Lined Bio Bed 
An artificial, butyl type, liner, typically not less than 1.5mm in thickness which is included within a bio-bed. This is used where the washing down of sprayer equipment is required, and which is probably applicable to most situations in the UK: It is therefore more flexible and appropriate than just installing a bio-bed. This lined feature ensures that all liquids are retained before being discharged via a designated disposal option.
Local Environmental Risk Assessment for Pesticides (LERAP)
A buffer zone which is left when spraying some pesticides to help protect water and wildlife. This is more commonly referred to by its abbreviation of LERAP.
Maintenance Calendar
A table, bar chart, or similar, which identifies the maintenance activities which are typically carried out during a 12-month year; the period covered might be a traditional calendar year of January ¯ December; a financial year of April ¯ March or an academic year of September ¯ August; or 12-months from the start of a playing season for a particular sport.
Maintenance Schedule
A table, bar chart, or similar, which identifies the maintenance activities which are typically carried out during a 12-month year.
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Maintenance Schedule, Applying a Generic
To help setting a baseline for a maintenance programme for a specific turfgrass surface the use of a generic maintenance calendar or schedule can be a great help. However, caution needs to take place because of the word generic. Don’t use a calendar or schedule off the shelf because there will be numerous factors that need to be taken into account before it can be applied to a specific situation, if an efficient and effective outcome is required. Don’t just follow a schedule religiously without question because generic ones are meant to be questioned and reflected on.
The geographic locatio
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Management Manual
A document which describes the purpose and activities involved in managing an organisation, department or service. The actual contents of a manual will varying according to the needs of the user, which might focus on health and safety; quality; sustainability; energy; environmental; operations; IT security; or may provide an overview of all aspects of an organisation, whilst each department or service has their own domain management manual in detail.
The main purpose is to document and define the various features of the activities that are carried out and to describe how they are to be a
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Management Plan
A considered proposal, documented in writing, which identifies aims and objectives and how these are to be achieved. It will describe required resources and how these will be deployed, as well as identifying the roles and responsibilities of staff and others involved with and affected by the plan.
Management Strategy
The implementation of a range of techniques that are used to provide vision and direction for an organisation, to manage their operational workings, and to maintain and increase market presence, with the aim of ensuring the continued viability and success of the organisation.
Marginal Gain
A small increase in an outcome which is obtained from an additional input or inputs. In turf management, marginal gains are often described as an increase in a qualitative feature, such a visual appearance, typically following the application of a fertiliser, biostimulants, or growth regulator. Whilst small (~5%) qualitative gains might be seen as beneficial to high end surfaces and clubs, the value to the majority of surfaces and clubs is negligible, with minimal discernible impact on playing performance or benefit to a player in general. Marginal gains, which are of diminishing returns, can
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Marketing Plan
A strategic plan of how an organisation is to promote itself to customers. Identifying existing and especially new customers, ensuring information about your products meets their needs (research would be carried out to identify these), ensuring visitors to your web site, store etc. have the required information about your products, identify and optimise price points for products (i.e. how much to charge), identifying the return on investments and other analytics to support marketing efforts, and include the sales plan which should work in symbiosis with the marketing plan.