RESEARCH NEWS
PROJECT NAME:
Effects of Dyes and Coatings on Winter Stress and Spring Green Up (2025) How the MTF funding will be used to support project(s):
in combination with other lawn and turf treatments. Determining if they have any effect on early spring green up could add another application to their uses in potentially speeding up spring play on courses or getting a head start to a green lawn for customers. Project Images:
Image 1. Trial Layout in December 2024 after initial application Support funding will allow researchers to Image 1. ʹͲʹͶ evaluate if turf dyes and coatings have Project Duration/Future Research: ʹͲʹͷ any effect on early spring green up on Ǧ Ǥ greens height turf. Ratings will be taken when snow cover is not present during Project Name: ȋʹͲʹͷȌ the winter and early spring.
How the MTF funding will be used to support project(s): Expected Results and Methods: Ǥ We expect to see differences between Ǥ treatments depending on the weather this winter and early spring. To date, snow Expected and Methods: cover hasResults been present since December. Ǥ ǡ Ǥ
Project Update: Applications were
Project Ǥ ǡ made inupdate: early December. As soon as snow Ǥ is gone, ǡ we will get color, quality and
surface temperature ratings.
Table 1. ʹͲʹͶǦʹͲʹͷ Trt No. 1 2 3 4 5
Project Duration/Future Research: ʹͲʹͷ ʹͲʹ Ǥ
Treatment Name Control OMNI OMNI Surround WP Orbix Artavia Xce
Form Type
Mit-E-Oil
L
8fl oz/1000 ft2
OMNI
L
0.45fl oz/1000 ft2
L L WP L L
Rate
Rate Unit
Amt Product to Measure
0.34fl oz/1000 ft2 0.45fl oz/1000 ft2 2lb/1000 ft2 6fl oz/1000 ft2 3fl oz/1000 ft2
Rep 1 2 3 101 204 305 Project Name: Poa annua ȋʹͲʹ͵Ǧ 0.9187 mL/mx 102 205 302 ʹͲʹͷȌ 103 201 303 1.216 mL/mx How the MTF funding was used to support 82.88 g/mx 104 202project(s): 304 16.21 mL/mx 105 203 301 ȋ Ȍ ǡ 8.106 mL/mx Poa annuaȀAgrostis Ǥ
21.62 mL/mx Project update: 1.216 mL/mx Ǥ ǡ ǡ Grad Involved: GradStudent(s) Student(s) Involved: Project Duration/Future Research: Ǥ ȋ Mike Rabe Ȍ ͵ ʹͲʹͶǤ This trial will continue into spring 2025 and if differences Benefit Group: Ǥ Ǥ are seen we will revisit this trial at the end of the year for Ǥ Benefit Group: spring 2026 data. Ǥ
This research will benefit golf courses Ǥ and potentially home lawn care operators. Dyes have been used more Project Images: and more frequently as standalone and
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