Turf growth is often wildly inconsistent through the spring. Understanding weather patterns for consistent growth is essential to help guide recovery from winter damage and to better time all management decisions. Turf Advisor gives you the data to decide.
Pick the appropriate Turf Advisor tools for your dashboard and prioritise their order, to better understand turf growth patterns and when to act.
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Turf Advisor dashboard setup to track Growth Potential
Select the weather factors you want to use to set up a GP Profiles. Highlight the Profile tab; click on the icon of the person and select Edit dashboard. Select the data points, drag and drop them into the priority order, then click on the tick to save.
Air temperature gives the fastest reflection of conditions that will influence growth. Understanding day/night temperatures
paints a clearer picture.
Evapotranspiration can help us understand moisture patterns and plant irrigation needs in the spring. Forecasts of evapotranspiration help manage any
deficits earlier and more effectively.
Soil temperature is crucial for root activity that will influence nutrient uptake in soil moisture. The figure gives an accurate trend of potential growth.
The day length and sun path affect light availability and strength, which influences growth rates. Along with available daylight hours to do jobs.
Cloud cover hugely influences photosynthetic activity and drying of surfaces, even if temperatures are warm.
GDD does all the calculations for you. Track ongoing GDD data or get an instant GDD figure from a previous application date.
