Research

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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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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A look at the combination of Divanem and Excalibur on June 4 after two applications. (photo by: Bruce Martin, Ph.D.)

Experts study how to stop nematodes in their tracks

March 3, 2022 By
Experts explain how a combination of a soil surfactant and nematicide helped ward off nematodes in bermudagrass test plots. ...

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To dewinterize ponds, superintendents should perform diffused aeration and add beneficial bacteria products. (Photo: Pondhawk)

Experts Insights: Tips to keep old man winter at bay from your water features

March 1, 2022 By
Some industry experts explain how to treat their water features’ that muck during the winter and how superintendents must oxygenate them. ...

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USGA’s turfgrass research makes positive impact on golfs enjoyability

February 24, 2022 By
The USGA has invested more than $45 million in turfgrass and environmental research since 1983 and adds $2 million annually to improve aspects of the game. ...

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Latitude 36 sprigs were row-planted in January 2018 at the Virginia Tech Turfgrass Research Center in Blacksburg, Va. (Photo by: Mike Goatley, Ph.D.)

Studies show successful dormant bermudiagrass sprigging in Transition Zone

Researchers at Virginia Tech University look at how dormant sprigging could allow superintendents to take advantage of the time of year with reduced outdoor maintenance labor and fewer golfers using the course. ...

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