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27 Oct 09
Parramatta grass is one of the most evasive and difficult weeds to control on Australian and to a lesser extent on South African golf courses. Native to Africa, there are three main species of parr...
24 Oct 09
Research has found that applications of cytokinin to the root system (Cytokinins are synthesized in the root tips and transported via xylem) alleviated leaf senescence and improve turf quality (Wan...
19 Oct 09
Water is required of all living turfgrass plants for growth and survival. In Australia water is a precious commodity that is often restricted in its use on golf courses and athletic fields. Turfgra...
14 Oct 09
Prior to summer high temperature stress, plants undergoing moisture stress are more heat tolerant than those not exposed to moisture stress. Drought pre-conditioned plants tend to accumulate ion so...
10 Oct 09
Dollar spot is a chronic disease of creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) and wintergrass (Poa annua L.) turf. The pathogen, Sclerotinia homoeocarpa, actively grows and infects when temperature...
05 Oct 09
On warm season turfgrasses primarily couchgrass (Cynodon spp.) and zoysiagrass (Zoysia spp.) billbugs can cause serious damage. There are a several different billbug species that can cause damage b...
