Research

As weather climates continue to change, superintendents must be ready for snow mold’s unpredictability. (Photo: Paul Koch)

Mike Kenna, Ph.D., recaps a study on preventive snow mold control on fairways

August 26, 2024 By
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts evaluated several nontraditional products and fungicide treatments to evaluate snow mold prevention at Val Halla Golf Course in Cumberland, Maine. ...

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The research plot at the OJ Noer Turfgrass Research Facility in November 2015. Half the plots were kept covered in snow for the entire winter and half the plots had snow removed for the entire winter. (Photo: Paul Koch)

Another look at winter rain’s impact on snow mold fungicides

August 19, 2024 By
The research in this article provides important information about how snow mold fungicides react in a winter environment, and it will hopefully aid superintendents in developing strategies to improve snow mold control. ...

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Off the Record: Mike Kenna, Ph.D., reflects on the short-lived Bentgrass Breeding Consortium

August 15, 2024 By
In 2000, independent bentgrass breeding programs across the U.S. were unified in 2003 by the USGA's Bentgrass Breeding Consortium to develop pest-resistant creeping bentgrass clones for commercial use. ...

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Researchers at the University of Tennessee evaluated the growth suppression of imazapic on hybrid bermudagrass cultivars.

Researchers evaluate imazapic growth suppression of hybrid bermudagrass

July 29, 2024 By , , , and
Imazapic is a herbicide used for pre and postemergence control of grassy and broadleaf weeds in various systems, including maize, rangeland, pasture and roadsides. ...

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Researchers test the limits of biological Pythium control

June 27, 2024 By , , and
A research trial established in the summer of 2022 aimed to evaluate the impact of biological product applications on Pythium root rot. ...

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A deeper dive into Pythium root rot control on bentgrass and ryegrass

June 26, 2024 By
Researchers at North Carolina State University, Clemson University and Rutgers University evaluated fungicides to control Pythium root rot on creeping bentgrass and perennial ryegrass. ...

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