Research

The 2016 Golfdom Report: Golf on the upswing

January 25, 2016 By Seth Jones and Grant Gannon

In December of 2015 we reached out to our readers and asked them what they thought about the industry going into 2016. We received nearly 500 responses to our survey, revealing opinions on everything from the presidential election and WOTUS ...

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Simulated rainfalls influence on large crabgrass control with herbicides

January 25, 2016 By Jim Brosnan, Ph.D.

By Jim Brosnan, Ph.D., Greg Breeden and Javier Vargas, University of Tennessee Large crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis) is a widespread turfgrass weed throughout the Transition Zone southward. Herbicides containing quinclorac (Drive XLR8, Solitare) often are used for selective large crabgrass control. ...

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Annual bluegrass control: Herbicide selection and resistance management

January 25, 2016 By Patrick McCullough, Ph.D.

Annual bluegrass (Poa annua L.) is the most problematic winter weed in golf course turf. Plants have a light green color, coarse leaf texture and unsightly seedheads that reduce turf aesthetics (Figure 1). Annual bluegrass also has poor tolerances to ...

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Bayer, RISE respond to EPA imidacloprid assesment

January 21, 2016 By Golfdom staff

As reported by Golfdom on Jan. 11, the U.S. EPA revealed a preliminary pollinator risk assessment on Jan. 6 for the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid. The EPA’s assessment, prepared in collaboration with California’s Department of Pesticide Regulation, indicates that imidacloprid potentially ...

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House votes to overturn WOTUS rule

January 19, 2016 By Golfdom staff

The House voted Jan. 13 to overturn the U.S. EPA’s Clean Water Rule, which would protect certain waterways under federal regulation. The House passed the resolution 253-166, the Hill reported. Twelve Democrats supported the resolution, and one Republican voted against ...

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EPA releases imidacloprid risk assessment on bees

January 11, 2016 By Golfdom staff

On Jan. 6, the U.S. EPA revealed a preliminary pollinator risk assessment for the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid. EPA’s assessment, prepared in collaboration with California’s Department of Pesticide Regulation, indicates that imidacloprid potentially poses risk to hives when the pesticide comes ...

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