbased approach to the study of turfgrass through multi-disciplinary groups working at different levels. c) ETS considers turfgrass knowledge in the broadest sense, including its use in sport and leisure, its role in improving urban quality and its importance in the mitigation of environmental effects such as soil erosion. d) Develop a strong ethos to promote sustainable, low input systems and solutions based on the conscious use of non-renewable resources.
Current ETS Board of Directors Stewart Brown Myerscough College (GBR) ETS President I have been working in the sports turf and amenity horticulture industry for over 30 years’ and during this have managed many sports turf and landscape areas and facilities for several local authorities and government agencies. Since entering education I have taught hundreds of students in a range of sports turf and management subjects. I am currently, Senior Lecturer in Sports turf Agronomy at Myerscough College, an associate college of the University of Central Lancashire. I am the Course Leader for the BSc Sports turf Science & Management and the MA Sustainable Golf Course Management ONLINE degrees. I am a member of BIGGA, the GCSAA, and a Fellow of the IOG. I am also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. As an author I have published two books on sports turf subjects and numerous articles for professional and trade literature. My main areas of interest include golf course design and management, sustainability and resource management. I have Masters qualifications in both Horticulture and Parks & Green space Management. I am just completing a Professional Doctorate (DProf) with Anglia Ruskin University researching the efficacy of resource management and its impact on sustainability for golf greens.
Bernd Leinauer New Mexico State University (USA) ETS Board Member Dr. Bernd Leinauer is a Professor and Extension Turfgrass Specialist in the Extension Plant Sciences Department at New Mexico State University. He received his degrees (Master and Ph.D.) in Crop and Soil Science from Hohenheim University in Stuttgart, Germany. Before joining the faculty at New Mexico State University in 2000, he worked as a Research Associate in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI. His extension and research program at New Mexico State University focuses on developing water management strategies for turf areas aimed at reducing the amount of (potable) water used for irrigation. These strategies include the screening for low water use, cold and salt tolerant turf species and cultivars, irrigation with recycled and/or high saline water, modification of turfgrass root zones, mitigation of water repellency in root zones, and subsurface irrigation. The program has led to a successful international research collaboration with University of Padova, Italy that includes projects in both turfgrass and forage. Dr. Leinauer has authored and co-authored a book, a book chapter, nearly 70 scientific peer reviewed research papers, and almost 200 reports and abstracts. He was part of a group of NMSU researchers that received the United States Department of Agriculture’s Outstanding Integrated Program Water Resources Team Award. In 2012, Dr. Leinauer received the College’s Distinguished Research Award and in 2013 he was awarded New Mexico State University’s Distinguished Career Award.
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Claudia de Bertoldi Turf Europe Srl (ITA) ETS Secretary and Treasurer I received my BA in 2003, after an internship at North Carolina State University (USA) and I have completed my M.Sc (Progettazione e Pianificazione delle Aree Verdi e del Paesaggio) at University of Pisa (Italy) in 2006. My PhD (Allelopathic interferences of plants) was from S. Anna School of Advanced Studies/Université de Fribourg (CH) in 2007-2010. I have been working as consultant at Pacini Company (Pisa – IT) for turfgrass production made in Tunisia during 2010-2012. Since 2013 I am employed by Turf Europe (Livorno – IT). I am actively engaged in landscaping and realization of gardens and turfgrasses for ornamental and sport use. Management of high-quality sport fields also through precision agriculture. Consultant for turf seeding in difficult zones (dumps and caves). Botanical censuses and visual tree assessment. Participation in R&D projects financed at European level. More than 15 publications, posters and presentations on conferences and meetings on turfgrass.
Tatsiana Espevig Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NOR) ETS Board Member Born in 1976. Moved to Norway from Belarus in 2005. MSc from Byelorussian State Pedagogical Maxim Tank University, Minsk, Belarus in 1999. PhD from National Academy of Sciences of Belarusin 2004 (resistance to downy mildew in cucumber) and Norwegian University of Life Sciencesin 2011 (winter hardiness and management of velvet bentgrass). Internship at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, USA in 2009. Since 2006 employed by Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO, former Bioforsk). Her research focuses on turfgrass pest management, winter stress and cultural practices. She also runs Disease diagnostic laboratory. Lecturer on several meetings and courses held by the national golf unions and greenkeeper assosiations in the Nordic countries. Supervisor for two MSc students. More than 100 reports, scientific and popular publications, posters and presentations on conferences and meetings on turf grass science.
