Research

Annual bluegrass control on greens

December 4, 2015 By and
Annual bluegrass (Poa annua L.) is probably the most troublesome weed on golf courses worldwide. In fairway-height turf, the growth regulators paclobutrazol (Trimmit), TGR (Paclobutrazol) or flurprimidol (Cutless) can be effective in shifting the competitive balance from annual bluegrass to ...

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PBI-Gordon’s Kabuto Fungicide SC available for US purchase

December 2, 2015 By
PBI-Gordon Corporation’s Kabuto Fungicide SC is approved for purchase in the U.S., according to a news release from the company. Kabuto, a liquid formulation of the active ingredient isofetamid, is designed to provide preventive and curative dollar spot control. “This is big news for PBI-Gordon ...

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2 The Andersons products receive California organic certification

November 23, 2015 By
The Andersons Inc.’s Humic DG and Black Gypsum DG products have received Organic Input Material (OIM) certification in California, according to a news release from The Andersons Inc. The OIM program registers fertilizing materials to be used in organic crop production, which ...

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Water, Water Everywhere: Experts weigh in on WOTUS

November 13, 2015 By
But with Waters of the United States, not a clear answer in sight Last month’s second annual Virginia GCSA Fall Conference offered an impressive list of speakers — well known turf experts like Virginia Tech’s Erik Ervin, Ph.D., GCSAA’s Rafael ...

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Sand greens and sodium

November 13, 2015 By and
Understanding base cations and hydraulic conductivity of sand root zones Irrigating turfgrass with water containing high concentrations of sodium can present significant agronomic challenges. Sodium promotes clay swelling and dispersion, resulting in a decrease in the hydraulic conductivity or rate ...

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A call to duty: USGA Green Section a blessing for the golf industry

November 13, 2015 By
In 1920, Inverness Country Club, Toledo, Ohio, played host to the U.S. Open. At the time, the greens chairman complained about — or maybe brought to light — the lack of an impartial source of agronomic information for maintaining a ...

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