Verdure: Soil moisture, annual bluegrass and ice encasement

Researchers examined if soil moisture can help annual bluegrass acclimate to cold and recover from ice encasement.

Reestablishing an annual bluegrass putting green following simulated winterkill

Researchers evaluated the effects of three spring seeding dates and seven seed entries on spring establishment rate following a simulated winterkill.

Can ice encasement take the breath away from annual bluegrass?

A study sought greater understanding of anaerobic metabolism in annual bluegrass to help generate recommendations for well-timed management strategies.

How does seasonal fertilizer distribution impact red fescue putting greens?

Researchers in South Norway evaluated turfgrass quality, growth rates and annual bluegrass contamination during five periods over two growing seasons.

Verdure: Why annual bluegrass responds to ethofumesate

Researchers observed better annual bluegrass control when ethofumesate was assimilated through the leaves.

Cutting Edge: Ice's effect on annual bluegrass, germination efficiency of bermudagrass

Researchers examined ice-encasement's impact on annual bluegrass metabolism, and genetic markers for efficient bermudagrass germination.

Ethofumesate-resistant annual bluegrass development on U.S. golf courses

Resistance cases to the herbicide suggests an environmental relationship between annual bluegrass herbicide resistance and warm climates 

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.

How do phosphorus and soil pH affect bluegrass and bentgrass?

Researchers compared four rates of phosphorus application and two pH levels.

Cutting Edge: Putting green recovery, dollar spot

Studies examined effects of fall mowing height on bluegrass spring recovery and hollow-tine cultivation's effects on dollar spot.

Annual bluegrass perennially tenacious

Managing organic matter in greens

Measuring organic matter should be an important part of your agronomic maintenance program.

How does annual bluegrass stand up to ice?

Research examines various soil moisture conditions during cold acclimation.