Video: aeration (avoiding the polka dot effect)
Late summer or early fall leaching is a time-honored practice that removes damaging salts from the root zone, and also carries badly needed oxygen to turf roots. But results depend …
Roundup resistant weeds on the rise
Since glyphosate (Roundup) resistant crops were introduced in 1996, this technology has been rapidly adopted, with approximately 80% of U.S. soybeans, corn and cotton planted to glyphosate–resistant varieties (National Academy …
August, 2010 Highlights
The August, 2010 PACE Turf Highlights (322 KB pdf) is now available TOPICS COVERED: Poa control results A new approach to stamping out poa Videos for August Member corner: PACE …
Video: Summer patch, Polymyxa and mycorrhizae
Turfgrass disease field symptoms can sometimes be confusing. This video illustrates the diagnosis of summer patch on a sample that was also infected by polymyxa and mycorrhizae. The resulting field …
Turf management videos
Check out our rapidly expanding list of turf management videos that range in subject matter from cultural practices, pest management, soil and water quality, basic chemistry, demonstrations of new methods …
Using your smartphone to login to PACE Turf
If you are using your iPhones, Blackberries or other smartphones to login to the PACE Turf website, keep in mind that most of these phones may automatically make the first …
UCR Research
The University of California, Riverside will hold it's annual Turfgrass & Landscape Research Field Day on September 16th. Register today for this important southwest turfgrass research event. Field day agenda …
Video: Knockout trials
Want to figure out if Velocity can be used to remove poa on bentgrass greens -- without damaging your bentgrass? Ever wondered whether the liquid fertilizer that you're paying a …
Brown ring patch management
Brown ring patch, caused by Waitea circinata var. circinata is a relatively new and terribly stubborn foliar disease of poa that many turf managers are struggling with this summer. We …
Research Guide
New products, new ideas, new pests and problems and new controversies abound in the world of turfgrass management. Combined with the currently registered pesticides, fertilizers, amendments, and various new pieces …
Video: Diagnosing bacterial wilt
Bacterial wilts caused by Xanthomonas or Acidovorax are challenging to diagnose using standard microscopy, due to the very small size of the pathogens involved. This video contrasts the identification of …
Can silicon help?
The successful use of silicon amendments to suppress plant diseases in rice (Datnoff and Rodrigues, 2005) suggests that the same benefits might be seen in turf, since both rice and …
La Niña conditions strengthen
With sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean lower than normal, climatologists agree that La Niña conditions will strengthen and continue in the Northern Hemisphere through …
Video: a new approach to stamping out poa on greens
The never–ending fight against poa invasion of bentgrass greens has always produced some ingenious solutions. PACE turf member David Major, CGCS (Shady Canyon Golf Club, Irvine, CA) has seen good …
Poa control on bentgrass greens: new results for 2010
In the past few years, companies and researchers have been tackling the problem of poa control on bentgrass greens, and results are looking hopeful. Recent data from Virginia Tech, Auburn, …
Cleaning up poa and clumpy rye before overseeding
Controlling difficult weeds such as perennial poa and clumpy rye on overseeded turf can be improved through the use of post–emergent products such as Monument (trifloxysulfuron) or Revolver (foramsulfuron). By …
Video: Golfer education on heat and turf damage
The record temperatures of the summer of 2010 have created difficulties on many levels, including golfer perceptions and concerns about heat–damaged turf. This video was produced in order to educate …
July, 2010 Highlights
The July, 2010 PACE Turf Highlights (310 KB pdf) is now available TOPICS COVERED: Getting the green back Yes, we're on Facebook! How we review products and practices IPM Planning …
Videos to help with disease diagnoses
Got a turf disease that you're trying to diagnose? If so, the videos below may be able to help: Algae (cyanobacteria or yellow spot) diagnosis Anthracnose diagnosis (and Microdochium patch) …
Time for spring dead spot prevention
Spring dead spot is a difficult disease to manage. The reason is that the pathogen (Ophiosphaerella, also known as Leptosphaeria) that is associated with the disease must be controlled before …
Timing pre-emergence herbicides on overseeded fairways
Pre–emerge herbicides such as Dimension (dithiopyr) and Barricade (prodiamine), when applied prior to overseeding, can knock fall and winter Poa annua populations back by 70% or more. But timing is …
Video: Heat and Drought Recovery
If you are experiencing catastropic turf loss from heat, drought or other sources of extreme stress, this video will provide you with some guidelines for turf recovery. See also this …
Getting the green back
The debate over the meaning of the concept, "brown can be the new green" is echoing around the industry. The original quote comes from Jim Hyler's presidential address at the …
