Turf

Taking the sting out 

Karen L. Kerkhoff KAREN.KERKHOFF@PENTON.COM

If sting nematodes (Belonolaimus longicaudatus Rau) are a problem in your turf, you may already have relief on site. Researchers at Auburn University...

Making Amends 

By Cale A. Bigelow, Purdue University

Many green-industry textbooks describe an ideal growing media as having the following volumetric proportions: 50 percent solids, 25 percent air-filled...

Rx for Turf 

By Margie Holly, The Brickman Group

When diagnosing turf for possible renovation, you need to recognize the difference between renovation and re-establishment. Renovation usually involves...

Teaming Up for Renovation 

By Michael Coleman

When a top college football team swarms onto the field at a freshly renovated stadium, there is one feature every fan sees and appreciates: the turf....

Putting the Numbers to PGRs 

By Laylah VanBibber, PBI/Gordon Corporation

Plant growth regulators (PGRs) can help you stay on track with substantial savings in your property management programs...

Keeping an Eye on Nitrogen 

By Wendy Gelernter and Larry Stowell, PACE Turfgrass Research Institute

The almost automatic response to the sight of stressed turf is to apply nitrogen. But sometimes this is exactly the worst thing that you can do....

Grass Roots 

By Bingru Huang, Rutgers University

Although they are often ignored because of their nature, roots are an integral part of plants, playing important functions in regulating whole-plant growth....