Articles
FROM WASTE TO RESOURCE, TURF TRIALS ON SANDY SOILS OF THE SWAN COASTAL PLAIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Article number
1018_9
Pages
115 – 124
Language
English
Abstract
In 2006 ChemCentre was awarded a grant by the Western Australian Government for a project Encouraging the Golf Industry to take strategic waste initiatives.
It was aimed at encouraging the golf industry in Western Australia to become better managers of waste and resources.
The research, conducted by the ChemCentre over two years investigated the use of both organic and inorganic waste materials as soil amendments for turf grown on sandy soils of the Swan Coastal Plain in the southwest of Western Australia.
The intent of the project was to demonstrate what applies to the golf industry often can be embraced by the general turf industry, outdoor sporting and recreational areas, right through to the common householders backyard lawn.
It was aimed at encouraging the golf industry in Western Australia to become better managers of waste and resources.
The research, conducted by the ChemCentre over two years investigated the use of both organic and inorganic waste materials as soil amendments for turf grown on sandy soils of the Swan Coastal Plain in the southwest of Western Australia.
The intent of the project was to demonstrate what applies to the golf industry often can be embraced by the general turf industry, outdoor sporting and recreational areas, right through to the common householders backyard lawn.
Authors
K.S. Walton, D.G. Allen, R. Sharma
Keywords
compost, phosphorus, soil management, leaching
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