Research Article

Strategies of Eco-friendly Turfgrass Management And Resource Recycling for A Sustainable Golf Course

Young-Sun  Kim1   Kyu-Seung  Lee2   Geung-Joo  Lee1,*   

1Department of Horticultural Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea
2Department of Bio-Environmental Chemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea

Abstract

As golf was popularized in Korea and its industry developed, superintendents had been taken an interest in managing eco-friendlily turfgrass in golf course and in recycling organic resources such as by-products or wastes that gotten to manage golf course. This study was conducted to review ecofriendly turfgrass management such as integrated nutrient management (INM), integrated pesticide management (IPM), and recycling resource for sustainable golf course. INM in turfgrass management could accomplish by applying slow release fertilizer, functional fertilizer and microbial fertilizer. Application of slow release fertilizer increased fertilizer efficiency and decreased N leaching, and of functional fertilizer or microbial was improved turfgrass growth and quality by prompting root growth and N uptake. Biocides like natural antifungal materials extracting from plant and antagonistic microorganism could apply to control insects or disease and decrease to use insecticide or fungicides. Recycling resources as liquid fertilizer fermenting livestock manure, soldier fly coasts, turfgrass compost etc. could use to eco-friendly manage turfgrass.

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