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Volume 19, No. 1
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Outlook
6
Letters
8
Green Industry News
10
Landscape Contractor News
12
Government Update
16
Sound Right-of-Way Program Must Include Plant Ecology
19
2,4,5-T Suspension Reveals Need for Equally Effective Row Controls
20B
Right-of-Way Workhorses: Equipment Built for Tough Jobs
26
Increased Diversity Needed in Landscape Tree Selection
31
How to Decrease Erosion by Natural Terrain Sculpturing
39
1979 Market Data Indicates February is Big Buying Month
42
Alternatives to Silvex for Broadleaved Weed Control
48
Sod Producer News
54
Vegetation Management
54
-[When is the Best Time of the Season to Apply Pre-Emergent Crabgrass and Broadleaf Control? What About Last Year's Crabgrass on the Lawn for the Upcoming Spring?]
64
Products
67
Classifieds
69
Events
70
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February
Volume 19, No. 2
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8
Outlook
8
Letters
9
Green Industry News
12
Landscape Contractor News
14
Government Update
18
Defending the Golf Course: It's More Than Just a Game
24
Interior Plantscape Contractors Seek Recognition in Light of Growth: Now an $80 Million Market, Interior Plantscaping Needs Special Consideration from Architects, Researchers, and Growers
28
Climbing vs. Bucket Lifts: Preferences in Tree Trimming
34
Lift Truck Selection is Based Upon Efficient Use
38
No Frills Future May Require Closer Attention to Turf Selection
48
Maples Offer Variety, Color in Eleven Important Species
52
Good, Strong Sod Starts with a Well-Prepared Seedbed
65
Vegetation Management
65
-[Bermudagrass Got Started in the Fringes of Our Country Club and is Now Growing into the Greens. Is There Some Way We could Kill the Bermudagrass?]
65
-[Virginia is a Strange Growing Zone. It is Neither Cold Like the North Nor Real Warm Like the South. Can You Help?]
82
Sod Producer News
84
Products
95
Classifieds
98
Events
104
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March
Volume 19, No. 3
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6
Letters
8
Green Industry News
12
Landscape Contractor News
14
Government Update
18
The Challenges and Limitations of Tree Pest Management Today
24
Ash, Hackberry and Katsuratree Offer Elm's Urban Adaptability
28
Knowledge of Spray Equipment Contributes to Applicator Efficiency
49
Symposium on Leafspot Management
50
-Helminthosporium Diseases Featured at Conference
52
-Control Factors of Leaf Spot and Their Affect on Symptoms
58
-Disease Management is Based on Five General Areas of Effort
63
-Plant Selection, Hybridization Produce New Varieties
65
Outmoded Foundation Planting Haunts Landscape Design Progress
83
Vegetation Management
83
-[What Can You Tell Me About the Interface That Develops When a Muck Sod is Laid on Clay? I have been Told That This can Cause Maintenance Problems]
83
-[I don't Know How Much of a Problem Velvetgrass is in Other Parts of the Country but in Our Area (Delaware) It is a Major Pest. Is There Any Selective or Cultural Control?]
83
-[What is the Primary Reason for Difficulty in Maintaining Good Turf on High School Athletic Fields?]
83
-[What are the Pros and Cons for Late Fall Fertilization? When is the Best Time and What is the Best Fertilizer to Use, i.e., Natural, Organic or Synthetics?]
84
Sod Producer News
92
New Dursban Labels Clear Way for Native Elm Bark Beetle Control
96
Products
107
Classifieds
109
Events
110
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April
Volume 19, No. 4
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Outlook
8
Letters
13
Green Industry News
14
Landscape Contractor News
16
Government Update
20
The Green Carpet Rationale College Managers Try to Survive
30
Two-Year Arboriculture Program is What the Industry Ordered
34
Aristocratic Native Plants are Low Maintenance Beauties
38
Contractors Trim Inventories but Plan for Steady Growth
43
Keys to Professional Annual Displays
44
-Select, Install and Maintain to Preserve Design Impact
52
-Exposed Locations Require Hardier Varieties
56
-Weed and Grass Control is a Preplant Consideration
59
-Irrigation Maintenance Holds Promise for Contractors
77
The Land Reclamation Report
80
Vegetation Management
80
-[What Grass would You Recommend That could Tolerate Road Salts Along Highways?]
84
Sod Producer News
85
Products
92
Classifieds
95
Events
96
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May
Volume 19, No. 5
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10
Green Industry News
14
Landscape Contractor News
16
European Beech Cultivars Have Advantage Over American
22
Servicing Tractor Hydraulics - Simple Yet Vital to Operation
26
Controlling Spray Drift Through Proper Pesticide Application
32
Texas Foresters Study Savings of Utility Clearance Residues
36
Northern Theme Park Plantings Require Complete Irrigation System
40
Outline to Effectiveness as a Green Industry Supervisor
40H
Books: Final Touches Put on Turf Books
44
Corporate Office Grounds Receives Golf Course Care
46
Wood Preservatives on Structures May Harm Nearby Landscapes
52
Vegetation Management
52
-[How do You Remove an Oil Spill from Turf?]
