Tag: Super Science Intro

Booth's treatment options below should be followed by 1/8 inch of irrigation. (Photo: courtesy: USGA Green Section)

It’s summer; time to prepare for winter soilborne diseases

July 1, 2025 By
For golf courses in the Southeast with ultradwarf bermudagrass putting greens, August is the time to start thinking about upcoming winter dormancy. ...

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Dollar spot response across DMI fungicides

April 23, 2025 By
Findings suggest that the effectiveness of commercially available DMIs varies among both sensitive and resistant strains of dollar spot. ...

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Minimum mowing, fertilizer and irrigation cost estimates

March 21, 2025 By
Nine turfgrass scientists roughly estimated the minimum costs required to fertilize, irrigate and mow turfgrasses using climate data, turfgrass physiology information and resource costs. ...

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Examines nematodes as a form of pest control on the course

March 4, 2025 By
Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) can control several important turfgrass insect pests, including white grubs, weevils, cutworms and sod webworms. However, most biopesticide research has focused on releasing many EPN strains that may have lost some of their ability to persist effectively ...

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The Toro PrecisionSense provides an irrigation audit based on soil moisture, compaction, salinity, turf vigor, topography and slope. Photo: Mike Kenna

Mike Kenna, Ph.D., explores a new tool to help course maintenance and irrigation efficiency

December 15, 2024 By
Mike Kenna, Ph.D., takes a closer look at Toro's PrecisionSense Service tool. ...

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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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