NTA Donates More than $58,000 Toward Research
Despite not being able to conduct its annual conference in 2020, the Northwest Turfgrass Association will still donate more than $58,000 to turfgrass research and education in 2021.
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Biocontrol Agents for Snow Mould Disease in Turfgrass - Final Report
Efficacy of Trichoderma fungal biocontrol agents for the control of snow mould disease in turf grass
Final Report Summary – excerpts by WCTA Staff:
March 2021 revised May 2021
Snow moulds cause serious problems in turf grass in regions where the winters are cold and turf is snow covered (Dicklow, 2011; Nelson, 2004).
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2022 Allied Turfgrass Research Funding Call for Proposals
via Canadian Turf Research Foundation
August 26, 2021
Dear Turf Researchers,
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Effects of Plant Growth Regulators on Putting Green Aerification Recovery
Interim report - August 2021
Chas Schmid, Ph.D, Emily Braithwaite and Alec Kowalewski, Ph.D
Organic matter (OM) management with core cultivation is one of the most important management practices for golf course putting greens, and one of the most disruptive to golfers. In northern climates, core cultivation is done in the spring and fall on actively growing cool-season turfgrasses to minimize improve recovery time. However, this is also the time of year when golf courses experience the most play. Thus, there is a need to reduce recovery time post-core cultivation to limit disruption to golfers.
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Rolling to Prevent, Control and Reduce Microdochium Patch
By Karin Juul Hesselsøe (NIBIO), Martin Nilsson (Copenhagen GC), Trond Pettersen, Atle Beisland and Tatsiana Espevig (NIBIO)
It is well known that rolling can reduce dollar spot (fungal disease caused by Clarireedia spp.). It is less known that it can have a preventative effect on microdochium patch (formerly called fusarium/pink snow mold, caused by the fungus Microdochium nivale), but experiments at Copenhagen Golf Club and research at NIBIO Landvik suggests it.
Read more: Rolling to Prevent, Control and Reduce Microdochium Patch