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 example), it is used as an estimator for soil health and it can be used as a proxy for quality as seen in the playability […]
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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 for example and see the effect of topology on hydrological processes, or we can look with a microscope at the different microbes that are present
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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 van langere en heftigere droge periodes en alles moet steeds goedkoper, zonder het verlies van kwaliteit. Zomaar een paar voorbeelden van de grote uitdagingen waar
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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 know what this consumer needs or wants, then we are only left guessing, with the logical consequence that there are negative effects for the environment
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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 season and Dollarspot for the warm season. Furthermore, previous research has shown that by using disease models instead of a calender based approach, can reduce
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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 essential. Therefore, Lumbricus uses a mathematical approach for the optimal drain distance. To this end, we first go into the field to determine the properties
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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 drainage systems possible that discard of water when there is an acces, but hold enough water for the plants to maintain optimal growth. First, the
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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. In other words, our environment is very divers. For example, if we want measure moisture content, the measured values can be different every time we
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