Why mow?: A review of the resulting ecosystem services and disservices from mowing turfgrass

AJ Patton - Crop Science, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Turfgrasses are those grasses that tolerate frequent mowing. The act of mowing turfgrasses,
primarily lawn mowing, has received much negative attention primarily due to its labor …

The role of turfgrasses in environmental protection and their benefits to humans: Thirty years later

RC Braun, P Mandal, E Nwachukwu, A Stanton - Crop Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Beard and Green compiled one of the earliest reviews on the environmental and societal
(cultural) benefits that living turfgrass systems (eg, home lawns, athletic fields, golf courses …

UAV remote sensing based estimation of green cover during turfgrass establishment

T Wang, A Chandra, J Jung, A Chang - Computers and Electronics in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Turfgrass is an important urban crop in the United States. Determining the percent green
cover (PGC) to assess turfgrass quality/health and the rate of establishment is a crucial …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a low-cost automated greenhouse imaging system with machine learning-based processing for evaluating genetic performance of drought …

Y Kim, JY Barnaby, SE Warnke - Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2024 - Elsevier
Extreme weather events due to climate change threaten sustainable crop production and
quality, and developing crop varieties with resilient yield and quality traits through breeding …

Water use and management practices on US golf courses

TW Shaddox, JB Unruh, ME Johnson… - Crop, Forage & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Measuring water use on US golf courses is an essential component of measuring best
management practice adoption. To provide timely and meaningful education regarding …

Herbicide-resistance in turf systems: insights and options for managing complexity

JH Allen, DE Ervin, GB Frisvold, JT Brosnan… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to complex interactions between social and ecological systems, herbicide resistance
has classic features of a “wicked problem.” Herbicide-resistant (HR) Poa annua poses a risk …

Extension event attendance increases adoption of weed management practices by sports field managers

GB Frisvold, C Agme, D Ervin, J Allen, S Askew… - Weed …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Data from a national survey of 348 US sports field managers were used to examine the
effects of participation in Cooperative Extension events on the adoption of turfgrass weed …

Non-Chemical Control of Annual Bluegrass (Poa annua) in Bermudagrass (Cynodon spp.) via Fraise Mowing: Efficacy and Barriers to Adoption

DE Carroll, JT Brosnan, JB Unruh, CA Stephens… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fraise mowing is a maintenance practice that may serve as a non-chemical means of
controlling the problematic weed annual bluegrass (Poa annua L.) in bermudagrass …

Advances in turfgrass weed management

MT Elmore, AJ Patton, TW Gannon, JT Brosnan - 2023 - library.oapen.org
Weeds are a major pest that reduce aesthetics and functionality of turfgrass systems.
Knowledge required for effective weed management has evolved in recent years as weeds …

Preferences for sustainable residential lawns in Florida: the case of irrigation and fertilization requirements

M Knuth, X Wei, X Zhang, H Khachatryan, A Hodges… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
The American landscape is well defined by the presence of turfgrass. To maintain the lush,
green carpet, irrigation, fertilizer, and other necessary inputs are required. When these …