52
-[What Will be the Effect of Newly Installed High Sodium Light Fixtures on Trees and Nursery Stock?]
56
The Land Reclamation Report
59
Sod Producer News
65
Products
68
Events
76
Classifieds
78
Advertisers
June
Volume 19, No. 6
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Outlook
10
Green Industry News
12
Landscape Contractor News
14
Government Update
16
Effective Aquatic Weed Control Entails Mixing Management Tools
26
Managing Trees to Reduce Damage from Low-Level Saline Irrigation
29
Nitrogen Sources for Turf Fertilization: A Seminar Presented During the 20th Annual Illinois Turfgrass Conference: December 18-20, 1979, Champaign, Illinois
30
-Nitrogen: The 'TNT' of Turf Fertilization Programs
36
-Characteristics of Water Soluble Nitrogen Fertilizers
38
-Long Term Field Performance of Nitrogen Fertilizers
42
-Ureaform: First Synthetic Slow Release Fertilizer
46
-Methylene Urea: Differences in Urea Formaldehydes Noted
50
-IBDU: Nitrogen Release is Unique for Slow Release
54
-Sulfur-Coated Urea: Cover Controls Nitrogen Release
58
-Formolene: Short Chain UF Provides Stable Solution
62
Aesculus and Carya Trees Deserve Second Consideration
64
New Evidence Indicates Greenbug Overwinters in North
70
Vegetation Management
70
-[What Cultural Practices Will Help Develop a Better Root System so Turfgrass Will be Less Susceptible to Damage During Hot, Dry Weather?]
71
Sod Producer News
72
The Land Reclamation Report
74
Products
76
Events
84
Classifieds
86
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July
Volume 19, No. 7
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10
Green Industry News
12
Landscape Contractor News
13
Government News
16
Clientele Insulates Arborists from Economic Slow-Down
18
Tree-Care Safety Programs - Fact of Fiction
20
Proper Material, Close Observation Prevent Failures in Herbicide Use
21
Weeds Trees & Turf
: Turf Management Series/Part 1: The Turfgrass Seed Market
23
-Table of Contents
25
-The Early Years: [A Brief History of the Turfgrass Seed Market from Its Invention Through the 1970s]
30
-The Formative Years: [Past Seed Producers Involvement with the Production of Common Grasses]
36
-The Seed Company
45
-The Breeder
46
-Distributors
48
-Improved Turfgrasses
60
-The Grower
62
-Certification and Marketing
67
-Variety Protection
69
Vegetation Management
69
-[What would You Suggest for the Control of Yellow Nutsedge That Will Not Injure Lawns? Last Year We Tried MSMA but Were Not Satisfied with the Results]
70
-[What Chemicals can You Use to Neutralize Preemergent Herbicides So You can Reseed a Lawn?]
70
-[We Raised Out Mower Height to Three Inches for the Bluegrass Lawns During the Summer but Some of the Lawns had a Thin, Shaggy Appearance and the Grass Lay Down. What are We doing Wrong?]
71
Products
77
Sod Producer News
79
Events
82
Alone or in Combination Plantings, Yews Complement Landscape Well
84
Classifieds
86
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August
Volume 19, No. 8
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Green Industry News
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Landscape Contractor News
12
Government Update
16
Mulch Choices for Erosion Control and Plant Establishment
25
Weeds Trees & Turf
: Turf Management Series/Part 2: The Turfgrass Sod Market
27
-The Formative Years: [A Brief History of the Sod Industry Through the 1970s]
34
-Equipment
34
--Ryan Turf Equipment
42
--Brouwer Turf Equipment Ltd.
44
--Nunes
44
--Beck's Manufacturing Company
52
--Princeton Turf Equipment
36
-Cool Season Production
38
--Profile: Pine Island Turf Nursery
46
-Warm Season Production
48
--Profile: Southern Turf Nurseries
50
-Research and the Future
54
-Metric Sod
57
Turf Pavers: Wear Protection with Awareness of Special Care
60
White Oak Resistance to Wilt Compared to Red Oak Color, Speed
62
Vegetation Management
62
-[How can You Control Crabgrass in Dichondra?]
62
-[Will Insecticides in a Lawn Application Kill Slugs?]
62
-[Can St. Augustine be Hydro-Sprigged with a Bowie 350 Machine?]
62
-[Is It Possible That a Low Seeding Rate - One Pound Per 1,000 Square Feet - is Successful? What would be a Suitable Rate for a Mixture in New England?]
