Research

Controlling Poa trivialis with glyphosate

November 24, 2014 By Cole Thompson, Ph.D.

By Cole Thompson, Ph.D.; Jack Fry, Ph.D.; Megan Kennelly, Ph.D.; Zac Reicher, Ph.D.; and Matt Sousek Rough bluegrass (Poa trivialis L.) is a cool-season perennial turfgrass commonly encountered in temperate climates because of years of intentional and unintentional propagation. The ...

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Winter weed control in dormant bermudagrass

November 24, 2014 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

Patrick McCullough, Ph.D., is an extension turf weed scientist at the University of Georgia. He conducts numerous weed control trials each year to help him make weed control recommendations to superintendents. McCullough can be reached at pmccull@uga.edu for more information. ...

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Dow adds new products to Power of More rebate program

November 5, 2014 By Joelle Harms

Dow AgroSciences added new products to its 2014-15 Power of More rebate program, including XXpire WG insecticide and Gallery SC specialty herbicide. Through the Power of More program, customers earn cash back when they purchase Dow AgroSciences products and products ...

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Peaks and Prairies fall educational meeting

October 30, 2014 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

Peaks and Prairies GCSA members had the good fortune to listen to Brian Horgan, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, speak at their fall meeting. Horgan started the day with a presentation about heat stress on cool-season turfgrasses and ways to proactively ...

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Bayer launches Specticle Total

October 28, 2014 By Joelle Harms

Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience, unveiled Specticle Total, a non-selective herbicide with residual control. Specticle Total kills existing weeds and prevents new weeds for up to six months. It is easily mixed in a backpack sprayer, according to the company. “Specticle Total ...

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A sustainable message: Golf environmental experts meet in South Carolina

October 22, 2014 By Anthony Williams

Some of the golf industry’s most celebrated environmental experts gathered in Hilton Head, S.C., last month to be a part of the Sustainability in Golf/the Business of Green conference. Hosted by Experience Green and its founder/executive director Teresa Wade, the ...

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