| January 18-21, 1999 |
Volume #28 |
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Cover |
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Welcome Letter |
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Table of Contents |
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Turfgrass Soil Management Research - 1998 |
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P.E. Rieke, T.A. Nikolai, D.E. Karcher |
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-[I. Irrigation Study on Kentucky Bluegrass -- 1996-98] |
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-[II. Bentgrass Green High Potassium Study, 1990-97] |
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-[III. Phosphorus Soil Test Correlation's on Sand:Peat Green] |
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-[IV. Putting Green Root-Zone Mix Fertility Study -- 1996] |
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-[V. Sand Topdressing on Green Constructed with Three Different Root-Zone Mixes -- 1995] |
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1998 Turfgrass Physiology Update |
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James H. Baird, Ronald Calhoun |
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-[I. Shade Physiology and Management] |
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-[II. Drought and Salinity Tolerance on Transgenic Creeping Bentgrass] |
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-[III. Site Specific Management] |
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-[V. Kentucky Bluegrass Cultivars for Golf Course Fairways] |
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-[VI. Localized Dry Spot] |
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-[VII. Preemergence Crabgrass Control] |
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-[VIII. Plant Growth Regulators for Lawn Care] |
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-[IX. Postemergence Crabgrass Control] |
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-[X. Chipco Proxy: A New Growth Regulator for Turf] |
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-[XI. Non-Selective Vegetation Control] |
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-[XII. Best Management Practices for Home Lawns] |
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-[XIII. Difficult to Control Weeds] |
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1998 Turfgrass Environmental Education Program Update |
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Gregory T. Lyman |
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-[I. Michigan Turfgrass Environmental Stewardship Program] |
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-[II. Clean Sweep Program] |
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Perennial Report to the Michigan Turfgrass Conference General Session |
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David M. Gilstrap |
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-[I. Program Update] |
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-[II. Field Day Survey Results] |
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-[III. Research Update: Kentucky Bluegrass Lawn Heights-of-Cut] |
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Turfgrass Research for High Trafficked Areas |
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John Rogers, III, John Sorochan |
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-[I. Managing Poa Supina Schrad. (Supina Bluegrass) in Michigan 1996-1998] |
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-[II. The Effects of Different Soccer Shoe Soles on Turfgrass] |
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-[III. 1998 Traveling Golf Spike Study] |
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Entomology Research: Causes of Black Turfgrass Ataenius and Aphodius Outbreaks on Golf Courses (1992-96) |
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David Smiley, Terrance Davis |
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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 |
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Turfgrass Disease Report for 1998 |
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J.M. Vargas Jr., A.R. Detweiler, N. Dykema |
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-[I. Brown Patch Field Trial -- 1998] |
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-[II. Dollar Spot Field Trial, 1998] |
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-[III. Summer Decline in Creeping Bentgrass Field Trial, -- 1998] |
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-[IV. Summer Decline in Annual Bluegrass Field Trial, -- 1998] |
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-[V. Summer Patch Fungicide Field Trial -- 1998] |
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-[VI. 1997-98 Snow Mold Fungicide Field Trials] |
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-[VII. Take All Patch Field Trial -- 1998] |
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Turfgrasses in the Next Millennium |
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Robert C. Shearman |
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Turfgrass Water Relations and Physiology |
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A.J. Turgeon |
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Managing Turfgrass in Shade |
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Karl Danneberger |
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New Insights on Poa annua and Poa trivialis Control |
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Bruce Branham |
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Algae Control with Barley Bales: A Survey |
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Roch Gaussoin |
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Effects of Turfgrass Thatch and Mat Layers on Pesticide Transport |
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Mark Carroll |
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Thatch and Nitrogen Immobilization |
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Eric Miltner |
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New Construction Effects on Microbial and Physical Properties |
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Roch E. Gaussoin |
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The Agronomic Side of the 1997 Ryder Cup |
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Victor A. Gibeault |
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Challenges in Green Construction Research |
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James T. Snow |
