Tag: bentgrass

Brothers Austin and Garrett Hightower with their dad Rodney. (Photo: Lewis Sharp)

From seed to green: The dedication of Tee-2-Green farmers in cultivating premium bentgrass

September 9, 2024 By
Terry Plagmann, president of Tee-2-Green, predicts an "average" bentgrass crop this year, but the meticulous process of harvesting and ensuring seed purity is anything but average. ...

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Off the Record: Mike Kenna, Ph.D., reflects on the short-lived Bentgrass Breeding Consortium

August 15, 2024 By
In 2000, independent bentgrass breeding programs across the U.S. were unified in 2003 by the USGA's Bentgrass Breeding Consortium to develop pest-resistant creeping bentgrass clones for commercial use. ...

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Mike Kenna, Ph.D., recaps a study evaluating how nitrogen and PGR combinations effect bentgrass

July 29, 2024 By
Ashton Franks, an M.S. student at Oklahoma State University, evaluated a 777 creeping bentgrass research putting green for the effects of nitrogen (N) rate and a mixture of three plant growth regulators (PGRs) on playability, turfgrass quality and dollar spot severity. ...

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A closer look at dollar spot on bentgrass fairways

April 12, 2024 By
Kenna shares an overview of a study done by a UMD researcher who tested the way different fungicides manage dollar spot on Penncross creeping bentgrass. ...

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Nitrogen is the main factor controlling tissue nitrogen content in creeping bentgrass compared to weather, irrigation and foot traffic. (Photo: Qiyu Zhou and Douglas J. Soldat)

A look at factors impacting tissue N content in creeping bentgrass

March 28, 2024 By and
Researchers share findings from a study focusing on various influences on the tissue N content in creeping bentgrass. ...

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If left untreated for too long, anthracnose can lead to mass destruction of turf on areas like putting greens. (Photo: James Kerns)

Turf Pest of the Month: Stopping plant collapse from anthracnose

March 22, 2024 By
Experts share the warning signs of anthracnose and how to stop it. ...

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