Impact of fertilisers on five turfgrass mixtures for football pitches under natural conditions

Barbara Zanelli, Matej Vidrih, Tanja Bohinc and Stanislav Trdan
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Barbara Zanelli: University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Agronomy, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Matej Vidrih: University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Agronomy, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Tanja Bohinc: University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Agronomy, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Horticultural Science, 2021, vol. 48, issue 4, 190-204

Abstract: For 2 years (2019-2020), a field experiment to test the activities of different fertilisation schemes on the yield, colour and health status of five different grass mixtures for football pitches was conducted. Two grass mixtures were composed of different varieties of perennial ryegrass, one mixture was composed of varieties of perennial ryegrass and Kentucky bluegrass, one mixture consisted of the species Lolium perenne, Festuca rubra, Festuca arundinacea and Poa pratensis, and the seeds of only one variety of perennial ryegrass were sowed in one plot. Three different fertilisation schemes were included in the experiment. The first scheme (A) contained an inorganic fertiliser with added soil improvers, the second scheme (B) included an organic fertiliser with added soil improvers and the third scheme (C) was composed of an inorganic fertiliser. According to this study, the grass yield largely depends on the soil temperature, amount of precipitation and soil water content, and the occurrence of the fungus Laetisaria fuciformis is influenced by the fertilisation scheme, as the % infection with the fungus was highest when organic fertilisers with low % nitrogen was used. The selection of fertilisers is seen as an important factor for the turfgrass colour.

Keywords: sport grass mixtures; abiotic factors; yield; Laetisaria fuciformis; fertilization scheme (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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