Sustainable Turfgrass Management in the Canadian Prairie Provinces

加拿大草原省份的可持续草坪管理

• 批准号: 459005-2013
• 负责人: Williams, Toby
• 金额: $ 29.14万
• 依托单位: Olds College
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: College and Community Innovation Program
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=668617
• 关键词: Sustainable; Turfgrass; Management; Canadian; Prairie

The turfgrass industry can be defined as all public and private organizations that maintain grasses for**recreational purposes. This initiative focuses on the highest priority knowledge gaps in the turfgrass industry**which include: the reduction of winter injury, reduction of biotic stress, grass selection for alternative turf uses,**and water quality and conservation. To address these knowledge gaps, the industry wishes to expand applied**research activities in a planned and collaborative manner that will increase industry sustainability and research**outcomes. These expected outcomes include best practices, improved processes, lower production and**maintenance costs and more sustainable business practices. Further, these outcomes are expected to have a**positive and direct impact on both rural and urban communities in Alberta and the Prairie Provinces. Given the**number of communities with strong links to the turfgrass industry, it is very clear that the industry will also**have a positive and direct impact on economic development, through innovation, job creation, tourism and**recreational investment and expenditure. Olds College and its industry partners strongly believe that this**initiative is strategic, timely, scalable, and achievable. From an Olds College perspective, this initiative was**selected on the basis of strong student numbers in turfgrass management, industry demand for collaborative**turfgrass research and a 24 year history of industry support. Olds College and other industry partners are fully**prepared to undertake all incremental activities described in this initiative. In conclusion, this initiative will**enable the turfgrass industry in the Prairie Provinces to become the "new Green" renewable industry.

草坪产业可以定义为出于**娱乐目的而维护草坪的所有公共和私人组织。该倡议重点关注草坪草行业最重要的知识差距**，其中包括：减少冬季伤害、减少生物胁迫、替代草坪用途的草选择**以及水质和保护。为了解决这些知识差距，业界希望以有计划和协作的方式扩大应用**研究活动，这将提高行业的可持续性和研究**成果。这些预期成果包括最佳实践、改进的流程、更低的生产和**维护成本以及更可持续的业务实践。此外，这些成果预计将对艾伯塔省和草原省的农村和城市社区产生积极和直接的影响。鉴于**数量与草坪产业密切相关的社区数量，很明显，该产业还将通过创新、创造就业机会、旅游业和**娱乐投资和支出，对经济发展产生积极和直接的影响。奥尔兹学院及其行业合作伙伴坚信，这一**举措具有战略性、及时性、可扩展性和可实现性。从奥尔兹学院的角度来看，该计划的选择是基于草坪管理方面强大的学生数量、行业对草坪草协作研究的需求以及 24 年的行业支持历史。奥尔兹学院和其他行业合作伙伴已充分**准备好开展该计划中描述的所有增量活动。总之，这一举措将使草原省份的草坪产业成为“新绿色”可再生产业。