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Remedial work at the SWALEC Stadium
4 Days ago by: Vic Demain
"Fair play to the bloke, shame about that flooding down there ..."
Remedial work at the SWALEC Stadium
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"An amassing task Keith. You must be congratulated in taking ..."
Saracens handed pitch boost
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Harrogate 2012
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Harrogate 2012
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Getting to the ‘Grass Roots’ of the problem
3 Mar 2011 -
Consultancy -
Dr Colin Fleming
- Issue 34 - Dec / Jan 2011
Weak rooting, chlorotic surfaces and turfgrass that responds poorly to nutrient application have become an increasingly common problem on pitches ranging from the local club or council field to the elite sports stadium.
Turf War
27 Feb 2011 -
Consultancy -
Dr Colin Fleming
- Issue 34 - Dec / Jan 2011 - 2 comments
Throughout the turf based leisure industry, a new war is breaking out - and the enemy is the invasive and destructive parasitic root-nematode, which threatens our love of grass based sports. Dr Colin Fleming. Principal Scientific Officer, Applied Plant Science Division, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) Belfast, tries to get to the root of the problem!
Nematodes - Surviving the big freeze?
5 Apr 2010 -
Consultancy -
Dr Colin Fleming
- Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010
With the appearance of arctic-like conditions, a number of greenkeepers and groundsmen have been asking if freezing weather in the UK will have a beneficial effect by reducing the levels of insect and nematode pests attacking turfgrass?
Under attack ...
7 Oct 2009 -
General Sports -
Dr Colin Fleming
- Issue 26 - Aug / Sep 2009
Nematode-induced root damage can cause a range of problems in affected sportsturf. Experience has shown that the severity of many of the common turf symptoms can be alleviated by applying biostimulants.
Managing Nematode Problems
22 Jun 2009 -
Industry -
Dr Colin Fleming
- Issue 24 - Apr / May 2009
The appearance of chlorotic patches is often the first indication that plant parasitic nematode feeding is causing significant damage to turfgrass. A common feature of nematode damage is that symptoms will first appear when grasses are experiencing some degree of stress.
So you think you have nematodes?
12 Apr 2009 -
Consultancy -
Dr Colin Fleming
- Issue 23 - Feb / Mar 2009 - 1 comment
In the August/September issue of Pitchcare, Dr Kate Entwistle discussed the growing problem of plant parasitic nematodes in Europe. Why have nematodes only become a problem in recent years? Dr. Colin Fleming of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute in Belfast asks the question.
