Research

The Turf Doc: Down and out in the terminal

July 23, 2014 By
I have been fortunate to be able to travel both nationally and internationally for most of my professional life. Travel can be both enjoyable and unenjoyable at the same time. I thought I would provide some insight about the good ...

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Photo by Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

Clark Talks Turf… plots

July 22, 2014 By
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
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
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
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
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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