Sporting events are becoming more prevalent within protected areas. To investigate the potential for trail runners to facilitate alien plant introductions into a protected area, we identified plants germinating from material from shoes obtained from 682 trail runners prior to four races in a South ...

In the first systematic study of turfgrass in Slovenia, which was performed in 2015 in 20 soccer fields, sward cover, composition of turfgrass, and the occurrence of fungi, pests and weeds were evaluated. Turfgrass managers of all investigated soccer fields were interviewed with the aim of...

This paper presents the results of a study conducted during a mainly wet 3-week period in August 2010 at a local golf course in UK to compare the results of objective measurements against player feedback for 3 key performance characteristics: speed, firmness and smoothness, in conjunction with...

Sustainable phosphorus use is essential in golf course management to prevent eutrophication and overconsumption. The study aimed to investigate if phosphorus fertilization can be reduced without negative effects on turf quality. We compared two P fertilization recommendations based on soil...

On golf courses planted to creeping bentgrass, invasion of annual bluegrass is a constant concern. To analyze if nitrogen fertilization manipulation could bias growth to creeping bentgrass, both grasses were fertilized either through foliar or soil application with either urea or ammonium sulfate...

Turfgrasses are perennial components of urban greenspaces found in parks, recreational areas, golf courses, sports fields, and lawns that confer many ecosystem services. A copious seed producer, Poa annua is the most troublesome weed of turfgrass and continually threatens the ecosystem services...

Conversion from annual bluegrass or bentgrasses to red fescue could be an efficient way to minimise water use on golf greens. Our objective was to investigate the influences of four irrigation strategies on red fescue water use efficiency, turf quality, growth rate and resistance to annual...

The annual bluegrass weevil, Listronotus maculicollis Kirby, is the most difficult to control insect pest of short-mown golf course turf in the northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. We conducted a survey among golf course superintendents throughout the weevil's area of impact to better...

Weedy annual bluegrass (Poa annua L.) has long been presumed to affect ball roll. However, no peer-reviewed research has evaluated the impact of annual bluegrass or other putting green surface anomalies on ball roll direction. Results to date suggest that several sources of error must be controlled ...

Our study was conducted in 2013-2017 on the main sports field of the Department of Physical Education and Sport of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn. The examined field was established in the 1950s. The following sward characteristics were evaluated on a 9-point scale in accordance...