Athletic Fields

We are looking for a site to do a fairy ring control trial in 2011.  If you are having consistent problems with fairy ring and are willing to allow plots to be set up and different fungicide treatments applied, please call Brian McDonald at 541 231-1149.  The ideal site would be about 2,000 square feet with uniform fairy ring symptoms throughout.  The area could be a golf course fairway, rou

Avoiding Buildup of Resistant Fungi

• Most failures are probably not due to fungal resistance to fungicides.
   
• Fungal resistance is most likely to develop where you over use systemic fungicides and don’t alternate modes of action.
  
  Examples in the PNW on Microdochium Patch: Clearys 3336, Chipco 26GT, and Heritage.
   
• Pathologists have numerous theories on the best strategies for managing fungicides to avoid resistance.

Introduction

The purpose of this trial was to evaluate the effectiveness of various fungicides in controlling Microdochium patch (Microdochium nivale) on an annual bluegrass putting green.

Reports from the 2008 OSU and WSU Turfgrass Field Day

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Reports from the 2009 WSU and OSU Turfgrass Field Day.

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Along with the BeaverTurf.com website, we are also launching a BeaverTurf Community site.  An online community for Turf Professionals, the site is intended to:

• Connect turf professionals in order to build relationships and increase networking
• Provide a forum for collaboration, discussion, and knowledge sharing
• Keep turf professionals up to date with the latest and greatest news, research, and resources

Check it out and sign up here!  http://beaverturf.ning.com

BeaverTurf.com - the new turfgrass website from Oregon State University - is nearing completion.  We hope you like the new site and the information and resources that it provides. 

Please let us know about any bugs, errors, or other problems that you might encounter, as well as any other feedback you may have.  Thanks and happy surfing!

Turf adaptation implies that commonly planted grasses have specific climatic conditions in which they thrive. Therefore, if we know the climate we should be able to predict what grasses will have a reasonable chance to prosper. The converse is also true. If we plant grasses in climates where they are not adapted, we can expect to have problems growing a healthy lawn. One way to depict turf adaptation is through maps.

Construction of the Prothro Football Practice Fields at Oregon State University.  Design features:  Excavate existing field, Grade subgrade to 1.5% slope, Head-head multizoned irrigation, Hunter heads, Drains 15 ft on center, 8” mains, 4” laterals, Trenches lined with geotextile fabric, 90-10 sand/organic topmix approx. 12” depth, Sand grown perennial ryegrass sod, Fixed goals at south end of field.

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Putting greens in Oregon range from 80% to almost 100 % annual bluegrass.  The reality of golf course maintenance in the Pacfic North West is that annual bluegrass will eventually dominate turf on tees, greens, and fairways.

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