salinity

Sand rootzones are common the world over for golf course putting greens. Many athletic fields are also built with a sand rootzone, and in Asia, many of the tees, fairways, and even roughs are grown in a sand rootzone.

Another article about sodium chloride applications as a method of weed control in seashore paspalum has been published in Weed Technology. This research was done in Hawaii by Dr. Jim Brosnan, and I did some additional testing in Thailand and helped with the paper entitled Sodium Chloride Salt Applications Provide Effective Control of Sourgrass (Paspalum conjugatum) in Seashore Paspalum Turf.

I made a trip to Dubai in 2009 to see some golf courses and to learn more about turfgrass management there. There are many camels in the desert—these ones are just outside the Al Ruwaya golf course at The Tiger Woods Dubai, which I visited for two days.

One of the challenges in managing seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum) turf is weed control. There are not many herbicides that can be used without damaging seashore paspalum. I worked with Dr.