Research

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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Here come the stinkbugs

November 21, 2013 By
The stinkbugs are coming! In many cases, they are here. The outbreak, trumpeted by even a casual reading of the general press, is predicted to be unbelievably large. This time, it appears that reports about the population explosion are valid. ...

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Superintendents score hat trick in major tournaments

November 21, 2013 By
For the first time ever, the superintendents in charge of the courses where all three majors were played learned their trade from the same university turf program. Are they all graduates of: 1-    North Carolina State 2-    Penn State 3-    ...

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Are we almost out of phosphate?

November 21, 2013 By
Almost all of the phosphate rock mined on this planet goes toward making fertilizer. Every cell in both plants and animals requires phosphorus to sustain itself. There is no substitute for phosphorus in nature. Lately, there have been several alarming reports in ...

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The struggles of science: research funding dwindles

November 14, 2013 By
One of the most exciting times of the year is early October when the Nobel Prize announcements are made. In science there is no higher award. My first realization of the importance of a Nobel Prize came when I was ...

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Study: Infection and colonization of bermudagrass by spring dead spot

November 14, 2013 By
– By Francisco Flores and Nathan Walker, Ph.D. Spring dead spot is the most damaging and important disease of bermudagrass grown in locations where the grass undergoes cold temperature induced dormancy (Smiley et al., 2005). The disease is caused by ...

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