At Ohio State, we conducted experiments to determine effect of using drift retardant chemicals on spray pattern, droplet size and spray drift.More>>

Golf course maintenance standards have ratcheted steadily upward to keep pace with escalating player demands for "tournament type" playing conditions. At the same time, pressures from environmental advocates, legislators and regulators to implement lower input turfgrass management...More>>

The EPA considers urban runoff a major component of nonpoint source pollution.Claims or allegations made by the media about the dangers of turf pesticides contaminating drinking water are not usually supported by scientific research. Many university studies show that less than one percent of...More>>

Two grass families that have been used extensively on American roadsides – the alkaligrasses and the lovegrasses – can function for higher managed turfs, such as golf courses and sports.More>>

Penncross creeping bentgrass has been the dominant cultivar planted on golf course putting greens. Over the last decade, many new cultivars of creeping bentgrass have been released which are more tolerant of environmental stresses than Penncross. many golf course superintendents are interested in...More>>

As temperatures get into the high 80s, photosynthesis by cool season grass slows and fewer carbohydrates are produced. Eventually, carbohydrate use from respiration can exceed production. Kansas State University researchers studying bentgrass have found that the respiration rate actually increases...More>>

Since the1960s, cutting heights have dropped from 3/16 inch to 1/8 inch and speeds have doubled. As a result, maintenance budgets have ballooned, cupping area has decreased and some greens have become unplayable. In fact, today's speeds are significantly changing green design and architecture. ...More>>

An acre of coastal wetlands in Louisiana is lost to erosion every 20 minutes. Synthetic seeds of smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora Loisel (Poaceae)) would be a useful adjunct approach to the hand-transplanting employed in coastal erosion controlMore>>