Golf Environment Organization

Use of integrated pest, water and nutrient management strategies allows for the maintenance of high quality turfgrass with minimal environmental impact.

It is essential that turfgrass management be protective of the environment through cultural approaches that maximize the playability of the course, but minimize the inputs of energy, water, nutrients and pesticides.

Integrated Pest Management first takes a preventive approach, using sound cultural practices, regular scouting and monitoring of turf and environmental conditions, and the setting of damage thresholds. Chemical management practices are normally then used on a curative basis, and only where necessary.

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an ecologically based programme to prevent, or to limit, unacceptable levels of pest damage, using a combination of cultural, biological and chemical controls.

A sound nutrient management programme will address the amount, source and timing of fertilizer applications. Nutrient planning and application should be based on soil sampling and plant tissue testing in order to adjust the application rates and preclude the possibility on nonpoint source movement of applied materials.

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