For those looking for a comprehensive guide to controlling common and difficult-to-control weeds in turf, Purdue University has your solution.
At 96 pages, the 2023 edition of Purdue University's Turfgrass Weed Control for Professionals provides weed identification and control information that turfgrass professionals can use to develop effective weed control programs for golf courses, athletic fields, sod farms, lawns, and other turfgrass systems.
Updated annually since its inaugural printing in 2012, the guide identifies a total of 105 weeds and contains hundreds of color images of common and not-so-common weeds. It is available in hard copy for $20 or as a download for $12.
Authored by Purdue's Aaron Patton, Ph.D., the guide also includes input from scientists in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio and Wisconsin.
For each weed, the guide includes the scientific name and characteristics such as growth type, detailed physical description, habitat and favorable growth conditions, control options and similar weed types.