Controlling annual bluegrass on golf course putting greens
Experts describe tactics and experiments on how to go about controlling annual bluegrass on golf course putting greens around the U.S. ...Read More
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Product combos improve irrigation efficiency
In California and in much of the Southwestern United States, golf courses irrigate to supplement annual precipitation for turfgrass growth. However, because of diminishing water resources and rising costs, sufficient evapotranspiration (ET) replacement may not be available during the summer ...Read More
Experts’ Insights: Spring dead spot
Experts weight in on how superintendents can contend with three different species of fungi that cause spring dead spot on golf courses. ...Read More
Help your fungicide with post-application irrigation
All turfgrass species can be devastated by crown- and root-infecting pathogens. Diseases such as summer patch (Magnaporthiopsis poae), spring dead spot (Ophiosphaerella spp.) and Pythium root rot (Pythium spp.) can decimate turfgrass stands. Cultural management practices are often employed to ...Read More
Golf course soil-moisture mapping
Golf course superintendents often irrigate fairways based on a feeling. However, using objective data to create soil-moisture maps of golf course fairways — as well as taking advantage of valve-in-head control — can significantly reduce water consumption by programming irrigation ...Read More
Prevent winter desiccation on creeping bentgrass
Winter injury from desiccation is a leading cause of turf loss across the northern and central Great Plains. Desiccation occurs whenever turfgrass water loss exceeds its ability to acquire water from the soil. Desiccation can happen at any time of ...Read More