Proceedings of the 71st Annual Michigan Turfgrass Conference

15-18 January, 2001

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 Editors and Planning Committee

 List of Workshops

 PRESIDENT'S WELCOME MESSAGE   Tom Gray

 Table of Contents

 REDUCING PESTICIDE INPUTS IN PUBLIC AREAS  Frederick Baxendale

 THE CHALLENGE OF CARING FOR TURF AND TREES AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY  Erik Dihle

 THE TOLLGATE DRAINAGE DISTRICT SEWER SEPARATION PROJECT   Patrick E. Lindemann

 LIGHTNING SAFETY ISSUES IN RECREATION  Richard Kithil

 TURFGRASS SOILS AND FERTILITY RESEARCH REPORT 2000  Kevin W. Frank and Thomas A. Nikolai

 GENETIC ENGINEERING: AN ULTIMATE SOLUTION TO THE TURFGRASS PROBLEMS  Mariam B. Stricklen

 ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM UPDATE Gregory T. Lyman

 SPORTS AND COMMERCIAL TURF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM REPORT David M. Gilstrap

 SPORTS TURF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM UPDATE  J.N. Rogers III, J.C. Sorochan, J.J. Henderson, and L.M. Lundberg

 ENTOMOLOGY RESEARCH REPORT 2000  David Smitley, Torrance Davis, David Cappaert, Breanna Simmons, and Young-Ki Jo

 ENGINEERING PROPERTIES AND MAINTENANCE OF PUTTING GREENS  James R. Crum

 TURFGRASS DISEASE MANAGEMENT REPORT  J.M. Vargas Jr., A.R. Detweiler, and Nancy Dykema

 BENTGRASS DEAD SPOT: A NEW DISEASE OF GOLF COURSE GREENS AND TEES  Jennifer Vaiciunas, Gabriel Towers, and Bruce B. Clark

 FINE-TUNING YOUR CUTWORM MANAGEMENT PROGRAM   Frederick P. Baxendale

 NEW SPECIES AND CULTIVARS FOR GOLF  Jerry Pepin

 CURRENT PERSPECTIVES FOR THE CONTROL OF GRAY LEAF SPOT  Saulius Vaiciumas and Bruce B. Clarke

 NEW DEFENSE STRATEGIES AGAINST TURFGRASS DISEASES  P. Peters and J.M. Vargas Jr.

 FACTORS AFFECTING SPRAYER COVERAGE  George Hamilton Jr.

 TOPDRESSING SPORTS FIELDS: THE THREE W's  John N. Rogers III

 MAINTAINING ATHLETIC FIELDS WITH A BUDGET  Mark Jackson

 AMENDMENTS FOR A LOW-BUDGET ATHLETIC FIELD  L.M. Lundberg, J.R. Crum, and J.N. Rogers III

 ATHLETIC FIELD ROOT ZONE MIXES: WHAT IS THE BEST MIX FOR YOUR FIELD?  J.J. Hendrson, J.R. Crum, T.F. Wolff, and J.N. Rogers III

 SEEDING TURFGRASS AT NON-OPTIMAL TIMES OF THE YEAR  Zac Reicher

 IRRIGATION AND FERTILITY EFFECTS ON THREE TURFGRASS SPECIES  Kevin W. Frank, David M. Gilstrap, Thomas A. Nikolai, and Paul E. Rieke

 THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS: SPREADER CALIBRATION  George Hamilton, Jr.

 HERBICIDE AND PLANT GROWTH REGULATOR UPDATE  Ronald Calhoun

 A RELATIVELY UNEVENTFUL SEASON -- ALL THINGS CONSIDERED  Robert Vavrek

 THE STATE OF THE ASSOCIATION  Stephen F. Mona

 INFLUENCE OF ORGANIC DYNAMICS ON CREEPING BENTGRASS / PA GREENS  Robert N. Carrow

 DOCUMENTING COURSE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY  Brandon Horvath

 NEW STRATEGIES FOR BENTGRASS FAIRWAY RENOVATION  Zac Reicher

 BIOTECH TURFGRASSES: The Present Situation Within the Industry and What's In the Future  Jerry Pepin

 UNDERSTANDING THE BENEFITS OF TURFGRASS MICROBES  Phil Dwyer Jr.

 PHOSPHOROUS ACID MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS  J.M. Vargas Jr., A.r. Detweiler, and N. Dykema

 A HISTORICAL LOOK AT HOME LAWN DISEASES  David M. Gilstrap

 UNDERSTANDING TURFGRASS BREEDING, DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION AND SEED QUALITY  Jerry Pepin

 TURFGRASS FERTILITY BASICS  Paul E. Rieke

 JAPANESE BETTLE vs. EUROPEAN CHAFER: WHO'S TURF ENEMY NUMBER 1?  Terry Davis

 IRRIGATION AND WATER USE: MAINTAINING HEALTHY ROOTS  Robert N. Carrow

 ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FOR TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT NEAR WATER  Gregory T. Lyman

 INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT FOR SNOW AND ICE  John Van Deusen

 FUN AND FEARLESS SPEAKING: Tips for Effective Presentations  Linda Meloche

 UNLEASHING THE POTENTIAL OF YOUR MULTI-CULTURAL WORKFORCE: How to Give and Get Back More From Your Hispanic Workers  Gary Krokker

 THE GOLF COURSE BUDGET PROCESS  Michael D. Morris

 COPING WITH CHANGE  Gerry Sweda
 
 

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