Photosynthetic photon flux (PPF) and daily light integral (DLI)!
June 17, 2008
This title may sound more like an ad for the movie, "Back to the Future", but what we're really going to talk about is monitoring solar radiation (sunlight) at your location.
Even though the effect of shade on turf health has been a topic of increasing interest (see these PACE publications), the high cost of light sensors and weather data recorders has made it difficult for turf managers to monitor light levels around the golf course. The new WatchDog mini…