| January 20-23, 2003 |
Volume #32 |
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Sections/Selected Titles |
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Table of Contents |
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Cover |
| vi |
President's Welcome Message |
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Gerald Grossi |
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Biology of Annual Bluegrass |
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A. J. Turgeon |
| 5 |
Poa annua Ecology |
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Frank Rossi |
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How Competitive is Poa annua? |
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Michael McGuan, Karl Danneberger |
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Traditional Poa annua Control Strategies |
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Bruce Branham |
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Emerging Postemergence Poa annua Control Options |
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Ronald Calhoun |
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Poa annua: Your Friend and Mine |
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Joe Vargas, Jr. |
| 14 |
Turfgrass Weed Management Primer |
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Roch Gaussoin |
| 15 |
Managing Turfgrass Insects |
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Terry Davis |
| 16 |
Using Slow Release Nitrogen and Potassium Carriers |
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Robert C. Shearman |
| 21 |
Maintaining Turf in Shade: A Tough Environment! |
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Karl Danneberger |
| 23 |
Politics, Budgets, and Field Management |
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Bill Mull, Andy Socie |
| 38 |
Making Informed Decisions on Artificial Fields |
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Chris Bullinger |
| 39 |
Miller Park: Challenges of Growing Turf in Reduced Light Conditions |
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Gary Vandenberg |
| 40 |
Improving Light Penetration for Golf Greens |
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Scott Robinson |
| 55 |
Long-Term Solutions for Outbreaks of European Chafer and Japanese Beetle, and Management of Ants on Golf Courses |
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David Smitley |
| 62 |
Separating the Myths from the Truths of Turfgrass Soil Microbiology |
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Roch Gaussoin |
| 65 |
The Practical Side of Dollar Spot Population Biology |
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Brandon Horvath |
| 67 |
2003 Michigan Turfgrass Foundation Funded Research Report: Lightweight Green Rolling |
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Thomas A. Nikolai, Tim Vanloo |
| 72 |
PGA Touring Pros Rate Greens for Spike Damage |
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Thomas A. Nikolai, Kevin W. Frank |
| 75 |
2001-2003 Fungicide Research Report |
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J.M. Vargas, Jr., A. R. Detweiler, N. M. Dykema |
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-I. Snow Mold (Typhula ishikariensis and T. incarnata) |
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-II. Dollar Spot (Rustroemia floccosum) |
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-III. Anthracnose (Colletotrichum graminicola) |
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-IV. Melting Out (Dreschlera poae) |
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-V. Summer Stress Syndrome in Bentgrass |
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-VI. Summer Stress Syndrome in Annual Bluegrass |
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-VII. Brown Patch (Rhizoctonia solani) |
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-VIII. Red Thread (Laetisaria fuciformis) |
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-IX. Summer Patch (Magnaporthe poae) |
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-X. Take-All Patch (Gaeumannomyces graminis) 2001-2003 |
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Putting Green Management Without Chemicals |
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Frank S. Rossi |
| 102 |
2003 USGA North-Central Region Year in Review |
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Robert Vavrek |
| 104 |
2003 Turfgrass Weed Management Research Update |
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Ronald Calhoun, Doug Buhler |
| 111 |
Weed Control in Ornamental Beds |
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Rob Richardson |
| 114 |
Regulatory Update: Recent Amendments to Michigan Pesticide Laws and Current Industry Issues |
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Brian Rowe |
| 117 |
West Nile Virus Update |
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Ned Walker |
| 118 |
Practical Approaches to Successful Native Plantings |
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Jerry Stewart |
| 122 |
Sports Turf Tools of the Trade |
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Will Gasper |
| 124 |
Sports and Commercial Turf Management Program Report |
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David M. Gilstrap |
| 127 |
The Secrets to Managing Infield Skins |
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Gary Vandenberg |
| 128 |
Spartan Stadium Field Conversion Update: Winter 2003 |
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Eric Adkins, CSFM, John N. Rogers, III |
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Athletic Fields and Environmental Stewardship |
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Gregory T. Lyman |
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Roots, Roots, Roots! For the Home Team |
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David M. Gilstrap |
| 133 |
The Process and Benefits of Becoming a Certified Sports Field Manager (CSFM) |
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Mike Andresen |
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MSU's Turfgrass Breeding Project |
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Suleiman Bughrara |
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Dollar Spot Control on Creeping Bentgrass: Fungicides, Varieties, and Cultural Practices |
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Rick Latin |
| 138 |
Biology and Management of the Emerald Ash Borer |
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David Smitley, Deborah McCullough, Dave Cappaert, Dave Roberts |
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Genetic Diversity Between Agrostis Species by AFLP Analysis and Studies on Disease Resistance to Typhula incarnata in Creeping |
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Gina Vergara, Suleiman Bughrara |
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Core Cultivation vs. Graden Cultivation |
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J.T. Vanini, J.R. Crum, J.N. Rogers, III |
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Sloping Green Research Update 2003 |
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Brian E. Leach, Kevin W. Frank, James R. Crum, Paul E. Rieke, Thomas A. Nikolai,
Ronald N. Calhoun |
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How to Predict Outbreaks of Pink Snow Mold |
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Phil J. Dwyer, Jr., Joe M. Vargas, Jr. |
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The Long-Term Fate of Nitrogen Applied to Kentucky Bluegrass |
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Kevin O’Reilly, Kevin W. Frank, Ronald N. Calhoun |
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Athletic Field Systems Research |
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J. J. Henderson, J. R. Crum, J. N. Rogers, III, T. F. Wolff |
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Ten Tips for Turf Management |
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Mike Andresen |
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Evaluating Mowing and Fertilizer Practices for Re-Establishment of Sports Fields in a 70 Day Growing Window |
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J.T. Vanini, John N. Rogers, III |
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The Basics of Phosphorus |
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Lee Jacobs |
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Phosphorus Fate and Use in Turfgrass |
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Kevin W. Frank |
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Potential Ideas and Strategies to Market the Reduction of Escaped Phosphorus From Lawn and Landscape Environments |
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Benjamin Yost |
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