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About Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

Clark Throssell, Ph.D., is the former director of the Purdue University turf program as well as the former director of research for GCSAA. Throssell is the research editor for Golfdom, focusing on managing the Super Science section of the magazine and website. He also contributes his "Clark Talks Turf" column to Golfdom every month.

Posts by Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

The art of brushing Posted on 01 Mar 2013 in the Columns & Research categories.

Chip Howard, Ph.D., (turfsci@cox.net) owns the consulting business TurfScience, Inc., and manages several golf courses in the Southwest.   Q: Brushing means something a little different to everyone. Describe brushing Read more»

Recovering from spring dead spot damage Posted on 10 Feb 2013 in the Columns & Research categories.

Dennis Martin, Ph.D., is a professor of turfgrass science at Oklahoma State University and is well versed in spring dead spot through his more than 20 years of research and Read more»

PoaCure herbicide tested on greens in AZ Posted on 01 Feb 2013 in the Columns & Research categories.

PoaCure (methiozoline) is an experimental use permit herbicide that has high activity against annual bluegrass (Poa annua) on greens. Several tests are being conducted on creeping bentgrass greens at both Read more»

Glyphosate resistance in turf: A problem on the horizon Posted on 01 Feb 2013 in the Columns & Research categories.

By James T. Brosnan, Ph.D., and Gregory K. Breeden The prevalence of herbicide-resistant weed biotypes is an issue challenging all agricultural producers. Currently, there are 396 biotypes across 210 weed Read more»