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Content limited to turfgrass weed management and identification. Links to herbicide manufacturers and to other university turf sites.
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Georgia Turf Professional, Commercial, and Home Lawn Turfgrass Resource  As we progress forward with our website a few changes have been made. Please follow the link below and replace any bookmarks you may have. Sorry for any inconveniences and hope you continue to find our site helpful and enjoyable....
http://www.griffin.peachnet.edu/caes/turf/

University courses, Turf Tips, publications, and other information on biological control, managing lawns, and turf events.
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PURDUE TURFGRASS  HOME TURF TIPS PUBLICATIONS ACADEMICS TURF LINKS PURDUE TURFGRASS PROGRAM SEARCH: Resources Turf Tips Extension Publications Turfgrass Disease Profiles Turfcast Turfgrass Identification Tool Turf Fertilizer Calculator NEW Plant Pest Diagnostic Laboratory Weeds Career Opportunities Midwest Regional Turf Foundation Programs for...
http://www.agry.purdue.edu/turf/

Warm-season turfgrass knowledge base, including bermudagrass for golf courses, St. Augustine grass for home lawns, zoysia, and bahia.
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Florida Turf  Turf is dedicated to the study of warm-season turfgrasses, emphasizing the needs of turfgrass science students at the University of Florida Fort Lauderdale Disclaimer Notice...
http://floridaturf.com

Education and workshops, management tips, turf publications, diagnostic services, and links to other useful turfgrass sites.
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UMass Extension Turf Program Home Page  This is an official page of the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus. If you are experiencing problems with this site, please contact the webmaster....
http://www.umassturf.org

Exhaustive search engine covering academic web sites on horticulture and gardening, including turfgrasses, perennial and annual herbaceous plants, and woody plants. Plant problems can be solved by amateurs and professionals.
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OSU Horticulture Crop Science in Virtual Perspective  This site is designed to serve as a knowledge bank and interactive learning center on the care, cultivation, and utilization of plants from a commercial, consumer, and academic perspective. It also facilitates your access to the people, programs, and products...
http://plantfacts.ohio-state.edu/

NTEP national test results of cultivars (varieties) of Kentucky bluegrass, tall fescue, perennial ryegrass, creeping bentgrass, bermudagrass, buffalograss, St. Augustinegrass, and zoysiagrass.
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National Turfgrass Evaluation Program WELCOME  Please read this before entering: These pages are funded by the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP) for distribution of information on the testing and adaptation of the major turfgrass species. The National Turfgrass Evaluation Program encourages the proper and ethical...
http://ntep.org/

Insects, weeds, diseases, environmental issues, jobs, pesticides. Frames pages from other sites maintained by Guelph Turfgrass Institute, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
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Turfgrass Links  Turfgrass Links...
http://www.uoguelph.ca/GTI/links/related.htm

Uses photographs to help identify weeds of turfgrass in Midwestern USA. From the University of Illinois Turfgrass Program.
http://www.turf.uiuc.edu/weed_web

North Carolina State University fact sheets on turf variety selection, diseases, insects, weeds, soils, and water. Covers lawns, golf courses, and athletic fields.
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/TurfFiles/index.html

Plant and Pest Diagnostic Laboratory, West Lafayette, Indiana. Canada geese, moles, fairy rings, crab grass, creeping Charlie, in zoysiagrass, overseeded grass.
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Frequently Asked Questions Plant and Pest Diagnostic Laboratory at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA  Got a plant or pest problem? Check below for the answers from the experts at the PPDL or try searching our web site. Questions and Answers See questions and answers on: Miscellaneous Artillery Fungi Classified Forest Lichens Master Gardeners in...
http://www.ppdl.purdue.edu/ppdl/Ask_Expert.html

Weather data and pest management forecasts for turf managers involved in the highest value production systems, golf turf and sod farm operations in Illinois and northern Indiana. Sponsored by the Chicago District Golf Association.
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InteractiveTurf Home Page  Program fits into your turf management scheme. InteractiveTurf.com Features IT Newsletter disease, weed, and pest updates. Active Pests currently active problem organisms that interfere with turf production. Sponsored Research overview of field tests of new products for pest suppression and...
http://www.interactiveturf.com

Water quality and turf nutrition, improved cultivars of turfgrass, and pest management (weeds, insects, diseases, nematodes) have been the main emphases since this urban Center opened in 1961. Located in the Town of Davie.
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Turf science and education at Fort Lauderdale  Located in the unique climate of South Florida Turf Science supports homeowners and $8 billion industry Relevant resources: Fort Lauderdale REC home page Where is the Fort Lauderdale REC Turfscience course materials from Fort Lauderdale (Above left to lower left...
http://turfscience.com

Turfgrass research site for turf professionals and homeowners. Information on and links to, all aspects of turfgrass management and production.
http://www.clemson.edu/turfornamental

Description of hydromulching and hydroseeding as a turf establishment process.
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Hydromulching and Hydroseeding Defined  This grass planting process is usually more effective than conventional seeding and certainly more economical than conventional sodding. The process begins by mixing mulch, seed, fertilizer, and water in the tank of a hydro-mulching machine. The mixed material is then...
http://www.turfmaker.com/Informa...e_Processes_/the_processes_.html

Contains information on basic turf culture for homelawns, golf courses, and sports fields.
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Oregon State University-Horticulture-Turf Culture  Here you can choose from the options below which will then send you to another page with more defined subjects. We hope you find these pages informative and useful in your research and studies. General Turf Maintenance Golf Course Turf...
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/hort/turf/turf.htm

Turfgrass, urban entomology, aquatic plant management and environmental horticulture. Urban center addresses special problems of soil, water, pest management, and new varieties. Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, IFAS (Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences).
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FLREC Homepage 2001  House link to review the updated 2005 Hurricane Preparedness Plan and office/lab checklists Please check out the updated Trial Garden site the latest (2004-2005) data is available..See the link at the bottom of this page STUDENTS The Fall 2005 Schedule...
http://flrec.ifas.ufl.edu/

Links to turfgrass management, home lawn care, cultivars, diseases, pests, and weeds.
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/turfgrass

Ohio State University Yard and Garden Fact Sheets. Lawns, weed control, insects, landscape and turf image library.
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Ohioline, Yard and Garden  All educational programs conducted by Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences are available to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, age, disability or Vietnam-era veteran...
http://ohioline.osu.edu/lines/hygs.html

The tour introduces every grass species used for turf in the US, with links to listings of turfgrass species with similar location, adaptation, and use.
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Turfgrass Species Tour  The turfgrass species tour introduces you to each grass species used for a turf somewhere in the United States. After viewing the information provided for each species organized by name, proceed to any one of the three remaining species index....
http://www.turf.uiuc.edu/turfSpecies/tourseason/Tour.html

Account of the installation of salt-tolerant turfgrasses for a golf course on Barbuda, which is irrigated with salt water. Includes basic information on halophytic grasses.
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The Barbuda Turf Company We irrigate with salt water  Enter we irrigate our grass with seawater so you can continue to drink the fresh one...
http://geocities.com/barbudaturf/