Diagnostic Services 

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.
Soil chemical analysis 
  • 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.

 

Sampling Instructions

 

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