Determination the Performance of Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium Perene L.) in a Sod Establishment With Biosolid

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine the use of biosolid (sewage sludge) in a sod establishment and the performance of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.). Treatments were arranged using randomized complete-block design with three replications. The farmyard manure that was used as a control in this study, the biosolid at 3, 6, 9 and 12 kg/da doses were used as a treatment. In the study, criteria such as plant height, green grass yield, plant covered area, weed rate, color and turfgrass quality of perennial ryegrass were evaluated. At the first period of sod the establish plant height, green grass yield and plant-covered area were reached the highest values in the low doses of biosolid and control. In the further periods; higher values were determined where the high doses of biosolid were used. Color and turfgrass quality criteria give positive results in the high doses of biosolid and reached high values. Especially, during summer season in the plots amended with biosolid were give better result than manure. Results indicated that use of the biosolid as fertilizer in the sod establish can be more effective than the manure.