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SEA
ISLE 2000 introduction
SeaIsle2000
was developed by plant geneticist
Dr. R.R. Duncan at the University
of Georgia's Griffin Experiment
Station from a sample collected
from Alden Pines Country Club
in Bokeelia FL. Alden Pines
is owned and operated by Stewart
Bennett. SeaIsle
2000 is ideal for golf
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greens and tees,
especially in salt-challenged environments.
It's similar to the dwarf
bermudas in texture and playability
when maintained at 3mm (1/8") mowing
height. With regular verti-cutting, light
topdressing and periodic rolling, SeaIsle
2000 will deliver stimpmeter readings
of 10 feet or more. It's a grass that
thrives on salt water, you can irrigate
Sea
Isle 2000 using a seawater blend,
or even straight ocean water with the
right management practices. It also grows
quite well when watered from recycled
or effluent sources. As drinking water
becomes more and more scarce, ocean water
and these other low-quality alternative
sources are going to be the only option
for many golf courses. While SeaIsle
2000 will require golf course superintendents
to alter some of their management practices,
it will pay back dividends in reduced
fertiliser, herbicide and recycled water
costs. Like Sea
Isle 1, the new fine-textured
paspalum developed for fairways,
roughs, athletic
fields and home
lawns, Sea
Isle 2000 has gotten high marks in
research trials for cold-hardiness, disease
resistance, turf
quality,
turf density, turf
strength, playability, and rapid recovery
from normal wear and ball mark injuries.
You'll also appreciate Sea
Isle 2000's rich dark-green color.
For more information and a link to Dr.
Duncan's seashore
paspalum website click here.
To contact Dr. Duncan click here.
- Performs quite
well at 3mm (1/8") mowing height
- Most salt
tolerant turfgrass
- Can be irrigated with ocean-level
salt water with proper management
- Tolerates grey water and effluent
regardless of contaminant levels
- Helps clean up contaminated soils
and water
- Handles wide range of soil pH levels:
4.0-9.8
- High tolerance to salt spray, water
logging and periodic inundations
- Low fertilisation requirements
- Minimal pesticide requirements
- Good rooting in sandy soils
- Darker green color than bermudagrass
- Can be overseeded with alkaligrass
- bentgrass - Poa trivials
- Excellent winter hardiness/cold hardiness
- Low tree shade tolerance (similar
to Bermuda)
- Excellent low light intensity tolerance
(cloudy, foggy, smoggy conditions)
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Sea
Isle 2000
