STRI (Sports Turf Research Institute) Bulletin July 2014 | Page 3

CONTENTS First Word Page 4 Royal Liverpool Hosts the 143rd Open Championship Issue 266 – July 2014 ISSN 2046-7451 STRI St Ives Estate Bingley West Yorkshire BD16 1AU UK T. [phone] F. [phone] E. [email protected] www.stri.co.uk EDITORIAL Jeff Perris, Ann Bentley & Helen Waite ADVERTISING Sales & Marketing T. [phone] ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES UK Corporate £70; Individuals £45; Students £35. The Bulletin is sent to all STRI subscribers. Back issues are available, for details contact STRI on [phone] BULLETIN Published four times a year by STRI. All material in the Bulletin is copyright and may not be reproduced in any form without written permission from STRI. The publishers do not accept any responsibility for any advertisement appearing in the Bulletin and cannot be held liable for editorial omissions or errors. Opinions expressed in the Bulletin are not necessarily those of STRI. Products/ services advertised in the Bulletin are represented independently of STRI and any of STRI’s services. Improving the Turf for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Page 5-8 Page 9-12 Phosphorus – is it All Bad? Page 13-15 Showjumping in Azerbaijan – Maintaining the Arena at the Elite Polo & Horse Club in Baku Page 16-19 Smoother, Truer, Faster and Firmer – Raising Page 20-23 the Standards of Golf Greens in the Uk Himalayan Balsam – Methods of Eradication Drought Stress – the Nemesis of Annual Meadow-grass Page 24-25 Page 26-29 The Biological Revolution – the Current Trends in Soil Microbiology Page 30-33 Real Evidence that Fine Grasses Give Better Performance – R&A Perspective Page 34-35 Red Thread, Pink Patch and Rust – BASIS Points Article Page 36-39 Turfgrass Colourants on Cool-season Grass Page 40-41 STRI In Focus – Yorkshire’s Fields of Vision for the 2014 Tour de France Page 42-43 © Copyright STRI Ltd 2014 Bulletin July 2014 Issue 266 3