Can native grasses and ground covers be drought-tolerant turf alternatives?

Field experiments in the Southwest were conducted with 17 plant species.

Verdure: Snow-mold-tolerant turf species

Trouble with snow mold? Creeping bentgrass, followed by colonial bentgrass may present the best consistent resistance

Brown patch severity among turfgrass species, cultivars and nitrogen rates

Research focused on creeping bentgrass, colonial bentgrass, perennial ryegrass and turf-type tall fescue.

Is fake science a real thing?

The problem of turfgrass pseudoscience is real. Try these tips to separate the real results from the pretenders.

Cutting edge: Fraise mowing and silicon fertilization

Improved playing conditions and annual bluegrass weevil resistance are the objectives behind two current research projects.

Hard fescue molecular markers, shade tolerance and gray snow mold resistance

Scientists selected a diverse population of plants to ensure a successful genome-wide association study.

Summer patch at the White House

A look back at a historic example of turf disease on the White House lawn.

Suppressing Innovation zoysiagrass seedheads with ethephon

What controls African bermudagrass leaf blade and stem morphology?

Researchers found six genomic regions associated with morphological traits.

Talking about snow mold

Typhula blight was described as a severe problem on creeping bentgrass and annual bluegrass in northern Michigan.

Can targeted application technology save on herbicide use?

Researchers used ground-based machine vision technology to detect complex spotted spurge patches blended with highly infested bermudagrass.

Cutting Edge: Poa annua control and data-informed pest control

Studies on data science-informed turfgrass pest control and glufosinate for poa annua control make up this month's featured research.

Surveying American flea beetles in the southwest

Researchers are monitoring flea beetle populations at golf courses in Utah, Nevada and Arizona
to learn about biology and ecology.

Verdure: Rolling for optimum ultradwarf bermudagrass

What's the best combination of trinexapac-ethyl and lightweight rolling for maximum ball roll on ultradwarf bermuda greens? 

How do mowing height and nitrogen fertilizer effect centipedegrass?

Researchers evaluated mowing heights from 1 to 4 inches to understand the relationship between cultural practices and drought avoidance.

Cutting Edge: beer yeast biostimulants, updated nematode guide

Featured research includes a novel biostimulant and new info on nematode treatment.

Take-all root rot, fungicide selection and application timing

Researchers investigated the efficacy of fungicide on take-all root rot using field and in vivo studies.

Verdure: Sulfur-reducing bacteria blues

Black layer is a physical accumulation of metal sulfides within the pore spaces of soil particles. How do they form?

The effects of traffic on turf during frost and freezing conditions

Researchers measured impact from foot, golf cart and roller traffic on putting greens and fairways.

Cutting Edge: Sod shelf life and irrigation needs assessment

Researchers examined transplant success of bermudagrass and zoysiagrass sod and a needs-based socioeconomic survey of water-saving irrigation programs