Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council | Winter 2019
This issue features developing a golf course nutrient management plan. Also includes a preview of the NE PA Turf Conference and research updates.
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January 31, 2019 | The Woodlands Inn & Resort – Wilkes Barre, PA
Features an Educational Program with PDA credits available. For additional information, visit: paturf.org/events-calendar/northeastern-turf-conference-trade-show
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By Pete Landschoot, Ph.D. | Professor of Turfgrass Science
Superintendents generally do a good job of monitoring the nutrient status of turfgrass and soil on their golf courses. However, keeping track of nutrient requirements and fertilizer programs on large properties with different turfgrass species, management regimes, soil types, and...
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Kyle Patterson still recalls his feeling upon winning the Waddington/Harper Turfgrass Scholarship in 2014: “To see that somebody else thought I had a chance to be successful meant more to me than any sort of monetary contribution!” Since 2001, KAFMO...
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Research Summary submitted by Dr. Wakar Uddin, Professor, and Dr. Yinfei Li, former Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Plant Pathology and Environ. Microbiology, Penn State University |
Gray leaf spot, caused by Magnaporthe oryzae Couch, is a serious disease of perennial ryegrass turf, causing extensive damage to ryegrass fairways in various regions of the United States…
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Research Summary submitted by Tom Serensits, Manager, Center for Sports Surface Research, Penn State University |
At Penn State’s Center for Sports Surface Research, our research continues to focus on maximizing both the safety and playability of natural and synthetic turf playing fields…
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