2019 National Turfgrass Evaluation Program Bermudagrass Test: Establishment Data

Establishment of Cowpeas in a Bermudagrass Sod

Effects of Osmopriming on Bermudagrass Germination and Establishment

Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) is one of the most frequently-used turfgrasses for golf, sport, and recreational turf throughout tropical, subtropical, and transition zone regions of the world. Recently, a number of seeded bermudagrass cultivars have been released into the turfgrass market and are quickly becoming a popular option for turfgrass managers. A major limitation with these seeded ber...

Reflectance, absorbance and transmittance spectra of bermudagrass and manilagrass turfgrass canopies

Leaves act as a primary organ for the interception of solar radiation and their spatial arrangement determines how the plant canopy interacts with light. Many studies have been carried out on the penetration of radiation into crops however to date, few results are available on turfgrasses, mainly due to the difficulties of introducing sensors into the turf without disturbing the natural positio...

Economic evaluation of prostate cancer screening test as a national cancer screening program in South Korea.

BACKGROUND Prostate cancer is rapidly increasing in Korea and professional societies have requested adding prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing to the National Cancer Screening Program (NCSP), but this started a controversy in Korea and neutral evidence on this issue is required more than ever. The purpose of this study was to provide economic evidence to the decision makers of the NCSP. M...

Response of TLD and RPL personal dosimeters in a national inter-comparison test program

Background: Different kinds and models of personal dosimeters are used in individual monitoring by workers.  Performance testing as part of approval procedures is carried out to demonstrate that the essential performance specifications are routinely maintained. There are four service providers in Iran which use different luminescence techniques (i. e. TLD and RPL) with various kinds of dos...