Heat Kills: Managing Turf Heat Stress 2001

Not much has changed in the 20 years that have past since this PACE Insights was first published. High ambient air temperatures, low wind speeds and relative humidity define turf survival during the summer. There is only so much heat that a perfectly healthy plant can tolerate.

There is little we can do to prevent high summer temperatures from occurring, or to predict when they will occur. To combat this uncertainty, it is necessary to be prepared for the worst…