Priorities for sustainable turfgrass management: a research and industry perspective

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dc.contributor.authorStrandberg, M.
dc.contributor.authorBlombäck, K.
dc.contributor.authorDahl Jensen, A. M.
dc.contributor.authorKnox, Jerry W.
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-01T15:52:32Z
dc.date.available2016-02-01T15:52:32Z
dc.date.issued2012-05-24
dc.description.abstractThis paper provides a brief review and assessment of the key environmental, regulatory and technical issues facing the turfgrass sector with specific reference to the European context. It considers the range of externalities or ‘drivers for change' facing the industry, and the challenges and opportunities available for promoting and achieving more sustainable turfgrass management within the sports, landscape and amenity sectors. The analysis confirms that there are a number of key areas where a concerted research and industrial effort is required. These include responding to the pressures from government demands for greater environmental regulation, the increasing pressure on natural resources (notably water, energy and land), the emerging role of turf management in supporting ecosystem services and enhancing biodiversity, the continued need to promote integrated pest management, and the looming challenges posed by a changing climate, and urgent need to adapt. Whilst many of these externalities appear to be risks to the sports turf industry, there will also be significant opportunities, for those where the labour, energy and agronomic costs are minimized and where the drive to adopt a multifunctional approach to sportsturf management is embraced.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationStrandberg M, Blombäck K, Dahl Jensen AM, Knox JW. (2012) Priorities for sustainable turfgrass management: a research and industry perspective. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B - Soil and plant science, Volume 62, Supplement 1, 2012, pp. 3-9en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0906-4710
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/09064710.2012.682163
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/9680
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherTaylor and Francisen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectEcosystem servicesen_UK
dc.subjectGolf coursesen_UK
dc.subjectIntegrated pest managementen_UK
dc.subjectLandscape amenityen_UK
dc.subjectNatural resourcesen_UK
dc.subjectSport fieldsen_UK
dc.titlePriorities for sustainable turfgrass management: a research and industry perspectiveen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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