Research

One hot ticket: Golf Industry Show 2013

March 1, 2013 By
 Though GIS attendance numbers dipped, there was still plenty to enjoy for those who made the trek West. Ask any of the 13,000-plus who attended the Golf Industry Show in San Diego. This was a show not to be missed. ...

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Recovering from spring dead spot damage

February 10, 2013 By
Dennis Martin, Ph.D., is a professor of turfgrass science at Oklahoma State University and is well versed in spring dead spot through his more than 20 years of research and extension activities addressing the disease. Martin can be reached at ...

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Taking action: How Daconil shaped Lee Kozsey’s career

February 1, 2013 By
Imagine being present at the “aha!” moment when fiberglass woods were dreamed up. Or when the internet was invented. Or, if you’re Lee Kozsey, when Daconil fungicide was in its first days. “It’s been exciting,” Kozsey says. “Daconil has been ...

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PoaCure herbicide tested on greens in AZ

February 1, 2013 By
PoaCure (methiozoline) is an experimental use permit herbicide that has high activity against annual bluegrass (Poa annua) on greens. Several tests are being conducted on creeping bentgrass greens at both low and high elevation locations in Arizona. The research objective ...

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Glyphosate resistance in turf: A problem on the horizon

February 1, 2013 By
By James T. Brosnan, Ph.D., and Gregory K. Breeden The prevalence of herbicide-resistant weed biotypes is an issue challenging all agricultural producers. Currently, there are 396 biotypes across 210 weed species that exhibit some degree of herbicide resistance (Heap 2013) ...

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The plant and the pathogen

February 1, 2013 By
When discussing whether golf courses are sustainable or not, the focus is almost always on the putting green. The putting green quality expected by golfers requires an intensive level of management. In temperate regions, creeping bentgrass is the putting green ...

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