Alessandro De Luca Italian Golf Federation (ITA) ETS Board Member Degree in Agricultural Science at the University of Bologna (Italy). Diploma in Turfgrass Science at the Texas A & M University (USA). Head of the Green Section of the Italian Golf Federation, for which he also directs experimental activity and environmental projects. Teaching activity for Technical Centre of Italian Golf Federation, for CONI (Italian Olympic Committee) and for some Universities (Catania, Viterbo, Turin, Rome). Consultant for private companies on planning, construction and maintenance of golf courses and sport fields. Author of books on turfgrass construction and management. Collaboration with several turf and golf magazines. related to the environment. Fritz Lord COMPO Expert (GER) ETS Board Member Study of horticultural science at Rhein University Geisenheim, M.sc. in soil science/entomology. Study of Agricultural Science at Humboldt University Berlin; M.Sc. in crop science, plant diseases; Ph.D at Humboldt University Berlin in phytopathology, antagonistic rhizobacteria (PGPR), soil borne pathogens (Fusarium). Since 2008 working for one of Europe`s leading fertilizer manufacturer COMPO Expert in Münster, Germany. Responsible for the segment turf and public green, vegetation-technical consultation, research and development, product management and education. Specialties/ experiences: soil-plant-microorganism interactions, bio stimulants, microbial fertilizer, turf nutrition and maintenance. Various publications regarding turf fertilization and maintenance (e.g. European Journal of Turfgrass Science, New Landscape). Teaching turf seminars for greenkeepers and groundsmen in Germany and abroad. ETS member since 2008, board member of the International Turf Grass Society (ITS) since 2014. Further memberships: German Turfgrass Society (DRG), Greenkeeper Association of Germany (GVD) , Austrian Greenkeeper Association (AGA), Förderkreis Landschafts- und Sportplatzbauliche Forschung (FLSF), Forschungsgesellschaft Landschaftsbau e.V. (FLL).
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Wolfgang Praemassing DEULA (GER) ETS Board Member Study of Agricultural Biology (University Diploma) at University of Hohenheim, 1991 Doctoral Dissertation (PhD) Promotion with Prof. Dr. H. Franken, University of Bonn, subject: Soil physical Effects of Aeration on Turfgrass Soils, 2008. Occupation and activities: Professor for Sustainable Turfgrass Management at University of Applied Sciences Osnabrueck, Agronomist and lecturer in Greenkeeper Education and Training for golf and sport sites at DEULA Rheinland GmbH, Education Center, Kempen. Member of editorial staff of "European Journal of Turfgrass Science". Member of Turf expert committee of German Soccer League (DFL). Member of working group "Water" at German Golf Federation. Member of examination boards of Chamber of Agriculture Nordrhein-Westfalen Golf Course Greenkeeper and HeadGreenkeeper, Greekeeper/Groundsmen Sport Sites, Competence of Pesticide application.
Carlos Guerrero University of Algarve (POR) ETS Board Member Carlos Guerrero is graduated in Horticulture Engineering at the University of Algarve (Portugal). Has a M.Sc. in Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition at the Agronomy Superior Institute, of the Technical University of Lisbon (Portugal) and a PhD in Environmental Agronomy at the University of Algarve (Portugal). Assistant Professor at the University of Algarve(Faculty of Sciences and Technology), is actually the Director of the Degree Program in Agronomy and was the Director of the Master Program in Management and Maintenance of Golf Courses between 2008-2010. Teaches Soil Science in Landscape Architecture and Soil Science and Agriculture Machinery in the Agronomy. Is also specialized in groundwater and soil nitrate pollution and has experience on organic and compost uses in agriculture and turfgrass. Actually is working on remote sensing for turfgrass maintenance purposes with unmanned aerial vehicles and multispectral sensors.
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