Loss of Putting Greens-grade Fertilizer Granules Due to Mowing

Super Roller PUTTING GREENS MOWER

Subsurface Drainage of Modern Putting Greens

Subsurface drainage involves both intensity and capacity attributes. Intensity of subsurface drainage refers to how rapidly a root zone drains. Capacity, on the other hand, refers to the extent of excess (gravitational) water removal from the root zone. Consequently, discussions of putting green drainage often become confused since the expression improved drainage can imply improved drainage ca...

Moss Control in Creeping Bentgrass Putting Greens

Moss (Bryum argenteum) continues to become one of the most problematic weeds in creeping bentgrass (Agrostis palustris) putting greens. Control of moss can be approached in many different ways, including chemical applications, and cultural practices such as correcting shading or poor drainage. A study was conducted at Springdale Country Club (Springdale, Ark.) to evaluate the effectiveness of s...

Establishing and Trafficking New Bentgrass Putting Greens

Establishing and Trafficking New Bentgrass Putting Greens Golf turf managers are pressured from the golfing community to reduce the establishment time of playing surfaces. To this end, accelerated grow-in procedures are implemented that eventually permit play on surfaces that are less than prepared to receive traffic. Research hassuggested that accelerated grow-in procedures and premature traff...

Mowing and rolling strategies to manage anthracnose on annual bluegrass greens

John C. Inguagiato, Ph.D. James A. Murphy, Ph.D. Bruce B. Clarke, Ph.D. Anthracnose, caused by the fungus Colletotrichum cereale (2), has become a common disease of annual bluegrass (Poa annua) and, to a lesser extent, creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) greens throughout the world (9). The disease may occur as a basal rot of necrotic, watersoaked crown tissue at any time of the year or a...