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8:00am CST

Aerification options, Timing and Recovery

Discussion aerification timing and strategies for a quick recovery.

Speakers

Xi Xiong

Associate Professor, University of Missouri

Dr. Xi Xiong is an Associate Professor in Turfgrass Science at the University of Missouri. Her research focuses on managing turfgrass species under various biotic and abiotic stresses.

Wednesday December 9, 2015 8:00am - 9:00am CST
Golf (Room 102)

Golf Track

9:00am CST

Limnology and Pond and Lake Management

Practical application of watershed and limnology concepts to manage the aesthetic and functional value of ponds and lakes.

Speakers

Jim Darlington lives in Eureka Missouri and is owner of Leisure Ponds, a management company providing a watershed approach to improving and maintaining the aesthetic and functional value of lakes and ponds. Jim has a Masters Degree in Environmental Science from SIUE.

Tony Thorpe

Coordinator Lakes of Missouri Volunteer Program, University of Missouri

The Lakes of Missouri Volunteer Program enables citizens to assist with the collection and processing of water quality samples. Tony Thorpe has been coordinator of the Lakes of Missouri Volunteer Program since 2001. Tony received his Masters Degree from the University of Missouri... Read More →

Wednesday December 9, 2015 9:00am - 10:00am CST
Golf (Room 102)

Golf Track

11:00am CST

Pesticide Efficacy Before, During, or After Rain Events

Planned post-application irrigation is often necessary for effective control of some turfgrass pests, but an excessive rainfall event, (or two straight months of them), may bring too much of a good thing. With a particular emphasis on disease control, this seminar will discuss instances when a little extra water is necessary, when and why it can be detrimental in some cases, and what research has been conducted to ascertain the difference.

Speakers

Lee Miller

Extension Turfgrass Pathologist, University of Missouri

Dr. Lee Miller directs research and extension programs focused towards disease control in turfgrasses. His extension responsibilities are to provide disease diagnosis and control recommendations for the lawn, golf, sports turf, and sod industries, and research activities center on... Read More →

Wednesday December 9, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
Golf (Room 102)

Golf Track

1:00pm CST

Nitrogen Uptake and Environmental Fate in Turf

Nitrogen is the most abundantly used nutrient for turfgrass growth. Nitrogen is readily transformed in the soil and can be lost from the turf in a variety of forms. Strategies for efficient use of nitrogen will be discussed along with foliar uptake, stabilized nitrogen, and nitrogen leaching.

Speakers

Bruce Branham

Professor, University of Illinois

Bruce Branham has taught turfgrass science and management for over 30 years to students at Michigan State University and the University of Illinois. His research has focused on herbicide efficacy, Poa annua management, and nitrogen fate and efficacy in turf.

Wednesday December 9, 2015 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
Golf (Room 102)

Golf Track

2:30pm CST

Strategies for Poa Annua Control

Poa annua is the most troublesome weed in golf course turf. Recent advances in herbicide chemistry have offered several approaches for post emergence control of this weed pest.

Strategies for control of Poa annua in cool-season turf grasses will be examined.

Speakers

Bruce Branham

Professor, University of Illinois

Wednesday December 9, 2015 2:30pm - 3:30pm CST
Golf (Room 102)

Golf Track