SportsTurf Consultants provides a comprehensive range of laboratory services, which are designed to meet the diverse requirements of the turf industry. These laboratory services can be used either;
- to solve specific turf problems before excessive damage to the turf surface occurs and costly remedial action needs to be undertaken
- as part of a routine monitoring program of the turf environment to provide good healthy turf and to optimise all of the inputs needed to maintain turf.
- pH and salts
- Basic Nutrients
(pH, salts, P, K, Ca, Mg, Na, CEC, Ca: Mg ratio, cation balances) - Full Nutrient Analysis
(basic + trace elements; S, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, B, Cl) - Full Nutrient (as above) plus Organic Content
Leaf tissue analysis
- Complete Analysis
(total N, P, K, S, Ca, Mg, Na, Cl, Cu, Zn, Mn, Fe, B)
Water analysis
- pH and salts
- Complete Analysis
(pH, salts, P, K, Ca, Mg, Na, CO3, HCO3, SO4, Cl, Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn, B, SAR, hardness)
Soil physical analysis
- Standard suitability
(pH, salts, particle distribution & drainage) - USGA suitability
(pH, salts, particle distribution, drainage, total porosity, aeration porosity, moisture content & bulk density)
- Sand / gravel compatibility
- Moisture Release Curve
(to determine optimum profile depth) - Bunker Sand Analysis
(pH, salts, particle distribution, drainage, angle repose, particle shape & ball penetration) - Cricket Wicket Analysis
(sand, silt, clay, cracking, shrinkage, pH & salts)
Biological Analysis
- Disease, insect and weed identification with recommendations for control
- Nematode testing
Other tests are available – contact us to discuss your requirements
Samples can either be taken by our experienced consultants during an on-site inspection or submitted directly to our laboratory for analysis.