Maryland Turfgrass Council | Winter 2022
This issue features highlights from the 47th Annual MTC Winter Conference and Trade show. Also features research updates from UMD as well as news and more!
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It’s that time again when your MTC Dues need to be renewed.
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By Geoff Rinehart | Institute of Applied Agriculture, University of Maryland
Continuing a tradition which began almost two decades ago, in January, UMD students participated in the first of two annual intercollegiate competitions — the Sports Field Managers Association Student Challenge.
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The Shields Memorial Tournament will once again return to the University of Maryland Golf Course this spring on Friday, May 12, 2023 at the University of Maryland Golf Course.
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Anyone who was unable to attend the 47th MTC Annual Winter Conference and Trade Show, held Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at the Turf Valley Resort and Golf Course.
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By Geoff Rinehart | Institute of Applied Agriculture, University of Maryland
As the use of bermudagrass for sports fields has increased in the Mid-Atlantic in the past 5 – 10 years, sports field managers and golf course superintendents have experimented with establishment approaches to convert their existing cool-season turfgrass surfaces to...
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By Fereshteh Shahoveisi, Ph.D. | Department of Plant Sciences and Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland
Fungicides were evaluated in a field trial conducted at the Paint Branch Turfgrass Facility (University of Maryland).
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By Fereshteh Shahoveisi, Ph.D. | Department of Plant Sciences and Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland
The efficacy of experimental and registered fungicides in the management of the disease was evaluated on creeping bentgrass cv. Penncross mowed three times a week to golf fairway height (0.5 in.).
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By Fereshteh Shahoveisi, Ph.D. | Department of Plant Sciences and Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland
A field study was conducted at the University of Maryland Turfgrass Research Facility in College Park to evaluate five registered fungicides for the management of gray leaf spot on perennial ryegrass cv. Majesty planted on native silt loam soil.
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