It's difficult to believe that the entire Gulf with all their money hasn't invested in artificial turf by now.
Qatar testing turf able to survive desert sun
DOHA, 11 hours, 30 minutes ago
Critics say Qatar will be too hot to host the 2022 World Cup but it is determined to prove the grass is no greener elsewhere.
Beyond the air-conditioned stadiums now slowly rising from the greyer dust, how to keep the football pitches from withering away in the desert sun is a challenge that a motley group of botanists is trying to solve.
Among date palms and empty warehouses in the scrubland outside the capital Doha, Yasser Abdulla Mulla manages a research centre where a botanist from New Zea land and several south Asian workers are nurturing 12 breeds of grass with water and fertiliser
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Qatar testing turf able to survive desert sun?
Qatar testing turf able to survive desert sun
DOHA, 11 hours, 30 minutes ago
Critics say Qatar will be too hot to host the 2022 World Cup but it is determined to prove the grass is no greener elsewhere.
Beyond the air-conditioned stadiums now slowly rising from the greyer dust, how to keep the football pitches from withering away in the desert sun is a challenge that a motley group of botanists is trying to solve.
Among date palms and empty warehouses in the scrubland outside the capital Doha, Yasser Abdulla Mulla manages a research centre where a botanist from New Zea land and several south Asian workers are nurturing 12 breeds of grass with water and fertiliser
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Qatar testing turf able to survive desert sun?
