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Anuvia Legend Tim Hiers, CGCS, shares the traits of successful turf pros

November 14, 2022 By Seth Jones

Anuvia Legend Tim Hiers, CGCS, discusses the characteristics of successful turf pros and what day stands out to him in his career. ...

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This superintendent assumed this damaged bunker edge was from drought conditions, but upon closer examination, the damage was the result of bluegrass billbug larvae. (Photo: David Sheltar, Ph.D.)

Turf Pest of the Month: Don’t be fooled by billbug damage

November 11, 2022 By Christina Herrick

David Shetlar, Ph.D., entomology professor emeritus, shares the importance of knowing the difference between spring dead spot and billbug damage. ...

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Figure 1. (A) ‘Midlawn’ bermudagrass plots and (B) common bermudagrass plots on June 12, 2014 (252 days after application on Oct. 3, 2013) recovering from autumn applica- tions of glyphosate, fluazifop and mesotrione combinations. All other treatments containing glyphosate (not pictured) had a similar percentage of green cover as glyphosate plots and plots treated with fluazifop and mesotrione (not pictured) had a similar percentage of green bermudagrass cover as those treated only with fluazifop. (Photos: Jared Hoyle, Ph.D.)

Efficacy of late-season bermudagrass removal using herbicide combinations

October 31, 2022 By Ross Braun, Ph.D. and Jared Hoyle, Ph.D.

Researchers examine the efficacy of late-season bermudagrass removal using glyphosate, mesotrione and fluazifop herbicide combinations. ...

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FIGURE 1: (a) Silvery-thread moss growing in nontreated control plot at Hawks Nest Golf Course in Creston, Ohio, at four weeks after treatment (WAT); (b) Experimental plot area at Hawks Nest Golf Course at trial initiation; (c) Experimental plot area at Rutgers Horticultural Farm 2 in New Brunswick, N.J., at 12 WAT; (d) Collecting normalized difference vegetation index values at Hawks Nest Golf Course at four WAT. (Photos: Zane Raudenbush, Ph.D.)

Evaluating mid-winter applications of Quicksilver for silvery-thread moss

October 27, 2022 By Mike Kenna, Ph.D.

Researchers across six northern states evaluated the potential injury of mid-winter applications of carfentrazone-ethyl (Quicksilver, FMC) on putting greens. ...

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The importance of conservation with Anuvia Legend Tim Hiers, CGCS

October 24, 2022 By Seth Jones

Anuvia Legend Tim Hiers, CGCS, sits down with us at Golfdom to discuss his unique job and advice for those in the industry. ...

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Off the Record: The history of turfgrass research in the USDA

October 24, 2022 By Mike Kenna, Ph.D.

Mike Kenna, Ph.D., examines the history of turfgrass research in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). ...

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