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Cover |
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Welcome Letter |
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Table of Contents |
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1996 Sports Turf Management Program Update |
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J.N. Rogers, III, J. C. Stier, and J. C. Sorochan |
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-[I. Refined Wood Fiber Mat (Ecomat) as an Established] |
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-[II. Turfgrass Establishment on Plastic Utilizing Contrived Growth Media] |
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-[III. Effect of Seeding Ratio of Supina Bluegrass and Kentucky Bluegrass |
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-[IV. Effects of Crumb Rubber and Sand Selection on Surface Characteristics of SportGrass] |
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Development of Management Practices for Supina Bluegrass |
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J. C. Stier, J. N. Rogers, III, and J. C. Sorochan |
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Turfgrass Soil Management Research Report - 1996 |
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P. E. Rieke, T. A. Nikolai, B. Leach, M. Smucker, and D. Roth |
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-[I. Mulching Leaves Into Turfgrass Studies] |
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-[II. Golf Spike Traffic Study] |
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-[III. High Potassium Rate Study on a Creeping Bentgrass Green] |
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-[IV. Long Term Topdressing Study] |
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-[V. Management of Sod Growing on Subsoil] |
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Hydroject Effects on the Mixing of a Sand Topdressing Layer and Underlying Native Soil |
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D. E. Karcher, P. E. Rieke, E. R. Snider, and M. A. Smucker |
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Hydroject Effects on Earthworm Populations in a Creeping Bentgrass Putting Green |
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D. E. Karcher, P. E. Rieke, E. R. Snider, and M. A. Smucker |
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Who Are Your Turfgrass Pals? |
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Douglas E. Karcher |
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Turfgrass Environmental Education Program 1996 Update |
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Gregory T. Lyman |
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Entomology Research & Tips |
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David Smitley and Nikki Rothwell |
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Perennial Report to the Michigan Turfgrass Conference General Session |
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David M. Gilstrap |
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Turfgrass Disease Management Report 1995-96 |
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Vargas, R. Detweiler, N. Dykema, and J. Borgman |
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-[I. Snow Mold Fungicide Studies - 1996-96] |
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-[II. Brown Patch Fungicide Study - 1996] |
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-[III. Take-All Fungicide Studies - 1996] |
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For the Love of Annuals |
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Doug Badgero |
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Art's Big Ten Ornamental Grasses |
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Dr. Art Cameron |
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Maintaining Healthy Roots: Get to the Root of the Problem |
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Robert N. Carrow |
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Utilizing Proper Cultural Practices to Reduce Turfgrass Diseases |
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Bruce B. Clarke |
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How to Prevent My Work from Causing Me to Get Skin Cancer |
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Kenneth D. Rosenman |
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Trinexapac-Ethyl (Primo): Make it Work Better for You! |
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Matt Fagerness |
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Utilizing Disease Prediction Models to Reduce Fungicide Use on Golf Courses |
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Bruce B. Clarke |
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Low Input Sustainable Turfgrass Management |
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Gary Grigg, CGCS |
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Engineering Properties of High Sand Content Soils Used in Golf Putting Greens and Sports Fields |
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James R. Crum, Thomas F. Wolff, Ryan A. Freeborn, and Michael S. Miller |
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Optimizing Stream Structure to Reduce Nutrient Export |
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Jeff Cooper |
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Aquatic Plants for Landscape Ponds |
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Michael Tiano |
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Turf Maintenance to Protect Water Quality |
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Gregory T. Lyman |
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Regulation 637 Rule II - Posting Requirements |
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Dave Gilstrap |
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Add-On Services: Making Them Effective |
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Robert J. Cooper |
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Lawn Diseases: Fertilize or Irrigate? |
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Brandon Horvath and J. M. Vargas |
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Techniques for Minimizing Turfgrass Pesticide Drift and Volatilization |
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Richard J. Cooper |
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Diseases of Trees & Shrubs |
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D. L. Roberts, Director |
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Right Trees for Right Sites |
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Douglas J. Chapman |
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Utilizing Lake Weeds As a Soil Amendment in Sod Production |
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P. E. Rieke, L. W. Jacobs, A. M. Ezanno, B. Leach, and M. Debuck |
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Some Pretty Cool Things About Light Weight Green Rolling |
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Thomas A. Nikolai |
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Effects of PGR's and Rolling on Three Putting Green Construction Methods |
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J. A. Hardy and J. N. Rogers, III |
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The Golf Course Superintendent - A True Profit Center |
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Tommy D. Witt, CGCS |
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Plant-Parasitic Nematodes on Creeping Bentgrass in Michigan |
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F. W. Warner, J. F. Davenport, and G. W. Bird |
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Alternative Pest Management Strategies |
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N. Dykema, J. Vargas, Jr., R. Detweiler, J. Powell, and J. Borgman |
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Ataenius and Aphodius Update 1996 |
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N. L. Rothwell and D. R. Smitley |
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Biological Control of Dollar Spot: II |
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J. F. Powell |
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Preparing Your Course for a Women's Competition |
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Kendra Graham |
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Value as a Golf Course Superintendent |
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Tommy D. Witt, CGCS |
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Turf Stress Management |
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Joseph M. DiPaola |
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Increasing Your Off-Season Value to the Team: Or How to Keep Your Job |
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Heather Nabozny |
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Renovation of Notre Dame Stadium |
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Dale Getz |
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Mulch Type Effects on Turf Establishment |
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J. C. Sorochan, and J. N. Rogers, III |
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A Generic Football Field Maintenance Program |
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David D. Minner |
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Some Legal Aspects Related to Athletic Turf Managers |
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Betty van der Smissen |
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How to Develop Your Own Product Evaluation Program |
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Richard J. Cooper |
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The Top Six Bugs on the Most Not Wanted List |
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David Smitley |
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Microbial Populations & Activity in Turfgrass |
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John Ravenscroft |
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Regulating Turf Growth |
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Joseph M. DiPaola |
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