Tag: nematodes

Mike Kenna, Ph. D.

Off the Record: Changing nematode management

February 22, 2024 By
Kenna highlights a research project that changed the way superintendents manage nematodes. ...

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Revisiting the research projects we highlighted in 2023

December 18, 2023 By
As 2023 winds to a close, it’s time to look back at the list of great research articles we logged for Golfdom this year. ...

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Quali-Pro to rerelease its Nimitz Pro G granular nematicide

July 5, 2023 By
According to the company, it increases root quality, turf quality, color, leaf density and sod tensile strength and is backed by university testing. ...

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Some bacterial strains can potentially reduce the population density of root-knot nematodes and enhance turfgrass root growth. (Graphic: Will Groover, Ph.D.)

A novel management strategy for root-knot nematodes

March 6, 2023 By
Meloidogyne spp., root-knot nematodes, are among turfgrass’s most economically-important plant-parasitic nematodes in the U.S. ...

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Photomicrographs of Pasteuria usage attached to sting nematode (Belonolaimus longicaudatus): A) male sting nematode with >30 spores, B) close-up of the spore-encumbered head region, C) close-up of attached spores, D) close-up of attached spore showing microfiber surface coating, and E) close-up of spent spore where the top of outer spore coat has become dislodged. (Photo: Journal of Nematology 33(4):227-238)

Off the record: USGA nematode control research leads to a new discovery

March 2, 2023 By
Mike Kenna, Ph.D., explains the challenges the USGA faced in researching alternative control for nematodes and what it discovered. ...

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Scientists from the University of Florida are researching cost-effective control techniques for nematodes and fungal diseases. (Photo courtesy Marco Schiavon)

Research looks for cost-effective methods to manage nematodes, fungal diseases

December 7, 2022 By
Researchers from the University of Florida look to defeat sting and root-knot nematodes, major pests of turfgrass in South, with economical measures. ...

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