With the exception of the undesirable characteristic of summer dormancy and the accompanying low aesthetic value, crested wheatgrass has many desirable characteristics in semiarid environments, making it a promising candidate for lower water use turf. Using a population of 27 half-sib families, this study characterized the underlying genetics of turf quality (based on a 1–9 rating scale) of cre...

This publication is written for lawn care professionals, golf course superintendents, or anyone with a lawn. Its emphasis is on soil management and cultural practices that enhance turf growth and reduce pests and diseases by reducing turf stress. It also looks at mixed species and wildflower lawns as low maintenance alternatives to pure grass lawns. SUSTAINABLE TURF CARE LEAVE THIS SPACE HERE F...

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 ...

This article reviews existing knowledge concerning the epidemiology, instruments and regulatory criteria currently used to evaluate artificial turf soccer pitches. Recent years have seen tremendous growth in the use of artificial turf as a playing surface for sports (rugby, soccer, American football...) and the problems traditionally associated with artificial turf and its relationship with a h...

Algae-derived dissolved organic matter has been hypothesized to induce mortality of reef building corals. One proposed killing mechanism is a zone of hypoxia created by rapidly growing microbes. To investigate this hypothesis, biological oxygen demand (BOD) optodes were used to quantify the change in oxygen concentrations of microbial communities following exposure to exudates generated by turf...

The effect of taxa [common Bermuda grass, Cynodon dactylon (L.); centipedegrass, Eremochloa ophiuroides Munro Hack; St. Augustinegrass, Stenotaphrum secundatum [Walt.] Kuntze; and zoysiagrass, Zoysia spp.], density, height, and weed density on abundance of natural enemies, and their potential prey were evaluated in residential turf. Total predatory Heteroptera were most abundant in St. Augustin...

e rc h re se ar ch ea rc h re se ar ch re se ar ch re se ar ch r rc h re se ar ch Best management practices for anthracnose on annual bluegrass turf 22 Green is Beautiful • Winter 2010 Anthracnose (caused by Colletotrichum cere-ale) is a destructive fungal disease of weakened turf that occurs throughout the U.S., Canada and Western Europe (15) and is particularly severe on annual bluegrass (Poa...

Diseases of golf green turfgrasses cause unsightly spots and discolorations that are undesirable and unacceptable to golf course managers and the golfing public. The development of highly effective turfgrass fungicides has revolutionized disease management of turf, especially on golf courses. However, high levels of fungicides are required. Fungicide usage on golf courses, and greens especially...