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Roadmap for a startup

August 30, 2018 By Philip Hall

When you think about a tech startup, you might envision a residential house stocked with young, tech-savvy hipsters all hunched over laptops, with an accouterment of off-hours amusements dotting the periphery. Once some venture capital firm swoops in, infusing said ...

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Wildflower meadows for the busy superintendent

August 27, 2018 By Hannah Schrum

As seasoned veterans of the turf industry, superintendents rightly pride themselves on pulling off one of the most deceptively simple yet challenging feats of agriculture: cultivating acres of pristine turf. Then, just when you think you have a grasp on ...

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Treatment of iron deficiency and chlorosis

August 15, 2018 By Bill Kreuser, Ph.D.

Iron (Fe) chlorosis of Kentucky bluegrass and creeping bentgrass can be a perennial summer problem. Symptoms usually include light yellow or lime-green leaves in July and August. Scientists believe that iron chlorosis is a root dysfunction that occurs when soils ...

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2018 PGA Championship coverage

August 7, 2018 By Kelly Limpert

News from the course Green means go: Erb Equipment on call for PGA Championship Should any equipment break down at Bellerive CC, St. Louis or if there is a part needed that’s not already on-hand, it’ll be Bruce Kapp’s phone ...

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2018 PGA Championship preview: A superintendent for the people

August 6, 2018 By Seth Jones

Some superintendents love their work because they get to be outdoors, or for the pleasure of seeing the sunrise each morning. Sunrises are nice, but they aren’t what get Carlos Arraya, CGCS at Bellerive CC in St. Louis, out of ...

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Woman burying oats in thatch. Photos Courtsey of Megan Kennelly and Jack Fry (Figure 3B)

Don’t get overmatched: Dispatch that large patch

July 30, 2018 By Megan Kennelly, Ph.D. and Jack Fry, Ph.D.

Large patch is a fungal disease of zoysiagrass (Zoysia japonica, Z. matrella, Z. pacifica and various Zoysia hybrids) and several other warm-season grasses. This article focuses on the disease in zoysiagrass, which is becoming more popular in warm and transitional ...

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