Mike Goatley, Ph.D.
Recent releases of cold-tolerant, high-quality vegetative and seeded bermudagrasses
offer exciting new options for golf turf throughout the transition zone of the U.S.
This webcast details ongoing Virginia Tech research evaluating low-impact conversion
programs from cool-season turf to improved bermudagrass varieties. By using various
forms of pre-plant growth regulation treatments on the cool-season turf, the premise
is that areas such as golf course fairways would only be restricted from traffic
for approximately two weeks during the initial heavy irrigation programs required
for sprig establishment from row-planting bermudagrasses into the existing sod.
The webcast also details research results when establishing seeded bermudagrass
blends containing various percentages of unimproved, lower-quality varieties with
a better adapted, higher-quality variety such as 'Riviera.' Appropriately selected
blends for the transition zone offer the potential for significant economic savings
at establishment, while still providing a high-quality turfgrass surface that is
dominated by the better adapted variety over time.
Original presentation date: Apr. 2, 2009
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Member price: Free
Non-member price: $60
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