Turfgrass Pest Control Recommendations Guide ($5,000, 2018)
Turfgrass weeds, insects, and diseases are often problematic in turfgrass sod production where they can reduce the quality, harvestability, and sale of turfgrass sod. As a result, turfgrass sod producers rely on plant protection products to prevent and treat infestations. Tere is an extensive number of herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides on the market and variations in use rates, labeled turfgrasses, site restrictions, etc. can make it difficult to track which products are appropriate for use. While there are various industry and university resources currently available for product selection, none are specific to the sod production industry. As a result, TLI has funded a NEW Turfgrass Pest Control Recommendations Guide for natural turfgrass producers that is currently under construction.
Tis resource will be created with input from Dr. Lee Miller, Associate Professor of Plant Sciences at the University of Missouri; Dr. Matt Elmore, Weed Science Extension Specialist at Rutgers University; Dr. Aaron Patton, Associate Professor of Agronomy at Purdue University; and Dr. Casey Reynolds, TPI Executive Director. It will contain over 100 pages of information on plant protection products, use rates, turfgrass tolerances, site restrictions, precautions, and recommendations for use in turfgrass sod production. Tis will be a TPI Member-Only benefit that will be updated annually and mailed to TPI members.
Get Involved
Te Lawn Institute will continue to release its annual Call for Research Proposals each August and will work hard to fund research that is impactful to TPI members. If you have an interest in getting involved, the TLI Research Committee is currently looking for producer members to serve. Commitments include two conference calls each year and a one-hour meeting at the annual TPI International Education Conference to discuss and select proposals. If you are interested in serving, please contact Duane Klundt, the TLI Research Committee Chair, at
DuaneKlundt@GrasslandOregon.com.
Weeds such as this can reduce the quality, harvestability and sale of turfgrass sod.
Recommendations for controlling insects specific to the sod production industry will be part of the new Turfgrass Pest Control Recommendations Guide.
Casey Reynolds, PhD, is executive director of Turfgrass Producers International. All photos and graphics for this article have been supplied by the research team of the research project in which they appear.
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