The Grass Cover Model
Why a soil cover model? In almost every field of environmental science the soil cover plays a crucial role. It is used for modelling purposes (as in erosion modelling for …
The Lumbricus Environmental Hierarchy Concept
Complexity and Scale in the Environment Whenever we are looking at the environment there are multiple scales on which we can approach our surroundings. We can look from a satellite …
The Future of Green Maintenance (Dutch)
Introductie Het liefste gebruiken we zo min mogelijk bestrijdingsmiddelen in het onderhoud van groen, maar we willen geen ziektes in ons gewas. Watermanagement blijkt een alsmaar grotere uitdaging als gevolg …
ControllTurf: The Decision Support System for Turf
What is ControllTurf? Everything starts with what the consumer askes. And in the world of turf, agriculture or any biological system, the consumer is the plant. And if we don’t …
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Lumbricus Turf Disease Models
Devolopement and Validation Today, one of the biggest problems for turf maintenance is the presence of certain diseases. Two of the most prominent ones are Snow Mold for the cold …
Optimal Drain Distance Calculations
To make sure that yield is not negatively effected by long periods of precipitation, or to maintain a high quality sports field whole year round, an optimal drainage system is …
Sustainable Hydrological Design
With a changing climate, the hydrological aspect of turf maintanace is becomming more and more important. Therefore, Lumbricus has developed a systematic aproach that enables us to design the best …
Golf Quality Monitoring
Whenever we are working within our natural environment – that is to say, whenever we are working with soil, plants, water and so on – we rarely see any homogeneity. …