Can targeted application technology save on herbicide use?

Researchers used ground-based machine vision technology to detect complex spotted spurge patches blended with highly infested bermudagrass.

Cutting Edge: Poa annua control and data-informed pest control

Studies on data science-informed turfgrass pest control and glufosinate for poa annua control make up this month's featured research.

Surveying American flea beetles in the southwest

Researchers are monitoring flea beetle populations at golf courses in Utah, Nevada and Arizona
to learn about biology and ecology.

Verdure: Rolling for optimum ultradwarf bermudagrass

What's the best combination of trinexapac-ethyl and lightweight rolling for maximum ball roll on ultradwarf bermuda greens? 

How do mowing height and nitrogen fertilizer effect centipedegrass?

Researchers evaluated mowing heights from 1 to 4 inches to understand the relationship between cultural practices and drought avoidance.

Cutting Edge: beer yeast biostimulants, updated nematode guide

Featured research includes a novel biostimulant and new info on nematode treatment.

Take-all root rot, fungicide selection and application timing

Researchers investigated the efficacy of fungicide on take-all root rot using field and in vivo studies.

Verdure: Sulfur-reducing bacteria blues

Black layer is a physical accumulation of metal sulfides within the pore spaces of soil particles. How do they form?

The effects of traffic on turf during frost and freezing conditions

Researchers measured impact from foot, golf cart and roller traffic on putting greens and fairways.

Cutting Edge: Sod shelf life and irrigation needs assessment

Researchers examined transplant success of bermudagrass and zoysiagrass sod and a needs-based socioeconomic survey of water-saving irrigation programs

Measuring nitrogen mineralization in soil with carbon tests

Is rapid soil mineralization carbon testing a valuable tool to guide fertilization on putting greens?

How do phosphorus and soil pH affect bluegrass and bentgrass?

Researchers compared four rates of phosphorus application and two pH levels.

Verdure: Bermudagrass triangle

How do you selectively remove one warm-season grass species from another?

Cutting Edge: Putting green recovery, dollar spot

Studies examined effects of fall mowing height on bluegrass spring recovery and hollow-tine cultivation's effects on dollar spot.

Can rhizobacteria improve drought tolerance in creeping bentgrass?

Researchers studied naturally occurring species of plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria for improving plant resilience.

Annual bluegrass perennially tenacious

Timing fraise mowing for establishing perennial ryegrass

Researchers compared the impact of cultivation techniques including fraise mowing, verticutting and scalping.

Cutting Edge: Topdressing sands, plant-parasitic nematodes

Studies survey regional nematode populations and consider the relationship between root zones and sand types

Verdure: Why the rhizosphere matters

Is foliar-applied phosphite an effective biostimulant?

Foliar-applied phosphite promotes plant health in cool-season turf, but how does it affect growth?