As urban areas continue to expand into the rural landscape, agricultural land is converted to turfgrass cover in the form of golf courses, parks, athletic fields and lawns. With urbanization expected to increase 79 percent in the United States over the next 25 years (Alig et al, 2004), turfgrass...More>>

Fertigation is getting more popular because it's getting less intricate, golf course superintendents say.More>>

Kelp, better known as seaweed, has been used as a fertilizer on turf for many years. It is also the most universally recognized natural biostimulant and is the most widely used biostimulant in both agriculture and turfgrass management (Hattori, 1999). It contains many important plant growth...More>>

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

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

Research at a nursery putting green at the Kansas City Country Clubinvestigated whether silicon (Si) as a turf nutrient can helpprevent brown patch, dollar spot and other diseases on creepingbentgrass and tall fescue.More>>

Soil composition: The researchers studied warm-season turfgrasses to determine the existence of genetic differences in aluminum tolerance.More>>

The L-glutamine had been exuded in guttation fluid and prevailing low relative humidity allowed the L-glutamine to accumulate on leaf blades and tips as white deposits.More>>

In the first articles of this series on beneficial elements (Hull, 2004), we discussed the general distinctions between essential and beneficial nutrients. The beneficial element under consideration here, silicon (Si), could justify being applied to turf. In fact, there are more published reports...More>>