Research

Anuvia Plant Nutrients among Global Cleantech top 100 companies

January 27, 2016 By Grant Gannon

Anuvia Plant Nutrients has been listed in Cleantech Group‘s 2015 Global Cleantech 100, a list featuring companies that are best positioned to solve tomorrow’s clean technology challenges, Anuvia announced in a news release. The Global Cleantech 100 lists independent, for-profit, clean technology companies that ...

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Amvac introduces Oreon fungicide

January 26, 2016 By Joelle Harms

Amvac Chemical Corporation has launched Oreon fungicide, a combination fungicide that provides both contact and systemic activity against common turf diseases such as anthracnose, dollar spot and brown patch. Oreon has two active ingredients, PCNB and tebuconazole fungicides. The water-based ...

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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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