Racing to better turf
Alan FitzGerald compares the concept of lighweight race cars to the idea of stripping back certain turf management practices. ...Read More
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Experts’ Insights: The 411 on PGRs
Experts from Bayer, Syngenta, Quali-Pro and Winfield United explain best practices for plant growth regulators on golf courses. ...Read More
Sober advice on collar decline
Just as shirt collars tend to wear quickly, collars on greens also tend to decline fast. At superintendent gatherings, explanations for collar decline are many: Irrigation runoff gets trapped there, they suffer extra abuse by mowers and other equipment, crews ...Read More
The perils of PGR over-regulation
The benefits of plant growth regulators (PGRs) have been touted for decades and with good reason. Research shows that PGRs can reduce clipping yield, increase turf quality and performance and improve stress tolerance. To sustain these benefits, growth regulators need ...Read More
Suppression of Creeping Bentgrass With Sequential Applications of PGRs
Some superintendents in Texas struggle with excessive shoot growth of creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.) in the summer, resulting in poor performance. Plant Growth Regulators (PGRs) are commonly used on greens to limit this. The objectives of this study were ...Read More
Improving PGRs by degrees
We all improve our turf skills by degrees. One way to improve effective use of PGRs is by tracking growing degree days. Growing degree days (GDD) are figured by taking the average of the daily maximum and minimum temperatures compared ...Read More