Verdure: âYou canâ doesnât mean âyou shouldâ November 2018 Hoping to hasten putting green establishment by applying more fertilizer? Consider this research first.
Techniques for turfgrass re-establishment following winterkill November 2018 Researchers evaluated the effects of fertilizer treatments, protective covers, and seeding creeping bentgrass or annual bluegrass on the re-establishment of putting greens post-winterkill.
Dollar spot fungi in golf course thatch October 23, 2018 A recent study shifted the focus from soil to the thatch layer in measuring the presence of disease-causing fungus Sclerotinia homoeocarpa.
Kentucky bluegrass for turfgrass water conservation October 2018 Trials in New Mexico are investigating the irrigation needs and drought recovery of the species, traditionally regarded as water-intensive.
Managing mini-ring in ultradwarf bermudagrass October 2018 Turf was treated with urea or ammonium sulfate to measure nitrogen’s impact on the fungal disease.
Verdure: Out, damned (dollar) spot! October 2018 Recent social media chatter prompted a fresh look at a study that put various nitrogen sources’ ability to reduce dollar spot to the test.
Wetting agents and soil water repellency October 2018 A laboratory study confirmed for the first time that certain wetting agents can remove sand particle organic coatings that cause soil water repellency.
Annual bluegrass weevil overwintering in golf course natural areas October 2018 What effect do different vegetation management practices in golf course natural areas have on weevil winter mortality?
Nitrogen fertilization affects dollar spot severity in bentgrass September 2018 A three-year field trial evaluated whether nitrogen alone could deliver effective suppression of the costly turfgrass disease.
Verdure: Bentgrass establishment September 2018 Penn State researchers explored the effects of different fertilizer and soil amendment programs on creeping bentgrass establishment.
Bermudagrass: Know your hybrids September 2018 Dedicated plant breeders have worked for decades to improve common bermudagrass cultivars to provide finer, high-quality turf.
Golf course greens renovation advice September 2018 A distillation of research to help superintendents spearhead a greens renovation, minimize course closure and ensure a long-lasting finished product.
Insecticide efficacy in turfgrass focus of Penn State study August 23, 2018 Researchers are halfway through a field study on the residual activity of imidacloprid, an insecticide popular for grub control that has recently shown a decline in effectiveness.
Creeping bentgrass light requirements August 2018 University of Arkansas researchers aimed to determine the daily light integral (DLI) requirement of creeping bentgrass greens by evaluating the effects of shade intensity and timing.
Verdure: That traffic will wear you down August 2018 University of Georgia researchers tested silicon’s effects on turfgrass wear tolerance and quality.
Ink spot on golf course turf August 2018 Researchers have identified the causal agent of ink spot, a new foliar disease of bermudagrass and zoysiagrass in the southeastern United States.
Poa annua control: A perpetually moving target August 2018 Herbicide-resistant Poa annua populations have researchers rethinking best control strategies.
Does core recycling affect putting green performance? July 2018 An Iowa State University study assessed whether recycling cores could reduce the amount of sand required for topdressing.
Fraze mowing vs. spring dead spot on bermudagrass July 2018 A field experiment is evaluating how well aggressive fraze mowing stacks up against fungicide applications in handling spring dead spot.
Verdure: Thatch, mat and coring July 2018 University of Maryland researchers analyzed the effects of three different coring regimes on the quality and thatch-mat content of a creeping bentgrass green.