Turf

Recap by Kimberly Gard, Syngenta Professional Products

The SDGCSA has been a long time supporter of UCR TRAC. Turfgrass is a valuable commodity in CA and an integral part of the landscape, sports turf, and golf course and sod industries. The University of California, Riverside is dedicated to conducting research and performing extension activities to meet the unique challenges of the turf industry. In 1996, the UC Riverside Turfgrass Research Advisory Committee (UCRTRAC), consisting of 18 industry, university and government organization partners, was founded to help form a link between UC Riverside and the southern California turfgrass industry. UC-TuRF hopes to take this commitment to the next level by bringing together turfgrass groups throughout CA to establish a long term, sustainable Research and Extension program focusing on turf research. continue

Molasses. It’s the perfect ingredient for tasty cookies but the jury is still out on its ability to reduce thatch. So says Wendy Gelernter, Ph.D. and Larry Stowell, Ph.D. of PACE Turf, the member organization known for translating research into practical turf management recommendations. continue

Selected abstracts from the Turfgrass & Landscape Research Field Day Program | September 4, 2008

An Evaluation of Grasses Under Low-Input, Reduced Maintenance Conditions,for Potential Turfgrass Use in California continue