Virginia Turfgrass Council | September/October 2026
This issue covers how a $1.1 million Virginia Turfgrass Foundation endowment expands graduate education and research. Also features research updates from Virginia Tech and more.
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Save the date for the lawn & landscape short course on December 1 – 3, 2026 at Belmont Recreation Center in Henrico, Virginia.
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The VTC applauds our friends at the Foundation for another successful Goatley Golf & August Field Day in Blacksburg.
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By Tyler Baugrass |
Established through decades of partnership and philanthropy, the endowment creates lasting opportunities for graduate students while supporting industry-focused turfgrass research.
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By Taylor Flanary, Mike Goatley, and Xunzhong Zhang | School of Plant and Environmental Sciences – Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
The results of this study suggest that foliar application of potassium acetate may improve creeping bentgrass performance under shade environments.
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Xunzhong Zhang¹, Mike Goatley¹, Maude Focke¹, Taylor Motsinger¹, Berit Smith², and Graham Sherman | ¹School of Plant and Environmental Sciences; ²Department of Biochemistry – Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
The objective of this study was to investigate if foliar application of Antisalt and CalPlus at two different rates affects physiological fitness and quality of creeping bentgrass under salt stress conditions.
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Xunzhong Zhang¹, Mike Goatley¹, Berit Smith², Taylor Motsinger¹, and Sydney Hook¹ | ¹School of Plant and Environmental Sciences; ²Department of Biochemistry – Virginia Tech
The objective of this study was to evaluate effect of Fercristal Summum Nitro (FSN) and 18-3-6 with UMAXX for improving N uptake and turfgrass performance in comparison with ammonium nitrate in perennial ryegrass and bermudagrass turfgrasses.
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Trinity Turf, Inc. is proud to announce the opening of its newest wholesale distribution location in Mt. Jackson, Virginia, at the longtime home of Valley Fertilizer.
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