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Bentgrass Cultivar Morphology and Management |
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James Beard |
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Bentrgrass (Agrostis) Cultivar Botanical Characteristics and Culture |
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James Beard |
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Bentgrass ( Agrostis spp.) Cultivar Characterizations for Closely Mowed Putting Greens in a Mediterranean Climate |
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P. Croce, M. Mocioni, J.B. Beard |
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Botanical Comparisons of Twelve Creeping Bentgrass (Agrostis Stolonifera) Cultivars in a Warm-Humid Climate |
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S.I. Sifers, J.B. Beard, M.L. Fraser |
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Panel Discussion on Moss Control |
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Tony Mancuso |
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Moss Encroachment Concerns in Putting Greens - 1998 |
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Robert Vavrek |
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Using Growth Regulators As Part of a Lawn Care Program |
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Bruce Branham |
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Renovation of Central Park |
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A. Martin Petrovic |
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How Preemergence Herbicides Work and Why They Fail |
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Roch E. Gaussoin |
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Late Season Nitrogen Fertility Programs |
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Don White |
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Timing and Safety Issues Regarding Successful Insecticide Applications |
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Terry Davis |
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Biological Control of Pink Snow Mold |
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Phil J. Dwyer, Jr., Joseph M. Vargas, Jr. |
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Introducing a New Creeping Bentgrass Cultivar Through Interseeding: Does It Work? |
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Karl Danneberger |
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Turfgrass Blends: A Mixed Review |
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R.C. Golembiewski |
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Michigan Turfgrass Environmental Stewardship Program |
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Debbie Swartz |
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Creeping Bentgrass and You |
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Don White |
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Earthworm Casting Management |
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Paul Backman, Eric Miltner |
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Assessing Root-Zone Mixtures for Putting Greens Under Two Micro-Environments |
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James Murphy, Josh Honig, Stephanie Murphy, Robert Wolverton, T.J. Lawson, Miguel Sosa, Bruce B. Clarke, Hiranthi Samaranayake |
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The Sloping Green: Effect of Rootzone Material and Depth on Moisture Retention in USGA Putting Greens |
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B.R. Leinauer, P.E. Rieke, T.A. Nikolai, D.E. Karcher, J.R. Crum, R.M. Sallenave, R.N. Calhoun |
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Effects of Trinexapac-Ethyl and Wetting Agent on Establishment Rate of Poa Pratensis on Sand-Based Root Zones |
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J.J. Henderson, J.C. Sorochan, J.R. Crum, J.N. Rogers, III |
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Cultivation for Surface Problems |
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Robert N. Carrow |
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Tips for Better Athletic Turf |
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John Stier |
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Weed Control Strategies for Athletic Field Managers: Let's Be Cultured About It |
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Steve Keeley |
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Renovation and Cultivation Selection |
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Robert Shearman |
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Enhancing Participant Safety of Natural Turfgrass Surfaces Including An Innovative New Construction System for Turfed Sport Fields |
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J.B. Beard, S.I. Sifers |
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Turfgrass Experiments in the Indoor Research Facility, National University of La Plata, La Plata, Argentina 1997-98 |
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J.N. Rogers III, J.C. Sorochan, D.E. Karcher |
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Tough to Control Weeds: Ground Ivy (Glechoma Hederacea) |
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Ronald Calhoun, James H. Baird |
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Ecology of Crabgrass Invasion |
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Frank Rossi |
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European Chafer |
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David Smitley |
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Turfgrass Species and Variety Selection and Use |
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James Murphy |
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How to Grow Turf in the Shade |
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John Stier |
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Agronomic Principles for Managing Homelawns |
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R.C. Golembiewski |
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Reducing High Temperature Stresses on Cool-Season Grasses |
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Robert N. Carrow |
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Management Strategies to Forestall Drought Induced Dormancy of Kentucky Bluegrass |
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Mark Carroll |
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Author Index |
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