Updates
The latest research notes, field observations, and announcements from PACE Turf. Page 21 of 250.
- Photo of the week: green bermuda in dormant zoysia Members only
March 4, 2025
There is a big difference between bermudagrass (Cynodon) and zoysia when soil water content is reduced. Bermudagrass will remain green…
- Zoysia, bermuda, and irrigation frequency Members only
March 1, 2025
The article "Irrigation frequency requirements for sufficient warm-season species quality in Florida" by Schiavon et al. compared no irrigation (rainfed)…
- MLSN calculations Members only
February 28, 2025
We received a question about an MLSN calculator. This is how I replied: The PACE climate apprasial form can make…
- Predicting El Niño or La Niña Members only
February 28, 2025
There's an interesting post on the climate.gov ENSO blog asking "How good have models been at predicting ENSO in the…
- A surprising lack of disease Members only
February 22, 2025
Last week I had a couple seminars in Tokyo. One of the topics was management of turf with reduced or…
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February 22, 2025
There's an interesting article by Chou et al. that describes results of a study looking at dollar spot intensity in…
- Three documents about growth potential (GP) Members only
February 21, 2025
We received an inquiry this week about growth potential (GP) and growing degree days (GDD) as growth indicators. I recommended…
- Chart of the week: clipping volume and green speed Members only
February 15, 2025
When you run a mower across a green and get almost no clippings, the green will be faster than if…
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February 15, 2025
Threat temperatures are a tool that we've developed to help you predict when pests are likely to occur, thus allowing…
- The annual NC State diagnostic lab review Members only
February 11, 2025
Lee Butler has prepared the summary of samples submitted to the NC State Turf Diagnostics Lab and shares these interesting…