Asian Turfgrass Center

What do Ninja tines, PoaCure, ClipVol, the Smith-Kerns disease model, ball roll, and MLSN have in common?

Posted on August 20, 2020

What’s the common theme? You’ll hear all these topics discussed in recent episodes of Frank Rossi’s Frankly Speaking show on TurfNet, or in his presentation for the ASTMA. My usual schedule is such that I don’t listen to podcasts on a regular basis. A couple of quirks in my schedule... [Read More]

The cause of these spots may surprise you

Posted on August 12, 2020

Have you ever seen patches like this on Zoysia turf? Maybe the early stages of an intense large patch outbreak, or elephant’s footprint (Rhizoctonia cerealis) that got out of control? Way out of control? Actually, these patches on manilagrass (Zoysia matrella) near Bangkok were not caused by any disease. This... [Read More]

Updated spreadsheets for sand topdressing by GP

The spreadsheets from PACE Turf start with a new default value

Posted on August 3, 2020

The PACE Turf topdressing rate spreadsheets have been updated with a new default starting value for monthly maximum topdressing sand. US units spreadsheet Metric units spreadsheet You can use the spreadsheets to input the monthly average air temperatures at your location. The spreadsheet then converts those temperatures to growth potential... [Read More]

Numerical notes from Nikanti GC

Posted on August 1, 2020

I spent a morning with Brad Revill at Nikanti GC last month. I wanted to see the course, get some measurements, see the clipping volume measurement, and talk about turf management with Brad. Check out his blog for information about the innovative techniques he’s been using. The 2nd green at... [Read More]

Hollow-tine cultivation and solid-tine spiking both failed to alleviate summer bentgrass decline

Posted on July 24, 2020

A late July solid-tine spiking treatment of a creeping bentgrass green in Hokkaido, Japan How’s this for a lede? “Hollow-tine coring and solid-tine spiking practices may not alleviate creeping bentgrass summer decline.” You’ll read that at the start of Creeping bentgrass summer decline as influenced by climatic conditions and cultural... [Read More]