Earlier this month, the University of Tennessee and AquaAid Solutions teamed to provide answers about controlling annual bluegrass for superintendents who do not have the time or resources to travel to ask the questions.
#PoaDay is a virtual field day event hosted by members of the university's turfgrass and ornamental weed science team. The goals of the event, which was held on what appeared to be a brisk April 3 morning in Knoxville, are to make turfgrass managers aware of the emerging problem of herbicide resistance evolving in turfgrass weeds, particularly annual bluegrass and educate turfgrass managers about the different strategies available for annual bluegrass control.
The event was broadcast live on Periscope by AquaAid Solutions, and a recording now is available for on-demand access on Vimeo.
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The event includes updates from field trials examining the effects of several herbicides applied at varying rates to control Poa annua in Bermudagrass at putting green and fairway heights as well as perennial ryegrass. A video of the proceedings will be made available this spring.
For more on weed control, please check out any of these TurfNet University Webinar archives.
Summer weed control update: Jim Brosnan, Ph.D., University of Tennessee,
Non-herbicidal strategies for control of Poa annua: Beth Guertal, Ph.D., Auburn University,
Optimizing herbicide performance for better weed control: Jason Ferrell, Ph.D., University of Florida,
New post-emergent herbicides for difficult-to-control weeds: Scott McElroy, Ph.D., Auburn University,
Winter annual weed management: Jim Brosnan, Ph.D., University of Tennessee.