PSU Field Days is our chance to show you the results of research we hope will assist you with your turfgrass management decisions. Also, join us for a cookout at Lubrano Park (State College Spikes Stadium) on the evening of August 9th.
Date and Location: August 9, 2012 1:00 PM 4:30 PM; August 10, 2012 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Where: Joseph Valentine Turfgrass Research Center, University Park, PA 16802. Cookout located at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park
Credits (AUG. 9th ONLY): Approved for 1 core, 4 category 7, 4 category 18; and 4 category 23 (park/school pest control) PA pesticide recertification training credits. Approved for 0.45 GCSAA (Golf Course Superintendents Association of America) Education Points.
Registration (on-line or download pdf file): http://plantscience.psu.edu/research/centers/turf/events/2012-penn-state-turf-field-days
This year we will be showing studies on:
- Disease control for greens, fairways, and lawns
- Weed control for golf turf and lawns
- Insect monitoring demo
- Fertilizer/nutrition research
- Acidification of tank mix safety demo
- Acidification of root zone mixes with sulfur
- Summer stress management products
- Environmental models for disease prediction
- Turfgrass variety evaluations
- Greens-type Poa annua research
- Compost soil amendment studies
- Plant growth regulator tests
- Tall fescue wear tolerance for athletic fields
- Bermudagrass demonstration
- Synthetic turf research/demo
- Fertilizer BMPs for home lawns
Contact Information:
Peter Landschoot
(814) 863-1017
