Magazine: Articles by Colin Mumford

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Your turfgrass is weak old man!
Consultancy - By Colin Mumford (16 Nov 07 11:15) - 2 comments
Okay, before I start, a question, and be honest with your answer. How many of you have had a sudden outbreak of disease ? - Read Article

ET is not Extra-Terrestrial
Training - By Colin Mumford (20 Jan 06 15:00)
ET, the often quoted, but never quite explained. What is it? and should we be interested in it? Does it mean evergreen turf? electric trimmers?, elm trees? or extra-terrestrial? The answers to these and many more questions are deeply embedded in the soil-plant-water continuum, and this article aims to unravel a tiny bit of its mystery. - Read Article

Black Layer in USGA Greens
Consultancy - By Colin Mumford (28 Sep 04 14:00) - 2 comments
Black layer is the formation of a layer of metal sulphide (Adams and Smith, 1994; Perris and Evans, 1996) within the rootzone, which develops through a combination of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) gas that is produced from sulphur reducing bacteria (SRB), and the reaction of the H2S with available minerals to form metal sulphide precipitate. More Inside - Read Article

Geographic Information Systems explained
Consultancy - By Colin Mumford (04 Aug 04 11:00)
Managers of sporting facilities (e.g. golf courses) need to be able to produce satisfactory playing surfaces that fulfil the performance characteristics required for the sport played. To achieve this requires the manager to have information on many factors pertaining to the site including topography, orientation, soil physical properties-full details inside - Read Article