GlobalTurf Network

This past week the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a report entitled “ 2009 State of the Climate that draws on data for 10 key climate indicators that all point to the same finding: the scientific evidence that our world is warming is unmistakable. More than 300 scientists from 160 research groups in 48 countries contributed to the report, which confirms that the past decade was the warmest on record and that the Earth has been growing warmer over the last 50 years.

During February 2010 Anasac Ambiental , a chilean chemical company and Catholic University of Chile signed an agreement to start a turfgrass evaluation program following the NationalTurfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP) parameters from USA. No data on turfgrass performance under central Chile environmental conditions are available. The objective of this evaluation is to collect data on turfgrass quality and adaptation to Chilean environmental conditions in order to help turfgrass professionals to choose the right variety according to their needs.