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Turfgrass Irrigation

Contact:

Dr. Garry Grabow
Extension Specialist,
Irrigation and Drainage

garry_grabow@ncsu.edu
Phone: 919.513.7348
Fax: 919.515.6772

Much of what we learn about turfgrass can also be applied to agricultural irrigation...

Resources and Information

Study Seeks Efficient Irrigation
Perspectives On-Line Magazine issue Fall 2007

Video - Irrigation Control System -Turf Grass Field Day Demonstration

Tools for Turfgrass irrigation and management - North Carolina Turfgrass Magazine Jan/February 2008

NCSU TurfFiles Website

Evaluation of Two Smart Irrigation Technologies in Cary, North Carolina (2010 ASABE Conference Proceedings)

Comparing Digital Image Analysis and other Turf Quality Measurements in the Evaluation of "SMART"
Irrigation Technologies (2010 ASABE Conference Proceedings)

Evaluation of Evapotranspiration-based and Soil-Moisture Based Irrigation Control in Turf
(draft of 2008 EWRI Congress Proceedings)

Publications

  • AG 508-1 - Wise Water Use in Landscaping
  • AG 508-6 - Efficient Irrigation
  • AG 508-4 - Planting Techniques for Trees and Shrubs
  • AG-508-1 - Wise-Water-Use in Landscaping
  • AG-508-2 - How to Plan & Design a Wise-Water-Use Landscape
  • AG-508-3 - Drought-Tolerant Plants for North Carolina Landscapes
  • AG-508-4 - Planting Techniques to Enhance Water Use