Tag: Herbicides

Pursuing Poa annua-free cool-season fairways

June 23, 2014 By
All golf courses, regardless of budget, struggle to minimize Poa annua in fairways. Thinning or complete death of Poa annua in summer or winter, plus additional damage to the desired species inevitably leads to reseeding the desired turf. However, Poa ...

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The end of the overseeded grass: Transition processes

April 17, 2014 By
Dave Kopec, Ph.D. is a professor of turfgrass science at the University of Arizona. He has many years of research and practical experience transitioning cool season overseeded grass back to bermudagrass. Kopec can be reached at dkopec@ag.arizona.edu for more information. ...

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Controlling dinitroaniline resistant goosegrass in turf

November 5, 2013 By
Prodiamine is a dinitroaniline (DNA) herbicide that is widely used in turfgrass management for preemergence weed control. However, overuse of prodiamine has increased the spread and establishment of weeds resistant to DNA herbicides. Goosegrass is a particularly problematic weed that ...

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Annual bluegrass control in golf turf

July 30, 2013 By
Spring is a wonderful time of year for superintendents. Grass growing conditions are often excellent, temperatures are moderate, heat and drought stress are usually absent, and golfers are just happy to be playing. However, there is one problem that annually ...

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The Top Talk Shop

June 29, 2010 By
Distinguished university researchers gather for a weed-control symposium to discuss myriad issues Bert McCarty makes a point about doveweed during the symposium. (Photo by: Larry Aylward Scott McElroy admits he loves controversy. Hence, it was no surprise that McElroy, associate ...

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