Tag: Mike Kenna Ph.D.

Vegetated littoral zones improve water quality and be attractive features. (Photo: Todd Lowe)

Mike Kenna, Ph.D., recaps a study determining best practices for protecting golf course ponds

October 16, 2024 By
Several studies involving a range of scales, from small-plot research to entire watersheds, yielded important results that minimize the extent to which applied pesticides and nutrients run into surface waters on golf courses. ...

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Off the Record: How golf courses can be unexpected havens for threatened turtle species

October 14, 2024 By
Kenna explains how golf courses can be a valuable habitat for turtles. ...

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Off the Record: NC State researchers lead charge in spring dead spot prevention studies

September 20, 2024 By
Advances in drone mapping and precision sprayers are improving the ability to prevent spring dead spot in a more targeted, cost-effective and sustainable manner. ...

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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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Off the Record: The history of reclaimed water on golf courses

May 28, 2024 By
Kenna examines the history of reclaimed water on the golf course and explains its future. ...

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Dollar spot foliar lesions on leaf blades of bermudagrass are one of the telltale signs of dollar spot. (Photo: Bayer)

Off the Record: Pioneering the future of dollar spot management

April 15, 2024 By
Kenna provides an update on the current projects, new research initiatives and future events dedicated to advancing our understanding and control of dollar spot in turfgrass. ...

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