Research

Hydraulic oil spills on hybrid bermudagrass greens

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

By William L. Berndt, Ph.D. Hydraulic oil injures turf. Vegetable-based hydraulic oil is marketed as being less toxic to turf than petroleum-based hydraulic oil. If this is true, then healing times from vegetable-based hydraulic oil spills should be shorter. Research ...

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Factors affecting fungicide performance Part 3 of 3: Depletion factors

May 13, 2014 By Joelle Harms

Editor’s note: This is third of three articles by Dr. Kerns on disease management and control. By Jim Kerns Ph.D. In the two previous articles we discussed the importance of fungicide selection, application rate, application timing, disease pressure and fungicide ...

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Resisting climate change in golf course turf systems

May 13, 2014 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

Climate change induced by global warming has greatly impacted the stability of the world’s ecosystems. Weather patterns resulting from climate change have become more extreme. Whether it is too hot or too cold, too wet or too dry, a “normal” ...

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Timing your insecticide applications for annual bluegrass weevil control

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

Ben McGraw, Ph.D., is an associate professor of turfgrass science at the State University of New York at Delhi, where he leads the teaching program in turf management and devotes a portion of his research effort to the biology and ...

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Seashore paspalum: Finding the right plant for the right place

April 17, 2014 By Joel Jackson

Seashore paspalum turfgrasses certainly offer a new option for golf course turf, but like all those that came before and those that will come after, there is no “silver bullet” turfgrass. The only places I know where “silver bullets” exist ...

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Creeping bentgrass vs. annual bluegrass during cold deacclimation

April 17, 2014 By Joelle Harms

Turfgrass deacclimation during winter and early spring can negatively impact freezing tolerance, leading to winter injury. Superintendents managing mixed stands of annual bluegrass (Poa annua) and creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera), have often observed differences in winter injury susceptibility of these ...

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