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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