Maximising nutrient use efficiency using innovative foliar feeding technologies

This seminar will look at the merits of liquid and foliar fertilisers and how nutrients applied through these methods are taken up by the turfgrass plant and utilised. It will continue on to look at the most recent developments in foliar technologies and the benefits of these for turf managers including minimising nutrient wastage, optimising resource efficiency and promoting environmental stewardship, all of which are becoming essential considerations when choosing fertilisers for use on managed amenity turf.

Learning outcomes:

• Identify and classify different types of foliar fertilisers
• Compare foliar fertilisers with liquid fertilisers
• Explain the mechanisms involved in the uptake of nutrients through the leaf
• Evaluate how innovative foliar technologies can minimise nutrient wastage, optimise resource efficiency and promote environmental stewardship

Presented by:

Tom Morrison

Technical Development Manager Indigrow Ltd

Tom has worked in a variety of operational, educational, and technical roles across the sports turf industry for more than 15 years. Having started out working on golf courses throughout the UK, Norway and as far afield as New Zealand, he has a wealth of knowledge of working with different grass species in challenging climates. Tom has also worked within turf education at a UK college and is an R&A scholar, holding a First Class BSc (Hons) in Sportsturf Science & Management from the University of Central Lancashire.