Tag: The Turf Doc

Characterizing a country

January 24, 2019 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

The golf course management business is a global endeavor. I have been fortunate over the last 30 years to be part of it, traveling to places throughout Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Australia and South America. It’s a small ...

This article is tagged with Renee and Lawrence Powell, The Turf Doc, Tom Morris Award, travels, true grit, Turf MD and posted in Columns, Current Issue

Portugal and pesticides

December 17, 2018 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

I have traveled to Portugal numerous times to attend and speak at conferences and to play golf. Portugal is one of my favorite countries. It’s a relatively small country, with a population similar to that of Ohio. It has a ...

This article is tagged with no-pesticide golf course, pesticides, Portugal, Portuguese Greenskeepers Association, The Turf Doc and posted in Columns

November: Time to forget?

November 12, 2018 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

November is a unique month because we have forgotten most of what happened the previous year. Martha Gellhorn, the famous war correspondent and one of the wives of Ernest Hemingway, said, “In November you begin to know how long the ...

This article is tagged with Poa annua, season recap, spotted spurge, The Turf Doc, Virginia buttonweed, weeds and posted in Columns

Seeds are money

October 15, 2018 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

Seeds are a turfgrass management topic often taken for granted. We spend considerable time and effort researching the best cultivars or varieties to use on golf courses, but we focus little attention on the seed itself. Given their small size ...

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Returning to summer camp

September 17, 2018 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

A colleague of mine, Pamela Sherratt, this year created and organized a week-long STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) camp through The Ohio State University. Pam’s STEM summer camp focus was on the science behind turfgrass management. I asked her ...

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Internal workings

July 18, 2018 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

The goal of plant health is to provide healthy, vigorous turfgrass by managing resources like radiant energy, moisture, air and nutrients. These resources consumed by the plant are managed primarily through cultural practices with the goal of correcting excessive amounts. ...

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