Tag: goosegrass

Topramezone and Chelated Iron for Goosegrass Control

June 23, 2017 By Adam Boyd and Scott McElroy, Ph.D.

Goosegrass (Eleusine indica) is one of the most problematic grassy weeds of turfgrass. Management can be difficult because of goosegrasses’ ability to thrive in extreme environments and the lack of available post emergent herbicides offering acceptable control. Monosodium methanearsonate (MSMA) ...

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FMC: Echelon herbicide

October 14, 2015 By Joelle Harms

Echelon by FMC delivers preemergence performance against sedges with two active ingredients. A single sedge tuber can produce more than 1,900 shoots, and if left untreated sedges can grow twice as fast as desirable turf. Echelon controls weeds from the foliage down ...

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FMC introduces new Solitare WSL herbicide formulation

June 17, 2015 By Joelle Harms

\FMC has made available Solitare WSL, a new water soluble liquid herbicide formulation for control of more than 40 weeds. The new Solitare formulation contains a surfactant for faster plant penetration and will not settle out or separate when mixed ...

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Bayer: Specticle plus fertilizer

February 3, 2015 By Joelle Harms

Bayer’s Specticle plus fertilizer delivers preemergent weed control, weed prevention and fertility in a new application. It simplifies warm-season turf maintenance for golf course superintendents and provides up to eight months of residual control at low use rates. One application ...

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Walking a mile in an intern’s shoes

June 25, 2014 By Molly Gase

Editor’s note: This is the second essay on preparing Pinehurst No. 2 for back-to-back Opens written by Carlos Sanes, one of the workers on the ground. When Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw completed the renovation of Pinehurst No. 2 they ...

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Heat up the tank: Include a spray mix for broader, faster weed control

November 5, 2013 By Joelle Harms

As a university researcher and one who frequently makes agronomic recommendations, I’m often asked, “Dr. McCarty, what can I add to my spray mix to heat things up?” This can be translated to mean, “What can I add to my ...

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