Destructive Turf Insects

Turf Toe

CONTEXT Despite an increasing awareness of turf toe injury, confusion still exists regarding the anatomy, mechanism, diagnosis, and treatment of this hyperextension injury to the hallux metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION This article reviews the anatomy, diagnosis, and treatment algorithm for turf toe injury by reviewing relevant studies and presenting information useful to...

Turf Wars

Turf wars in organizations commonly occur in environments where competition undermines collaboration. We develop a game theoretic model and experimental test of turf wars. The model explores how team production incentives ex post affect team formation decisions ex ante. In the game, one agent decides whether to share jurisdiction over a project with other agents. Agents with jurisdiction decide...

Synthetic Turf Versus Natural Turf for Playing Fields

This report describes research we performed for the San Francisco Department of the Environment (SFE) to assist in decisionmaking regarding the purchasing of synthetic turf. Synthetic turf is becoming increasingly popular as a surface for playing fields. The products have improved and many competing brands are now available, offering a range of choices of materials. These fields offer a number ...

Protect Turf from Nematodes

OVERSEEDING: WHICH GRASSES ARE BEST 1971 overseeding results in south Florida. A. E. Dudeck andE. O. Burt. Florida Turf. 4 (5):3-6. (from the University of Florida Agricultural Research Center, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 33314). The objective of this investigation was to evaluate monostands and polystands of various cool season turfgrasses for use in overseeding dormant bermudagrass putting greens u...

Topdressing Turf with Compost