Growth regulators, anthracnose, dollar spot and Houston Couch retirement

Following 47 years of service as the first full time faculty member assigned to turfgrass pathology, Dr. Houston Couch was honored during a dinner gathering at the UCATS meeting last night. Dr. Couch is known throughout the world and he will continue to participate in meetings at professional societies and meetings such as UCATS. Dr. Joe Vargas commented that Houston and he were a team that outlasted Abbot and Costello. Though these two researchers seldom see eye-to-eye, they share a…