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Copy link Early season recovery nutrition on golf greens trial #2
Leeds 2015
Key Conclusions
Despite the cold spring conditions, all fertiliser treatments initiated a turf response; Cold Start, applied once, and Invigorator, applied twice, led to recovery within 9 days. Cold Start promoting significantly more growth than others, whereas the Potassium Nitrate formulation was the least effective.
Summary:
- The fertiliser treatments all initiated a turf response despite the cold spring conditions
- The amount of Nitrogen was equalised with different application rates and frequency (Cold Start was applied once whilst the others were applied twice)
- The Cold Start and Invigorator plots had recovered through the heavy early season top dressing within 9 days
- The Cold Start initiated significantly more growth than the other fertiliser treatments
- The Potassium Nitrate formulation was found to be the least effective of the fertilisers applied
Objective
To review the performance of various fine turf spring fertilisers applied in very early spring .
Trial Details
Trial station
Leeds
Product
Greenmaster Pro-Lite
Assessments
Turf colour and quality
Treatments
| Treatment No | Product |
|---|---|
| 1 | Control |
| 2 | Greenmaster Pro-Lite Cold Start |
| 3 | Potassium Nitrate 15-0-43 |
| 4 | Greenmaster Pro-Lite Invigorator |
All treatments applied to supply 33 Kg of N during the course of the trial.
Heavy dressing
“Heavy” top dressing (2 kg/m2) was applied to each plot 6 days after fertiliser application.
9 days after Heavy top dressing “Heavy” top dressing disappeared in Cold Start and Invigorator plots but still affecting liquids and untreated.
Treatments
| Treatment No | Product |
|---|---|
| 1 | Control |
| 2 | Greenmaster Pro-Lite Cold Start |
| 3 | Potassium Nitrate 15-0-43 |
| 4 | Greenmaster Pro-Lite Invigorator |
All treatments applied to supply 33 Kg of N during the course of the trial.
Heavy dressing
“Heavy” top dressing (2 kg/m2) was applied to each plot 6 days after fertiliser application.
9 days after Heavy top dressing “Heavy” top dressing disappeared in Cold Start and Invigorator plots but still affecting liquids and untreated.
Results
Grass height
Greenmaster Pro-Lite Cold Start produced a significantly better growth response than the Potassium Nitrate formulation.
Grass height – 15 days after treatment
Turf quality
Greenmaster Pro-Lite Cold Start produced the strongest colour response and lasted for the 8 week duration of the trial
Turf quality
Growth rate
27 days after treatment
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