Photo Quiz: Thin and stressed turf, depression on green January 2026 Do you have the knowledge to solve this month's turf mysteries?
Photo Quiz: Strange marks across dew, missing turf December 2025 Do you have the knowledge to solve this month's turf mysteries?
Cutting Edge: Moisture management for annual bluegrass weevil; root-knot nematodes and take-all root rot December 2025 Research projects consider the interactions between moisture and deadly pests, as well as the relationship between root-knot nematodes and take-all root rot in hybrid bermudagrass.
Photo Quiz: Brown spots on turf, nondormant turf October 2025 Do you have the knowledge to solve this month's turf mysteries?
Verdure: Shining a light on shade October 2024 What are the effects of shade on turfgrass? Learn about disease management, shade-tolerant turfgrasses and more.
Brown patch severity among turfgrass species, cultivars and nitrogen rates September 2024 Research focused on creeping bentgrass, colonial bentgrass, perennial ryegrass and turf-type tall fescue.
Hard fescue molecular markers, shade tolerance and gray snow mold resistance August 2024 Scientists selected a diverse population of plants to ensure a successful genome-wide association study.
Summer patch at the White House August 2024 A look back at a historic example of turf disease on the White House lawn.
Take-all root rot, fungicide selection and application timing May 2024 Researchers investigated the efficacy of fungicide on take-all root rot using field and in vivo studies.
Verdure: Sulfur-reducing bacteria blues May 2024 Black layer is a physical accumulation of metal sulfides within the pore spaces of soil particles. How do they form?
El NiƱo wallops South Florida February 23, 2024 Golf courses reel from below-average temperatures, heavy rainfall and lack of sunlight during their season’s peak.
Managing tree maladies December 2023 Successfully treating biotic problems that target trees requires commitment and understanding of the ailments.
Verdure: Anthracnose can go play in the sand August 2023 Research shows sustainable practices are the best antidote to anthracnose.
Pythium diseases: Go with what you know May 2, 2023 Identify Pythium disease and control it with the industry standard: Segway Fungicide SC
Verdure: Seasonā€™s greetings from silica December 2022 Recent research from Kansas State University explored silica's use in turfgrass management related to plant disease, wear tolerance and abiotic stress.
Verdure: Dollar spot and nitrogen, Part 2 May 2022 Researchers examined the effects of three nitrogen sources on dollar spot severity.
Verdure: Dollar spot and nitrogen, Part 1 April 2022 A university and a golf course teamed up to determine whether increasing N fertilization reduces dollar spot severity on greens.
New insights on take-all root rot January 2022 The various fungal species that cause this disease of warm-season turfgrasses were previously thought to be similar, but a closer look has revealed differences noteworthy for superintendents.
The art of managing turf density August 2021 Turf scientist Jack Fry, Ph.D., talks thatch, disease, overseeding and other factors that need special consideration as the (turf) plot thickens.