Research

University of Georgia names The Turfgrass Group license holder for TifTuf

July 28, 2015 By Joelle Harms

The Turfgrass Group has been named the licensing and marketing agent for TifTuf certified bermudagrass (experimental name DT-1). The new drought tolerant turfgrass was developed by a team of researchers led by Wayne Hanna, Ph.D., and Brian Schwartz, PhD., at ...

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Turf Feeding Systems launches affordable golf program

July 27, 2015 By Joelle Harms

Turf Feeding Systems (TFS), a Houston-based fertigation system manufacturer, has launched an affordable golf program for public golf courses across the United States. Michael Chaplinsky, the company’s president and founder, said in a news release that his goal is to create quality affordable golf at public ...

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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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