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COURSE CARE

Integrated Turfgrass Management

By USGA

| Mar 13, 2015
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The golf course superintendent and staff work diligently to provide the best playing conditions possible; however, proper course management today also requires conserving natural resources and protecting the environment. Thirty-eight projects are underway to evaluate reduced pesticide use, increase our understanding of plant disease and insect pests, provide better plant resistance to both pest and climatic stresses, and improve overall management techniques for new and improved turf cultivars.

 

Ecophysiology: Grass Testing

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2016-14-564 Low-input new groundcover and native grass species for turfgrass replacement in the low desert University of Arizona
2017-04-614 Bermudagrass rough conversion to no-mow, low-input grass area University of California Cooperative Extension
2017-06-616 Establishment and maintenance practices for no-mow fine fescue golf course roughs University of Minnesota
2017-13-623 Golfer perception of input-limited fairway management in the Northcentral U.S. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2018-14-664 On-site golf course evaluation of new turfgrasses for putting greens University of Georgia
2018-15-665 Evaluation of warm-season species, blends and mixtures to reduce golf course rough inputs National Turfgrass Evaluation Program
2017-09-619 Smart tools to improve and accelerate the turfgrass evaluation process Oklahoma State University

 

Ecophysiology: Light

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2016-07-557 Minimum daily light integral requirements for warm-season fairway/tee and rough cultivars: Mowing height and growth regulator interactions Texas A&M University

 

Ecophysiology: Temperature

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2017-15-625 Modeling gibberellin (GA) production improves prediction of turf growth and PGR performance University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2018-09-659 Growing degree day models to guide PGR appication rates University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2017-20-630 Chemical printing to improve annual bluegrass responses to ice stress Michigan State University

 

Ecophysiology: Soil Problems

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2016-06-556 Effects of finer-textured topdressing sand on creeping bentgrass putting green turf Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2016-17-567 Assessment of topdressing sands and associated cultural practices used to manage ultradwarf bermudagrass greens Texas A&M University
2018-08-658 Long-term dynamics and management requirements of sand-capped fairways Texas A&M University
2018-10-660 Evaluation of hollow tine core aerification recycling on sand-based putting greens performance Iowa State University
2017-05-615 Solvita® soil test kits to categorize golf course fairway responsiveness to nitrogen fertilization University of Connecticut

 

Ecophysiology: Water

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Institution
2015-35-550 National evaluation of turfgrass water use and drought resistance National Turfgrass Evaluation Program
2016-08-558 Tree to grass water use ratios: Significance to the golf course industry University of Nevada-Las Vegas
2017-01-611 Effects of deficit irrigation and rootzone depth on water use and drought resistance of warm-season fairways Oklahoma State University
2015-16-531 Evaluating small unmanned aerial systems for detecting drought stress on turfgrass Kansas State University
2018-04-654 Enhancing water conservation through remote sensing technology on golf courses Texas Tech University
2017-17-627 Satellite-based estimation of actual evapotranspiration of golf course cool season turf Utah State University
2017-36-646 Soil moisture sensor irrigation scheduling in bermudagrass [Cynodon dactylon (L.)] fairways California State Polytechnic University
2017-37-647 Encouraging adoption of precision irrigation technology through on-course application and demonstration of water savings University of Minnesota
2017-38-648 Development of irrigation scheduling techniques that conserve water using soil moisture sensors, reference evapotranspiration, and turfgrass quality data Kansas State University
2018-05-655 Data-driven irrigation scheduling techniques for managing sand-capped fairways Texas A&M University
2018-06-656 Enhancing site-specific turf irrigation management and developing turf deficit irrigation strategies using soil moisture sensors, smart ET-based irrigation controllers, and remote sensing University of California-Riverside

 

Pathology

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2016-21-571 Bentgrass tolerance, disease predictive models and fungicide timing to control dollar spot on fairway turf Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2018-20-670 Sclerotinia homoeocarpa epidemiology and resistance development as measured through improved molecular detection techniques Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2017-16-626 An integrated pest management protocol for managing Microdochium patch in the absence of traditional fungicides Oregon State University
2017-18-628 Effects of nitrogen, phosphate, and potassium rates on Microdochium patch Oregon State University
2018-12-662 Investing factors affecting fungicide performance on golf course turf North Carolina State University

 

Entomology

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2016-23-573 Effects of mowing height and nitrogen fertilization on annual bluegrass weevil oviposition, larval development, and turfgrass damage Pennsylvania State University
2017-08-618 Biological control of annual bluegrass weevil with novel formulation types and application systems for entomopathogenic fungi: Microsclerotia-based formulations and hydrogels Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2018-13-663 Biorational control of annual bluegrass weevil adults and larvae with petroleum-derived spray oils and soil surfactants Pennsylvania State University

 

Weed Science

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2017-03-613 Use of fraise mowing and herbicides to eradicate bermudagrass University of Arkansas
2018-07-657 Developing methods to diagnose herbicide resistance in goosegrass University of Tennessee
2016-19-569 Characterizing growth and life history of silvery-thread moss in cool-season putting greens: Assessing vulnerability to stress in the life cycle University of Nevada-Las Vegas