Tag: bentgrass

Superintendent Trey Rutledge talks about his nematode struggles and solutions

September 8, 2026 By and
Golfdom Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones talks with Trey Rutledge, Superintendent at Hot Springs GCC in Hot Springs, Ark., about his path into the golf course industry. Rutledge shares his ongoing battle with nematodes and details the effective solutions he's implemented to protect both his bermudagrass fairways and bentgrass greens. ...

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Photo: USGA Green Section Record, 44:2

Understanding summer bentgrass decline: What the research reveals

August 5, 2026 By
Summer bentgrass decline on putting greens may have less to do with disease and more to do with energy. ...

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How heat stress affects bentgrass and poa annua

August 3, 2026 By
Summer turf decline is driven by internal plant physiology, specifically protein degradation and carbohydrate depletion in the root system, rather than ambient heat alone. ...

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3 USGA projects on plant growth regulators

July 29, 2026 By
This summary article covers PGRs by examining ongoing, USGA-supported university research. ...

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Heat Stress: How hot times are impacting creeping bentgrass

September 3, 2025 By
Creeping bentgrass suffers summer decline from heat stress, but smart management can sustain performance. ...

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Figure 1. The snow mold pressure at Marquette GC in Marquette, Mich., wasn’t as high as it normally was, but it was still high enough to provide a solid test of the research treatments. (Photo by: Kurt Hockemeyer)

Super Science: A million ways for grass to die in the winter

September 2, 2025 By
Recent research overviews winter injury and what can be done to prevent it. ...

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