62
-[In Attempting to Establish Centipede Grass from Seed, What is the Best Method to Control Crabgrass?]
62
-[Can Our Lawn Service Cause Eutrophication?]
64
Sod Producer News
65
Events
70
Products
74
Classifieds
78
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September
Volume 19, No. 9
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Green Industry News
10
Greenhouse Research Explores Herbicide/Turf Disease Relationship
13
Weeds Trees & Turf
: Turf Management Series/Part 3: The Turfgrass Environment
15
-Site Considerations
102
-Sod Production and Topsoil Loss
29
Weeds Trees & Turf
1981: Manager's Guide to Equipment, Chemicals, Supplies and Distributors
30
-Table of Contents
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-1. Equipment
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-2. Equipment Companies
74
-3. Chemicals
80
-4. Chemical Companies
83
-5. Seed Companies
84
-6. Equipment Dealers
90
-7. Chemical Dealers
114
Vegetation Management
114
-[Do Fungicides Protect Turfgrass Growth That Occurs After the Application?]
114
-[How Long do You have to Wait to Reseed a Lawn After Applying Broadleaf Herbicides?]
116
Junipers Thrive in Various Soils, Suit Many Planting Designs
118
Classifieds
122
Advertisers
October
Volume 19, No. 10
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-[Chicago's Butler National Golf Course has become the World's Largest Turf Laboratory]
10
Green Industry News
10
-Reseeding Mount St. Helens No Routine Project
11
Government Update
11
Landscape Contractor News
12
Planning Ahead for Colorful and Mixed Varieties in Planting Designs
16
Irrigation Projects Require the Right Design and Proper Equipment
22
Park Maintenance in Dallas - Contract Versus Force Account
25
Weeds Trees & Turf
: Turf Management Series/Part 4: Turfgrass Maintenance
26
-Table of Contents
28
-The Early Years: [A Brief History of the Turfgrass Maintenance Industry Through the 1970s]
38
-Maintenance Practices Today
40
-Equipment
40
--Jacobsen Division of Textron Inc.
47
--National Mower Company
50
--The Toro Company
61
Vegetation Management
64
-[What is the Best Way My Men can Tell Nimblewill from Bentgrass in Clients' Lawns?]
65
Low Maintenance, High Tolerances Make Lindens Good Choice in Cities
69
Products
72
Events
78
Classifieds
82
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November
Volume 19, No. 11
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Green Industry News
10
-Pests: Beetles Attracted to Bluegrass and Sex
10
Landscape Contractor News
14
Government Update
16
Tragedy of Dutch Elm Disease Bears Hope for Modern Control
25
Weeds Trees & Turf
: Turf Management Series Part 5: Turfgrass Pathology
26
-Turfgrass Pathology
28
-Past, Present & Future
41
Strong Habit of Spruce Dominates Homes Yet Fits Intimate Areas
47
Revegetating Massachusetts Highways with an Array of Wildflower Sods
52
Vegetation Management
52
-[What Will Control Moss in a Lawn?]
52
-[Several of the Lawns That We Service are Full of Mounds of Soil Which I was Told Were Caused by Crayfish. How do We Get Rid of Them?]
52
-[We Have All Heard or Read the Advantages of Topdressing. What About Discussing the Problems?]
54
Sod Producer News
56
Products
58
Events
60
The Land Reclamation Report
61
Classifieds
62
Advertisers
December
Volume 19, No. 12
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Green Industry News
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-Safety Reg for Mowers Poses Market Problems
12
Landscape Contractor News
15
Government Update
18
How to Build and Then Maintain a Durable, Natural Athletic Field
23
Honeylocust Grows Rapidly, Provides Open Shade for Turf
25
Weeds Trees & Turf
: Turf Management Series Part 6: Turfgrass Entomology
27
-Turfgrass Entomology: [Turfgrass Insects and Pest Control]
28
-Past, Present & Future
41
Weeds Trees & Turf
: 1980 Index
43
Vegetation Management
43
-[Why do Local Dry Spots Develop in a Lawn?]
43
-[What was Responsible for the Widespread Outbreak of Crabgrass This Season? Are the Pre-Emergent Herbicides Losing Their Effectiveness?]
43
-[Can White Clover be Used for a Playground Instead of Seeding with Turfgrasses?]
43
-[What can be Done to Prevent Dog Urine Spots on Lawns?]
43
-[Is the Soil Conditioner Called Krillium Still Available? Also, What is Calcined Clay and How does It Improve Soils?]
43
-[At What Height should Turf be Mowed on a Large Sloped Area Which Receives Little Fertilizer and is Not Watered?]
44
The Land Reclamation Report
49
Sod Producer News
52
Events
55
Letters
56
Products
61
Classifieds
62
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