Research

Should you spice up your nematode program?

June 15, 2015 By
Sugar and spice and everything nice – is that what nematode control is made of? Ever since his early days in graduate school when he used mustards to try to control nematodes Billy Crow, Ph.D., has looked at the use ...

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Turf Toughie: Mole crickets

June 15, 2015 By
Everyone “knows” mole crickets are not found north of the Ohio River. But both Larry Everett, professor of horticulture at Clark State Community College in Springfield, Ohio, and a number of his turf-savvy students have seen mole crickets on nearby ...

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Syngenta’s Heritage Action fungicide now available

June 15, 2015 By
Syngenta has made available its Heritage Action fungicide. Heritage Action pairs the disease control of Heritage fungicide with a boost of acibenzolar-s-methyl (ASM) for enhanced biotic and abiotic stress management, according to the company. “Heritage Action builds upon the proven ...

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Plant Health Part 2: Victoria National is ready for play

June 12, 2015 By
With the Big 10 Championship one week, the Web.com Tour visiting the next, Indiana’s Victoria National maximizes plant health to get the course dialed-in and ready. A-one, a-two, a-three. Just how many licks does it take to get to the ...

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Suppression of Creeping Bentgrass With Sequential Applications of PGRs

June 12, 2015 By and
Some superintendents in Texas struggle with excessive shoot growth of creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.) in the summer, resulting in poor performance. Plant Growth Regulators (PGRs) are commonly used on greens to limit this. The objectives of this study were ...

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Dallisgrass growth, identification and control

June 12, 2015 By
Dallisgrass (Paspalum dilatatum Poir.) is a warm-season perennial grass native to South America that was introduced to the United States in the late 1800s. Tolerance to close mowing allows it to proliferate in golf course roughs and fairways. It is ...

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