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Upcoming Events
Tennessee Turf Tuesdays – A Digital Learning Series for 2021All sessions will be Zoom webinars hosted from 11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
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APRIL 6th — Spring is Here: Time to Get that Tall Fescue Lawn Ready for the Coming Season.
Presenters: Dr. Tom Samples & Dr. Jim Brosnan, University of Tennessee
Each year lawn care professionals and homeowners have the same goal: ensuring that well maintained tall fescue lawns thrive during the upcoming season. This presentation will provide an overview of strategies for managing tall fescue including nutrition and irrigation requirements as well as pest management practices targeting both weeds and diseases.
MAY 4th — Poa Control: North and South
Presenters: Dr. Jim Brosnan, Univ. of Tennessee & Dr. Matt Elmore, Rutgers Univ.
Controlling Poa annua is a challenge for everyone in the turfgrass industry. In this session presenters will discuss the latest strategies for controlling Poa annua in all areas: from bermudagrass fairways and sports fields to creeping bentgrass putting greens.
JUNE 1st — Hot, Humid, and Time for Brown Patch
Presenters: Dr. Brandon Horvath and David Shell, Univ. of Tennessee
Summer can be the season of disease on tall fescue lawns in the transition zone, particularly brown patch. This presentation will provide an overview of the latest tactics lawn care professionals can use to control brown patch (and other diseases) in tall fescue lawns.
JULY 13th — Managing Warm Season Sports Turf in a Changing Climate
Presenters: Dr. Kyley Dickson & Tyler Carr, University of Tennessee
Advances in both bermudagrass and zoysiagrass have made varieties more adaptable to survive in changing conditions. This presentation will cover new cultivars of bermudagrass and zoysiagrass varieties for use in sports turf. Learn management strategies of these new cultivars to help improve environmental stress tolerance while reducing invasion from weed, disease, and insect pests. Also, learn how the use of these new cultivars can help reduce inputs without lowering field performance.
AUGUST 3rd — Zoysiagrass Putting Green Roundtable
Presenters: Dr. John Sorochan & Tyler Carr, Univ. of Tennessee, & Dr. Mike Richardson, Univ. of Arkansas
There is growing interest in the development of dwarf zoysiagrass cultivars for use on golf course putting greens in the southeastern United States. This presentation will provide an overview of the latest research on zoysiagrasses for putting greens. Topics covered will include cultivar performance comparisons, nutrient regimes, performance under shade, responses to plant growth regulators, weed control techniques via pre- and postemergence herbicides, and control of fungal pathogens.
SEPTEMBER 14th — What Just Happened? – A Review of Summer Diseases in the Southeast
Presenters: Dr. Brandon Horvath, Univ. of Tennessee, Dr. Jim Kerns, N.C. State Univ, & Dr. Joe Roberts, Clemson Univ.
Numerous diseases can affect turfgrasses during the summer and this year was no exception. This presentation will provide a comprehensive overview of diseases that were problematic in the southeastern U.S. this summer and discuss the most effective options for control.
OCTOBER 5th — Winter is Coming! Be Prepared for Shoulder Season Foes like Poa annua and Large Patch
Presenters: Dr. Jim Brosnan and Dr. Brandon Horvath, University of Tennessee
Warm season turfgrasses are targeted by many pests during the shoulder seasons including weeds like Poa annua as well as diseases like large patch and spring dead spot. Research based recommendations for controlling these pests be offered during this session to prepare turfgrass managers for the road ahead.
