Total organic material testing (OM246) to measure how much grass grew underground
Total organic material measured in the soil will include plant parts and thatch. Soil organic matter, on the other hand, excludes plant material. This episode discusses this distinction and shows the valuable information that can be obtained by measuring total organic material in addition to soil organic matter.
This episode is about soil organic matter (excludes plant material) and total organic material (like it sounds).
Blog posts and calculators discussed include:
- https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/how-much-did-the-grass-grow-underground/
- https://asianturfgrass.shinyapps.io/om246/
- https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/two-soil-organic-matter-timelines/
- https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/tale-two-tests-soil-organic-matter/
- https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/organic-matter-soil-separation/
Watch this episode at https://youtu.be/KVYZE3NyP5M
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Blog posts and calculators discussed include:
- https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/how-much-did-the-grass-grow-underground/
- https://asianturfgrass.shinyapps.io/om246/
- https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/two-soil-organic-matter-timelines/
- https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/tale-two-tests-soil-organic-matter/
- https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/organic-matter-soil-separation/
Watch this episode at https://youtu.be/KVYZE3NyP5M
Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/
Find turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/
See the PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
See the ATC newsletters at https://subscribepage.com/atc_newsletters
Listen to the ATC Doublecut with Micah Woods podcast at https://atc-doublecut.transistor.fm/
Listen to the ATC Office Hours podcast at https://atc-office-hours.transistor.fm/
Subscribe to my new podcast, Turf Without Borders, at https://turfwb.asianturfgrass.com/subscribe
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Micah Woods
I'm chief scientist at the Asian Turfgrass Center and director of the @paceturf information service. Some current projects include #OM246, #ClipVol, and #MLSN.
