Research

Globe trotting golf courses

August 19, 2014 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

The summer of 2014 has been great for many superintendents, as the weather has been ideal for maintaining turf. For me, summer 2014 has been great because I’ve had the opportunity to visit golf courses on the other side of ...

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Dr. Clark Throssell talks turf plots and more turf plots

August 19, 2014 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

I was visiting the University of Nebraska and had the good fortune to spend two days looking at a variety of turfgrass research plots with Zac Reicher, Ph.D., turfgrass scientist, Bill Kreuser, Ph.D., turfgrass scientist, Matt Sousek, M.S., turfgrass research ...

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University of Minnesota Turfgrass Field Day

August 14, 2014 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

A beautiful summer day welcomed attendees of the University of Minnesota Turfgrass Field Day. Exhibitors, field plot tours, lots of turf plots, friendly people and lunch were all part of a great day. I believe there were eight official tour ...

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FMC Corp., Arysta LifeScience enter agreement with Xonerate, Disarm

August 14, 2014 By Seth Jones

FMC Corporation and Arysta LifeScience North America, LLC announced the signing of an exclusive licensing agreement in which FMC will develop and market two key turf and ornamental products, Disarm Fungicide (fluoxastrobin) and Xonerate Herbicide (amicarbazone), in the U.S. and ...

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Dow AgroSciences Gallery SC specialty herbicide receives federal registration

August 13, 2014 By Joelle Harms

Dow AgroSciences has received federal registration of its new liquid formulation Gallery SC specialty herbicide. The suspension concentrate formulation provides plant tolerance and long-lasting control of more than 95 species of broadleaf weeds – including chickweed, spurge and oxalis – for up to six to eight ...

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Scientists at the University of Minnesota study the potential of prairie junegrass

August 13, 2014 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

Eric Watkins, Ph.D., turfgrass scientist at the University of Minnesota, shows a group of scientists his prairie junegrass evaluation plots on the campus at the University of Minnesota. Prairie junegrass is a perennial, cool-season grass native to much of the ...

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