The club’s greenkeeping team, led by new course manager Jake Field, will work with Turfgrass over the next three years.

The club’s greenkeeping team, led by new course manager Jake Field, will work with Turfgrass over the next three years.

EAST LANSING, Mich — Michigan State University is counting down the days until the kickoff of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. That's because the university's world-renowned turfgrass research and education ...

damping off - A disease of seeds or young seedlings caused by fungi. desiccation - Drying. A type of winter injury sustained on exposed turf areas when subjected to high winds. dethatch - The ...

Turfgrass diseases are diagnosed by identifying symptoms and signs of infection. Symptoms are the response of the plant that results from an infection by a plant disease causing organism or stress.

temporary grasses - Grasses considered to be nurse grasses, which are short-lived in duration, but valuable to soil stability until the permanent grasses form a turfgrass cover. Also, overseeding ...

Billbugs are a major pest of turfgrass, a crop that brings in tens of billions of dollars in annual revenues. A new article sheds light on how to manage this damaging insect. Billbugs, a type of ...

Mow St. Augustinegrass at a height of 3.5-4 inches and leave clippings on the lawn. Water only when grass shows signs of stress, such as leaf curl, and irrigate in the early morning. Apply ...

As fall begins, many turfgrasses show signs of common diseases. “These fungi are always present, but disease occurs when the environmental conditions are ideal for its development,” says Clint Waltz, ...

In the United States, turfgrasses occupy 1.9 percent of the continental surface and cover an area three times larger than any irrigated crop. Turfgrasses provide functional benefits such as water ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Michigan Turfgrass Foundation has knocked out a fifth of a Michigan State University $5 million campaign to endow the Joe Vargas Chair in Turfgrass Pathology. Endowed ...