Dollar spot resistance in bentgrass
July 26, 2019
Dr. Stacy Bonos, Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers University (@StacyBonos on Twitter) posted a dramatic image of dollar spot attacking all but one experimental variety of bentgrass. Future NTEP (National Turfgrass Evaluation Program) bentgrass trials will determine if the remainder of the variety's characteristics are suitable for greens and fairway mowing heights.
There has been tremendous improvement in bentgrass varieties over the past 30 years. The most recent results for bentgrasses were published in 2017. Dollar spot was evaluated at…