Have you ever noticed the distinct, visual appearance of elongated or etiolated turfgrass leaf blades on tees, fairways or greens? In areas where the turfgrass surface is perfectly even and manicured, you might have noticed an occasional leaf blade stretching upward an inch or more above the neatly...More>>

In the ongoing fight between bentgrass and annual bluegrass, the sun influences the outcomeMore>>

Some love it, others hate it. Common bermudagrass is an aggressive warm-season grass that is well-adapted in areas where cool-season turf species are desirable. It spreads and reproduces by seed production, stolons and rhizomes. Once bermudagrass invades cool-season turf, it is persistent and very...More>>

Cultural practices can mitigate disease pressure and severity Amid damp morningsMore>>

Recent evidence might cast the nitrate problem in a somewhat different light and can offer a few solutions.More>>

Several years of research at Virginia Tech indicate that improving certain rootzone environment conditions, particularly overcoming water repellency and providing consistent water availability, enhanced turf ability to avoid drought stress resulting in more efficient photosynthesis and greater...More>>

Repeated use of the same herbicide is the main reason for weed resistance to herbicides worldwide. The widespread use of glyphosate-tolerant crops and repeated use of glyphosate herbicide is slowly resulting in glyphosate resistance and shifts in weed species.More>>

Bermudagrass (Cynodon sp.) is a resilient perennial grass popular in the golf and turfgrass industries, owing to its ability to generate a variety of textures, its rapid recovery, and its low-growing nature that allows it to tolerate very close mowing. It is widely used in landscaping because of...More>>

Turfgrass managers spend a significant amount of time monitoring their turfgrass fertility and irrigation programs to ensure the most efficient use of their resources while minimizing potential environmental impacts.More>>

Plant growth regulators (PGRs) are often applied to highly managed, cool-season turfgrasses every few weeks throughout the growing season to reduce clipping production, increase sward density, reduce seedhead formation and enhance sward color (Lickfeldt et al., 2001). Because PGRs reduce vertical...More>>