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Ophiosphaerella spp. distribution in the Mid-Atlantic. Species were determined using real-time PCR, and regions are color-coded: Red=VA Mountains; Blue=VA Piedmont; Orange=VA Coastal Plain; Green=DE, MD, and NC. (Graphic courtesy of Wendell Hutchens)

How bermudagrass recovers from spring dead spot

Hybrid bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon × C. transvaalensis) is one of the most desirable turfgrasses for golf courses in the Transition Zone because of its aggressive growth habit, traffic tolerance, uniformity and color (5,7). Spring dead spot (SDS), caused by Ophiosphaerella ...

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Off The Record: Kill the bill

March 16, 2022 By
Mike Kenna, Ph.D. presents the case against California AB 1910, which proposes converting golf courses to affordable housing. ...

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Certain fungicides are more efficacious than others against SDS and that you should select a fungicide SDS based on the Ophiosphaerella spp. population present. (Graph courtesy of Wendell Hutchens, Jordan Booth, Kevin Hensler and David McCall, Ph.D.)

Choose the best fungicide spring dead spot species

Learn more about the two most common fungal species that cause the detrimental bermudagrass disease spring dead spot in the Transition Zone of the U.S. ...

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19th Hole: Jason Fuertes

March 16, 2022 By
Jason Fuertes, superintendent of Industry Hills GC at Pacific Palms Resort, Fullerton, Calif., shares his favorite tools for the job, a spanish phrase everyone on the course should know and more. ...

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Turf Tweet of the Month: A dream encounter

March 16, 2022 By
While on the job Arianna Roquemore, assistant-in-training at Valley CC, Aurora, Colo. grabbed a photo with 2015 Masters Tournament winner, Jordan Spieth. ...

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Experts share tips to detatch your thatch

March 16, 2022 By
Some industry experts offer tips to minimize thatch growth and accumulation and say superintendents must bear in mind their “big picture” drivers. ...

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