Written by three of the top professionals in the turfgrass field, Managing Turfgrass Pests,
Second Edition brings together hundreds of solutions and best practices to help you …

A multibillion dollar industry that has tripled in the last ten years, turfgrass management
plays an important role in landscaping, golf courses, and other sports surfaces. Proper …

Summary In the United States, cool‐season turfgrass breeding and cultivar development
can trace its earliest beginnings to the late 1800s within the USDA Division of Agrostology …

Creeping bentgrass is considered the premier turfgrass species grown on golf courses, and
there is a growing demand for an understanding of its maintenance and management …

Natural organic fertilizers require microbial degradation for nitrogen (N) release, but their
ability to promote rapid turfgrass establishment has not been well documented in newly …

Turfgrass pathology integrates the principles of plant pathology with those of turfgrass
culture and science. Perhaps the greatest advances in turfgrass pathology since 1990 have …

Dead spot is a relatively new disease of creeping bentgrass and hybrid bermudagrass that
is incited by Ophiosphaerella agrostis. Initial symptoms are difficult to diagnose and …

Dead spot is a relatively new disease of creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.) incited
by Ophiosphaerella agrostis Dernoeden, MPS Câmara NR O'Neill van Berkum et ME Palm …

This chapter covers the multitude of fungal pathogens that occur primarily during the cool
and colder months of the year when conditions are highly conducive to their growth and …

Dead spot of creeping bentgrass is incited by Ophiosphaerella agrostis. The objectives of
this 3-year field study were to:(i) elucidate environmental conditions associated with the …