Research

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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Factors affecting fungicide performance Part 2 of 3: Disease pressure and fungicide resistance

April 17, 2014 By Joelle Harms

Editor’s note: This is the second of three articles by Dr. Kerns on disease management and control. After selecting the appropriate fungicide to control the target disease, the next thing to consider is disease pressure and fungicide resistance. This article ...

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A catalyst of turf research: ‘Turfgrass History and Literature’ to release this spring

April 17, 2014 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

A book titled, “Turfgrass History and Literature” by James B Beard, Harriet J. Beard and James C Beard will be released this spring. I have not yet purchased a copy of the book, but given the history of Dr. Beard, I ...

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The end of the overseeded grass: Transition processes

April 17, 2014 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

Dave Kopec, Ph.D. is a professor of turfgrass science at the University of Arizona. He has many years of research and practical experience transitioning cool season overseeded grass back to bermudagrass. Kopec can be reached at dkopec@ag.arizona.edu for more information. ...

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Penn State Ph.D.s talk winter woes

March 25, 2014 By Joelle Harms

Dr. John Kaminski discusses winterkill John Kaminski, Ph.D., associate professor of turfgrass at Pennsylvania State University, discusses this season’s winterkill and explains his new mobile app, Turfpath. Dr. Mike Fidanza on cold-tolerant bermudagrass performance Mike Fidanza, Ph.D., professor ...

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Dr. Mike Fidanza on cold-tolerant bermudagrass performance