damping off - A disease of seeds or young seedlings caused by fungi. desiccation - Drying. A type of winter injury sustained on exposed turf areas when subjected to high winds. dethatch - The ...

The Scandinavian Turfgrass and Environment Research Foundation (STERF), The R&A, the United States Golf Association (USGA) have launched the International Turfgrass Research Initiative to further the ...

Golf course managers have much more insight into which fungicides to use to suppress turfgrass diseases, such as the common and costly dollar spot disease, without damaging the grass on their fairways ...

In the United States, turfgrasses occupy 1.9 percent of the continental surface and cover an area three times larger than any irrigated crop. Turfgrasses provide functional benefits such as water ...

There are many myths and “wives tales” that are prevalent in the turfgrass industry, and I would like to take this opportunity to debunk a couple of them so that turfgrass managers can avoid wasted ...

Areas covered in turfgrass are often plagued with poor soil quality due to natural conditions (naturally sandy, low organic matter soils) or soil disturbance. Poor soil quality is especially common in ...

A research team has identified key metabolic composition differences between annual bluegrass and creeping bentgrass under heat stress, revealing specific metabolites linked to heat tolerance. The ...

Jackie Lyn "Jack" A. Guevara is an assistant professor in the Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences at Michigan State University. When I was a junior student in agriculture, I had no idea ...

Every two years, something special happens at UConn’s Plant Science Research and Education Facilities. A mile or so down the road from UConn’s main campus, hundreds of industry professionals join ...

Every homeowner wants a healthy lawn, though most turfgrasses require considerable maintenance to keep them looking their best. Between frequent mowing and fertilization, it can take a lot of work to ...

The event saw record attendance with over 250 attendees. (Milton Levin/UConn Photo) At the UConn Turfgrass Science Program’s biennial Turfgrass Field Day – the first to be held in person since the ...