How much can you save?
An 18 hole golf course in the Virgin Islands for example has expenditures for desalinizing
irrigation water in excess of 3 million dollars per year. There has
to be many rounds of golf on a course like that, just to break even with that
kind of overhead. Using seashore paspalum on this golf course would save an
estimated 80-90% off their water bill. 300,000 dollars compared to 3,000,000
dollars is a huge saving. BTC is prepared to supply courses, like the one above,
with our special phenotypes of seashore paspalum, a complete salt water
irrigation system, a comprehensive course management plan, and any other
consulting needs. These turfs are offered in sprigs, plugs, and sod.
Fig. 2 Seashore Dropseed (
Sporobilus Virginicus ) by BTC
on The VC. Bird International Airport
cricket field Antigua & Barbuda
Other Halophytic turfs and Landscape Plants
There are at least 28 different species of Paspalum . The most sought after
types right now of coarse are the phenotype fine textured ones available through
BTC. Paspalum distichum is another species that is highly useful in many
scenarios. Though a coarse type of turf, this grass is excellent for soil stabilization
on beaches or in wetlands where it's salinity and water logging
tolerances are unsurpassed. There are also over 11 species of Sporobolus
Virginicus, many of which can be used in most of the above mentioned situations.
Disticalis spicata is another saline habitat type grass that has many uses in
the landscaping environment. Many of these turfs are established in their native
state, while others are phenotypes manipulated by BTC for specific uses.
Whatever your needs are,BTC has a product & service to fit those needs. We
are also in the process of producing entire landscape plantings for saline
environments. We will have for sale; trees, shrubs, grasses and ground covers
for non-traditional environments. From Mangroves, to ferns, coastal Panicum
grass, Saltbush, and Sea ox-eye daisy, Blanket flower and Golden creeper.
Through the research and development activities of the BTC Principals, we are
able to offer high quality turf management on the most challenging of
salt-affected sites. We have developed fine-textured halophytic turfs that can
withstand inundation of seawater and can be irrigated with seawater, brackish
water, and poor quality water.
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