Integrated management of important turfgrass diseases and insect pests on European golf courses (IPM)
Risk assessment, managment and Control of dollar spot caused by Clarireedia spp. on Scandinavian golf courses
Risks of surface runoff and leaching of fungicides from golf greens varying in rootzone compost.
Selection and management of bentgrass cultivars for genetic and induced resistance to microdochium patch and pink snow mould.
To define fungal agents causing fairy rings and sunken spots on two Norwegian golf courses.
Based on results from this project, the IPM principles, BSc dissertation and literature studies, to develop a STERF fact sheet on dollar spot risk assessment.
To evaluate the impact of time, turfgrass mixture and fertilisation practices when overseeding fairways on Nordic golf courses and at an experimental site.
GreenCast validation of anthracnose (Colletotrichum graminicola) on golf greens in the Nordic region.
To validate Syngenta’s GreenCast model for prediction of microdochium patch caused by Microdochium nivale on Nordic golf greens.
To determine effects of mowing height (4.0 or 5.5 mm), N-rate (0.5, 1.0 or 1.5 kg N 100 m-2 yr-1), P-rate or inoculation with a commercial source of AM fungi.
The objective is still for the demonstration plots to be treated every 14 days during the time there is growth on the surface.
Contribute to achievement of the environmental quality objective ‘Toxin-free environment’ through increasing competencies within IPM for the park and golf sector.
The project is seeking to develop new strategies for pesticide-free mechanical management of weeds, with the focus on timing and frequency in order to reduce herbicide use.
The most important and widespread disease on golf courses is Microdochium nivale. Attempts to control the disease mainly involve prophylactic spraying with fungicides in autumn.
