Golf course putting greens typically receive high pesticide applications to meet high quality demands. Research on pesticide fate in turf ecosystems is important to better understand the potential impact of pesticide use on the environment and human health. This research was conducted to evaluate the environmental fate of two commonly used insecticides--trichlorfon (dimethyl 2,2,2-trichloro-1-h...

Belonolaimus longicaudatus and Helicotylenchus pseudorobustus are among the most common nematode parasites of turfgrasses in Florida. Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon × C. transvaalensis) and seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum) are the two turf species most commonly used on Florida golf courses. This paper explores the interactions between B. longicaudatus and H. pseudorobustus on bermudagrass...

A 2-year field study was conducted to determine the influence of the timing of application and different slow release nitrogen (N) sources with different nitrogen rates on the growth and quality of a turfgrass mixture. Three different timings were used for nitrogen application: annually, once every 3 months, and once every 6 months. Three nitrogen sources (ammonium nitrate and two slow-release ...

Tiphia vernalis Rohwer is a hymenopteran ectoparasitoid of Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica Newman, larvae. The adult wasps feed on nectar or honeydew between mid-April and late June. Adults may contact pesticides when landing on foliage or when females hunt for grubs in the soil. The lethal effect of nursery, turf, and landscape pesticides was determined by exposing wasps to treated foliage ...

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OBJECTIVE To review the influence of cleats-surface interaction on the performance and risk of injury in soccer athletes. DESIGN Systematic review. DATA SOURCES Scopus, Web of science, PubMed, and B-on. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Full experimental and original papers, written in English that studied the influence of soccer cleats on sports performance and injury risk in artificial or natural gr...

BACKGROUND Earthworm casts are a worldwide problem on golf courses and sports fields when they disrupt the playability, aesthetics and maintenance of closely mowed playing surfaces. Currently, no pesticides are labeled for earthworms in the United States. Tea seed pellets (TSPs), a saponin-rich byproduct of Camellia oleifera Abel oil manufacture, were tested for expelling earthworms and reducin...

Amaç: Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Okabe) Young, Dye and Wilkie, domates bitkisinde bakteriyel benek olarak bilinen hastalığa neden olur. Hastalığın mücadelesinde bakırlı preparatlar kullanılmakla birlikte, son yıllarda kullanılan preparatlara karşı hastalık etmeninin dayanıklılık geliştirdiği bilinmektedir. Bu bağlamda sürdürülebilir tarım uygulamaları kapsamında kimyasallara alternatif çe...

climate-controlled greenhouse at the G.C.Horn turf field laboratory at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Floratam St.Augustinegrass is being compared with a mix of ornamentals including canna, nandina, ligustrum and allamanda. Plant material is growing in 80-gallon plastic pots in an Arredondo fine sand. There are three fertilizer treatments (16-4-8 quick-release, 15-0-15 quick-release,...