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An integrated strategy for controlling Poa trivialis

October 28, 2016 By Cole Thompson, Ph.D.

It’s a lot like annual bluegrass (Poa annua), but with real stolons, none of the hype, and almost no effective chemical control strategies in cool-season turf. Rough bluegrass (Poa trivialis) is a perennial cool-season grass that’s a problematic weed in ...

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Textron to combine Jacobsen and Textron Specialized Vehicles

October 24, 2016 By Grant Gannon

Textron Inc., will combine the operations of its subsidiary companies Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc. (TSV) and Jacobsen and cease operations in Charlotte, N.C. by the close of 2017. The marriage of the two companies will allow them to better serve their ...

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Keep your eyes on the prize

October 13, 2016 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

After my dad returned from World War II he went to college on the G.I. Bill and received his four-year degree in Art. Upon graduation and being newly married, he was quite fortunate to get a job as a graphic ...

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Winter diseases in bermudagrass putting greens

October 13, 2016 By Bruce Martin, Ph.D.

The adoption of ultradwarf bermudagrasses (Cynodon dactylon X C. transvaalensis) by the golf course industry in regions where bermudagrass can be cultured on putting greens has been a “home run.” In the hands of skilled superintendents, these grasses make outstanding ...

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Golfdom Gallery: 2016 PGA Championship edition

October 6, 2016 By Kelly Limpert

1. All quiet at the PGA Grant B. Gannon got to the course before the crowds arrived to snap this beauty of No. 4 green. 2. Here’s the Beefs Andrew “Beef” Johnston, with perhaps his long-lost brother, Baltusrol’s Jerry Elliot, ...

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Drones, data and turf maintenance

October 4, 2016 By David McPherson

The old adage “A picture is worth a thousand words” is a refrain to which golf course superintendents subscribe. Photographs help turfgrass managers explain agronomic and maintenance programs to members and sell renovation and capital improvement projects to boards of ...

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