Virginia Turfgrass Council | January/February 2022
This issue features research updates from Virginia Tech. Also covers the upcoming Mid-Atlantic Turfgrass Expo as well as the VTC's Come to the Bay event.
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Mark your calendars for the VTC’s Come to the Bay event: February 14 – 16, 2022 at the Oceanfront Sheraton in Virginia Beach.
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Mark your calendars for the Mid-Atlantic Turfgrass Expo: February 1 – 3, 2022 at Virginia Crossings (just north of Richmond).
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Research Update from Virginia Tech | By Alejandro Del-Pozo Ph.D., David McCall Ph.D. and Tom Kuhar Ph.D.
Annual bluegrass weevil, Listonotrus maculicollis or ABW, is one of the key pests affecting short-cut bluegrass and creeping bentgrass turf on golf courses, especially at greens and tees.
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Research Update from Virginia Tech | By M. Aaron Tucker, Jon D. Eisenback, and David S. McCall
The lance nematode, Hopolaimus galeatus, is a plant-parasitic nematode (PPN) that is commonly identified as problematic in warm-season golf course putting green samples.
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Research Update from Virginia Tech | By Kevin Hensler, David McCall, Wendell Hutchens, and Mike Goatley
Large areas of seldom used green space have been regularly maintained across recreational fields and out-of-play golf course roughs.
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Research Update from Virginia Tech | By Xunzhong Zhang, Ph.D., Mike Goatley, Ph.D., and Jon Dickerson School of Plant and Environmental Sciences Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Shortage of fresh water for turfgrass irrigation and frequent drought stress are major limiting factors for home lawns in Virginia.
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Research Update from Virginia Tech | By Xunzhong Zhang, Ph.D., J. Michael Goatley, Ph.D. and Jon Dickerson School of Plant and Environmental Sciences Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
One of the major concerns sod growers have is sod quality decline after harvest and during transportation.
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Research Update from Virginia Tech | By Clebson G. Gonçalves, Postdoctoral Researcher and Shawn D. Askew, Ph.D., Professor, Turfgrass Weed Science, Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science
In recent years, the search for weed control options in turfgrass systems managed organically or pesticide-free has been an increasing focus of turfgrass research.
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Research Update from Virginia Tech | By Xunzhong Zhang, Ph.D., Mike Goatley, Ph.D., Isabel Brown, and Kelly Kosiarski School of Plant and Environmental Sciences Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Silicon (Si) is naturally absorbed by plants from soil as monosilicic acid, Si(OH)4. Although Si is not considered to be an essential macronutrient, the content of Si in some plants can be in the range of certain macronutrients.
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Research Update from Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech Researchers: John M. Peppers, Doctorate Student, and Shawn D. Askew, Ph.D, Professor, Turfgrass Weed Science, Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science
Goosegrass (Eleusine indica) and smooth crabgrass (Digitaria ischaemum) can be problematic weeds in creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) putting greens.
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The Virginia Turfgrass Council Environmental Institute (VTC-EI) recently completed the Petersburg Service Project to install a low-maintenance landscape at Emmanuel Apostolic Temple that will greatly reduce pollution…
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