Research

Clark Talks Turf… plots

July 22, 2014 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

I had the good fortune to spend two days earlier this week looking at turf research plots with Zac Reicher, Ph.D., Bill Kreuser, Ph.D., Matt Sousek and Luqi Li of the University of Nebraska. Zac and Matt have 55 field ...

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Verdesian acquires Specialty Fertilizer Products

July 1, 2014 By Joelle Harms

Verdesian Life Sciences acquired Specialty Fertilizer Products (SFP), a Leawood, Kan.-based company focused on fertilizer efficiency products. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. By joining forces with SFP, Cary, N.C.-based Verdesian will gain more than 270 patent properties. “SFP’s innovative fertilizer ...

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Managing and controlling fairy rings

June 24, 2014 By Golfdom staff

Mike Fidanza, Ph.D., is a turfgrass scientist at the Berks Campus of Penn State University, where he teaches turfgrass management. Fidanza has many years of research and practical experience managing fairy rings. Fidanza can be reached at maf100@psu.edu or on ...

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Plant Health Part 2 of 3: Managing Extreme Weather

June 23, 2014 By Chris Lewis

To help superintendents better manage extreme variations in weather conditions and temperatures, BASF has released its most recent lineup of fungicides — Lexicon Intrinsic and Xzemplar. Let’s face it. Golf is an unpredictable game. One moment you may be sinking ...

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Plant Health Part 2 of 3 Intro: Fun in the heat of summer

June 23, 2014 By Joelle Harms

Hot summer days and warm summer nights will be a welcome relief after the miserable, long winter that affected most of the country. Greens and fairways are still recovering from the unrelenting snow, ice, cold and rain, even in late ...

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Soil analysis before, 10 years after effluent irrigation

June 23, 2014 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

By Yaling Qian To ensure sustainable and affordable water supplies, more and more golf courses are using effluent water for irrigation. It is well documented that some effluent water sources have marginal quality with relatively high levels of nutrients and ...

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