Invitation to Winter school of greenkeepers in Lednice, MENDEL University (Czech Republic)

Czech greenkeepers association

in co-operation with:

• Department of animal nutrition and grassland science, Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University in Brno,
• Department of Planting Design and Maintenance, Faculty of Horticulture, and
• Association for science and technology Faculty of AgriSciences of Mendel University in Brno

INVITE YOU

to “Winter school of greenkeepers” with a participation of specialists from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Czech Republic

Term:   30.11.- 1.12.2016 (Wednesday – Thursday)

Venue:  MENDEL University, Faculty of Horticulture in Lednice, Valtická 337 (coordinates 48.7965069N, 16.7995025E)

Attendants registration                          30.11.2016        8,00 a.m.

Beginning of the lectures:                      30.11.2016        9,00 a.m.

Expected end of the lectures:                1.12.2016 c.      2,00 p.m.

Accommodation:  every attendant orders on its own, student’s dormitory or hotels are available

Lecturers:

• Jerry Knox, Cranfield University, UK
  Engineering better water management in golf: improving irrigation efficiency and reducing environmental impacts
• Niels Dokkuma, Agronomist of Royal Netherlands Golf Federation, NL
  Structural playing quality, Best practices in Integrated Turfgrass Management
• Olaf Bos, Barenbrug, NL
  What do we really know about our grasses
• Bohumil Bradna, Planta Naturalis Markvartice u Sobotky, CZ
  Establishment and management of species-rich, flowering turfgrasses not just at golf courses
• Jan Mládek, Palacký University, Olomouc, CZ
  Yellowrattles (Rhinanthus sp.)  as an instrument for biodiversity enhancement in extensively managed turfgrasses

For more information write to: hejduk@mendelu.cz