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A new look at turf growth, overseeding and transition issues

Bottom line:  The proper choice of turf types, overseeding strategies and transition practices ...

Growth potential of cool season and warm season turf at different average air temperatures

Average air temperatures are based on 30 year normal average monthly air temperature data obtained f...

Interpreting soil test results

The BCSR and SLAN approaches to turgrass fertilizer management are no longer recommended by PACE Tur...

A Small Insect, but a Large Problem

Black turfgrass ataenius (Ataenius spretulus) grubs are difficult to control because of their multip...

2003: A problem year for overseeding

The unusually warm weather this September and October in the southwest has set a record for the poor...

What’s New in Weed Management

There was both good news and bad news on the weed management front during 2003.  The bad news i...

Frost Delays: Why Are They Necessary?

Frost poses the most serious threat to turf health and appearance during the winter months.  Un...

Gray leaf spot invades new turf

Bottom line: Gray leaf spot caused by the fungus Pyricularia grisea has been occurring in epidemic p...

Traffic and turfgrass damage: therein lies the rub

Foot and golf cart traffic cause damage to turf by scraping and ripping the leaf tissue, as well as ...

Shade vs. Turf: Can They Coexist?

There’s no way around it—shade and turfgrass health are usually not compatible.  Wh...

Update: Sulfonylurea Herbicides for Improved Transitions

Bottom line:  At this time last year, data had just started coming in on the performance of sul...

Summer Stress Management for 2003

Bottom line:  Some components of summertime turf management are familiar and proven practices&#...

Barriers to adoption of pesticide resistance management programs

Bottom line: Although it is widely acknowledged that pest resistance is an important problem that ca...

Progress in understanding rapid blight of cool season turf

Bottom line:  Since 1995, when it was discovered in PACE’s laboratory to be a new pathoge...

SPEED KILLS:  The Mowing Height Dilemma

Fast greens can result in unhealthy and, unfortunately, dead greens, especially during the summer wh...

Improving the performance of cool season roughs

Despite ever-increasing performance expectations, the resources allocated to management of golf cour...

Decoding Pesticide Labels

Pesticide labels contain a wealth of information for turf managers - some of it clearly stated and e...

Progress in warm season turf management

Expectations for high performance fairways are always increasing - a trend that has triggered the de...

Updating Weed Management Programs

Weed management programs require fine-tuning every few years to incorporate information on new resea...

Managing resistance to strobilurin fungicides

Resistance of anthracnose, gray leaf spot and Pythium to the strobilurin fungicides (Heritage, Compa...

The Role of Rye Removal in Improved Springtime Transitions

The development of a group of new herbicides in the sulfonylurea family may assist in achieving smoo...

Fairy ring management: a straightforward approach

Once considered a devastating disease, particularly of new bentgrass and bermudagrass greens, the in...

The role of insect metamorphosis in improved insect management

Insect metamorphosis, the dramatic change in form that takes place in some insects during their life...

Annual Bluegrass Invasion of Bentgrass Greens: Can It Be Stopped?

Although there are many methods that can help slow down it’s rate of encroachment, invasion of...

Carbon dioxide monitoring for improved turf health: new information

Under optimal conditions, carbon dioxide (CO2) makes up less than 2% of the gasses found in the soil...

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