Centrifugal Spreader

A distributor for fertiliser or seed that is loaded into a hopper and in which the product is spread by means of a disc which revolves, horizontally, around a central point. It is more commonly referred to as a spinning disc or broadcast spreader.

  Chairperson

An individual who is in charge of a meeting. They will aim to ensure the meeting runs smoothly, without undue delays and interruptions from participants, maintaining order, aiding discussions, and ensuring the timeliness of the meeting. An important role of a chairperson can be when decisions have to be made, yet agreement amongst participants is difficult to achieve. Aiming to facilitate a compromise agreement which satisfies the majority can be a challenge for a chairperson, so someone having suitable influencing and persuading skills are important criteria for such a person.

  Characteristic

A noticeable or particular feature which can help contribute to the description and identification of something. Turfgrasses have a range of characteristics, such as ligule size, type, shape or auricle, etc. which can be used to accurately identify a grass plant. Performance standards are characteristics with associated values or parameters which can be used to identify the condition and overall quality of a turfgrass surface.

  Chunking

A time management technique which involves the breaking up of large tasks, especially project work, into smaller elements.

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  Climate

1. The long-term weather conditions which are averaged over a 30-year period. 2. Soil formation is significantly influenced by climate. Higher rainfall and warmer temperatures will increase the rate of soil formation when compared with drier, colder conditions.

  Code of Practice [2]

A document which identifies good working practices to help in achieving specifications and standards, as determined by a client.

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  Collar

1. A small area, typically coloured white, which is located where the leaf blade meets the leaf sheath. 2. A perimeter strip of turf, typically the width of a mower unit (pedestrian or ride-on), immediately outside of the golf green.

  Commercial-Production Horticulture

The growing, propagation, maintenance, distribution and selling of produce from outdoor field crops and/or indoor greenhouses and polytunnels. The produce can be vegetables (if grown on a relatively large scale then this would typically be classed as agriculture), fruits, turf, ornamental plants and flowers, herbs, trees, wildflowers, native plants, all of which will be produced for profit and often on an intensive scale or a specialist area of horticulture which may focus on one or a few genera, for example, the cultivation of alpines, heathers, etc. Commercial-Production Horticulture The g

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  Community Engagement, Dynamic Methods of

These are methods that utilize web or mobile phone technology, which allow an organisation and its community to send and receive data to each other, often in real time. The data would be presented as useful information to users, being timely and relevant, and which could be readily interacted with to encourage further engagement.

  Community Network

The use of networking technologies by and for a local community, aiming to increase awareness of and collaboration in relevant issues.