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PACE Highlights for July, 2006

July, 2006 PACE Highlights printable version (236kB) TOPICS COVERED WEATHER ...

Attacking puffy greens

Puffy greens are one of the headaches of summer, and they are a particular problem on poa and bentgr...

Tips for summer heat management

Is it global warming or just a nationwide heat wave? Whatever the explanation, the past week has bee...

Kentucky bluegrass: an ugly duckling or a swan?

Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis) has a Rodney Dangerfield complex -- it just doesn't "get no r...

Light and frequent irrigation: a necessity, but also a black layer magnet

Light, frequent irrigation sets are necessary when turf roots are short. Unfortunately, light and fr...

Essential reading: The Compendium of Turfgrass Diseases

If you are interested in identifying, understanding and managing turfgrass diseases, the newly revis...

Insignia efficacy on decline diseases

We have talked recently about decline diseases of bermudagrass and kikuyugrass that are caused when ...

The best time to flush greens

This Update is for anyone who worries about salinity accumulation during the summer, and who is cont...

PACE Highlights for June, 2006

June, 2006 PACE Highlights printable version (236kB) TOPICS COVERED EVENTS ...

Gray leaf spot warning

The warm, humid weather conditions that support gray leaf spot (Pyricularia grisea) development are ...

More kikuyugrass decline

Kikuyugrass decline, a root disease caused by Gaeumannomyces graminis, continues to cause problems t...

New and emerging insects on U.S. turf

Last week, we talked about the list of top turf diseases that the participants at the Valent Turfgra...

Summertime and nitrogen release

High levels of nitrogen in the soil can cause serious damage to turf, and warm weather poses a speci...

To water in or not to water in: grub prevention strategies

When applying Merit (imidacloprid) or Mach 2 (halofenozide) for grub prevention, superintendents alw...

Top turf diseases

We were fortunate to attend last week's Turfgrass and Landscape Pest Management Workshop. Sponso...

If it’s summertime, then it must be anthracnose

The first reports of anthracnose on poa greens started coming in this week -- from as far north as C...

Preparing tissues for analysis: do it right to avoid trashy data

Nutritional analysis of turf tissues can yield valuable information. But test results can be wildly ...

Kikuyugrass decline hits

The season's first reports of kikuyugrass decline surfaced this week. The disease, caused by the...

PACE Weather Updates are Back!

Your site-specific PACE Weather Updates are now available -- just in time for the heavy stress condi...

Check your irrigation meter: size DOES matter

We talked last week about the high frequency of problems caused by irrigation system related drought...

Waitea Update

In May, we reported on Dr. Frank Wong's work with waitea patch, a disease that is new to the U.S...

Presentations on sprayer nozzles

Can one sprayer nozzle meet all of the competing demands that turf management places on it? This is ...

Primo on cool-season greens: 14 day vs. 28 day spray intervals

Monthly use of 1/8 oz per 1000 sq ft of Primo Maxx (trinexapac-ethyl) on cool season greens helps to...

Useful research tools: metal detectors!

What is the best way to permanently mark a specific location on the golf course without damaging the...

And the culprit is…drought!

Drought stress is one of the most common, but also one of the most mis-diagnosed problems on turf. A...

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