Advances in Poa Seedhead Management

Despite some well-known weaknesses, Poa annua (annual bluegrass) is a resilient turf that is cultivated with great success on golf courses around the world. Effective seedhead management, via a combination of cultural practices and growth regulator (mefluidide) applications, is one of the reasons that Poa is accepted by both golfers and superintendents. Although positive results are achieved with this approach, there are also problems: optimal application timing is difficult to determine; frequent applications of growth regulator are required; and turf…