Research

Thatch collapse disease

January 22, 2014 By
John Kaminski, Ph.D., is an associate professor of turfgrass science at Penn State University. Thatch collapse is one of many turfgrass diseases he and his students study. Kaminski can be reached at kaminski@psu.edu. Q: Talk a little bit about the fungal ...

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Bacterial etiolation and decline of creeping bentgrass greens

December 11, 2013 By
Paul Giordano is a Ph.D. candidate in turfgrass pathology at Michigan State University and the topic of his dissertation research is bacterial etiolation and decline of creeping bentgrass greens. Paul can be reached at giorda13@msu.edu. Q:What is the correct name ...

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Topdressing versus anthracnose

December 11, 2013 By
A look at the best topdressing practices for preventing anthracnose in annual bluegrass. – By James A. Murphy, Ph.D., James Hempfling, Ruying Wang, and Bruce B. Clarke, Ph.D. Anthracnose, caused by the fungal pathogen Colletotrichum cereale, can be a devastating disease ...

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Bermudagrass: light integrals for green establishment

December 11, 2013 By
By Benton Hodges, Ph.D. In the transition zone, many superintendents are considering a putting green cultivar conversion. Whether the conversion is from creeping bentgrass to bermudagrass, upgrading from an older bermudagrass cultivar, or early adopters of the ultradwarf bermudagrasses, they ...

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Lucky ’13: Golfdom’s year in review

December 11, 2013 By and
Time again for our annual year in review. A look at who bet on black and won big in 2013, and who busted. Like Dad always said, “I’d rather be lucky than good.” ¶ The number 13 may be considered ...

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Putting greens and politics

December 11, 2013 By
Thanks to some of the recent legislation and regulation filtering down from Washington to city councils, Big Brother is endorsing and/or passing laws that will affect what products can be used on golf courses, and when and where others can ...

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