Verdure: biological soil crust

Crust composed of moss, fungi and algae can spell trouble for healthy turf.

Revisiting a groundbreaking putting green study

A decade-long study on putting greens revealed valuable information on their changing physical properties.

Getting to the (grass) roots of the matter

Research examined how mowing height and plant growth regulators affected roots in creeping bentgrass.

Verdure: Shining a light on shade

What are the effects of shade on turfgrass? Learn about disease management, shade-tolerant turfgrasses and more.

Verdure: Snow-mold-tolerant turf species

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

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? 

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?

Verdure: Bermudagrass triangle

How do you selectively remove one warm-season grass species from another?

Verdure: Why the rhizosphere matters

Verdure at 100

GCM looks back at over 100 columns summarizing and interpreting turfgrass research.

Tennis courts, putting greens are close cousins

Grass tennis courts are not putting greens, but they may have something in common.

Verdure: Is it Pythium?

Verdure: Seeding your way out of winter

Is it possible to seed into winterkill-damaged turf to re-establish a playable putting green?

Verdure: Water drops through time

A look back at the history of the water drop penetration test and its use as a reliable research method in turfgrass management.

Verdure: Season’s greetings from silica

Recent research from Kansas State University explored silica's use in turfgrass management related to plant disease, wear tolerance and abiotic stress.

Verdure: Lance nematodes play hide-and-seek

Most lance juveniles are migratory and feed inside the root, making them difficult to uncover from soil samples and control with a contact nematicide.

Verdure: Don't let moss be the boss

Researchers at the University of Guelph (Ontario) investigated the possible influence of irrigation rate and frequency on moss in creeping bentgrass.

Verdure: The Sting (nematode, that is)

Sting nematodes are known to have the lowest threshold levels of any nematode on turfgrass. But just how low?

Verdure: What to dew about dollar spot

A Penn State study looked at the influence of dew removal and mowing frequency on dollar spot control, testing the practices alone and in combination with fungicide use.

Verdure: An ode to Tom Watschke

The turfgrass scientist’s early work helped shape our understanding of turf physiology and tolerance to high temperature stress. Plus: Watch a national morning show’s 1990 interview with Dr. Watschke.