Advanced
Turfgrass Irrigation
Instructor: Doug Soldat, Ph.D.
This three-week course will cover turfgrass irrigation requirements, irrigation management strategies, technologies to measure water status and water more efficiently, the factors driving evapotranspiration and teach students how to create a water budget.
Designed Duration: 6 Lectures, 3 Quizzes
Credits Earned: 1
Curriculum
- 4 Sections
- 12 Lessons
- 3 Quizzes
- 6h Duration
Welcome to Turfgrass Irrigation!
2 Lessons
- About this course
- How to Use GreenKeeper University Software
Section 1: Basic Training: Principles of Soil Water and Plant Water Use
3 Lessons1 Quiz
- Lecture 1: Measuring and Estimating Evapotranspiration
- Lecture 2: Water Budgeting and Soil Water Characteristics
- Readings and Other Resources
- Section 1 Quiz
Section 2: Irrigation Budgeting, Scheduling, and Management
4 Lessons1 Quiz
- Lecture 3: Water Conservation and BMPs
- Lecture 4: Managing Water for Heat
- Lecture 5: Irrigation Optimization
- Readings and Other Resources
- Section 2 Quiz
Section 3: Irrigation Water Quality and Managing Poor Water Quality
3 Lessons1 Quiz
- Lecture 6: Wetting Agents
- Lecture 7: Irrigation Water Quality
- Readings and Other Resources
- Section 3 Quiz
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