Research

Fidanza: It’s #FriskyFairyRing time

July 24, 2015 By Seth Jones

Mike Fidanza, Ph.D., professor of plant and soil science, Penn State University, enjoys discussing fairy ring with turf professionals. So the 50 phone calls and emails he’s received in the last week aren’t a disruption, but a chance to discuss ...

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DIY project: Building an accurate small-area sprayer

July 22, 2015 By Zac Reicher, Ph.D.

Golf course superintendents often are required to accurately and uniformly apply low rates of pesticides over small areas where larger boom sprayers, handgun sprayers or even small hand cans do not work well. Additionally, applications around bunkers, landscape beds, sidewalks, ...

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Dormant sprigging of bermudagrass and zoysiagrass

July 22, 2015 By Mike Richardson, Ph.D. and Juming Zhang, Ph.D.

Many bermudagrass and zoysiagrass cultivars cannot be seeded and are commonly planted vegetatively using sprigs, especially for sod production or in sand-based systems such as athletic fields and putting greens. Traditionally, sprig planting has been accomplished during the warm-season growing ...

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Plant Health Part 3: Top tips for surviving summer

July 22, 2015 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

These tips from four industry experts can help superintendents beat the heat. Creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) and annual bluegrass (Poa annua) putting greens experience some degree of heat stress nearly every summer. The amount of damage from heat stress varies ...

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Turf toughie: nitrogen and fertilizers

July 22, 2015 By Curt Harler

Doug Soldat, soil scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, poses a deceptively simple question to his students: Of the nitrogen in a grass plant, how much comes from applied fertilizer and how much comes from the soil? Before you answer, ...

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Photos by: iStock.com/Mehmet Hilmi Barcin | Chris Thomas

Help from above: How can drones benefit your course?

July 22, 2015 By Chris Thomas

A new era is here for small, low-cost drone photography and mapping You’ve probably seen a few up in the air. But did you ever wonder what drones could be doing to benefit your course beyond the photos or video? ...

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