Monday, January 7, 2013

2013 Turf Weed Control for Professionals, Now Available

The revised edition of Turfgrass Weed Control for Professionals is now available. The 96 page publication includes content on:
  • Turfgrass Culture
  • Weed Types
  • Weed Life Cycles
  • Developing a Weed Control Program
  • Indicator Weeds              
  • Herbicide Information (use, nomenclature, classification, mode of action, movement, resistance, etc.)
  • Control of Tough Weeds
  • Frequently Asked Questions and Answers About Weed Control with Herbicides
  • Nonselective Herbicides/Fumigants for Turfgrass Renovation
  • Nonselective Herbicides for Turfgrass Border Maintenance (Edging)
  • Preemergence Herbicides (weed control ratings for preemergence herbicides, turf tolerance information, and more instructions for each product)
  • Postemergence Herbicides (weed control ratings for postemergence broadleaf herbicides and turf tolerance, and more instructions for each product)
  • Commonly Used Broadleaf Herbicide Combinations for Turfgrass
  • Active Ingredients in Commonly Used Herbicide Combinations
  • Sedge Control Herbicides (sedge control and turfgrass tolerance ratings, turf tolerance information, and more instructions for each product)
  • Plant Growth Regulators for General Turf Use
  • Preemergence, Postemergence and PGR Options for Putting Greens
  • Postemergence Weed Control in Creeping Bentgrass Putting Greens
  • Common and Trade Names of Registered Herbicides and Plant Growth Regulators (264 different products and 98 unique herbicide ingredient combination are discussing in this publication)
  • Herbicide/PGR Common Names, Chemical Families, and Modes of Action
  • Herbicide Math
This is truly a comprehensive guide for those using herbicides in turf regardless of whether you manage athletic fields, a golf course, lawns, cemeteries, sod farms, parks, or other turf areas.

Added in 2013 are
  • New Herbicides
  • Color Photos of Crabgrass Growth Stages
  • Color Photos of Herbicide Mode of Action
  • Answers to 9 New Frequently Asked Questions
Also new in 2013 is the availability of a .pdf version for those that want an electronic copy.


It is sold for $12 as a hard copy (paperback) and $10 as an electronic (.pdf) copy. For companies with many employees interested in this information, a 25% discounted bulk order of 25 copies is available for $225.

Turfgrass Weed Control for Professionals, 2013


Aaron Patton, Turfgrass Extension Specialist

4 comments:

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Unknown said...

Big thanks, this is very informative article i must say. This is a very good option for people to set garden inside your home at lawn area. Because Houses are look good in green color as per me. There are many companies who provide garden turn in UK.

February 22, 2013 at 5:22 AM
Unknown said...

I bet, weed control could be very difficult in absence of this updated info. Many thanks for this valuable information.

April 3, 2013 at 4:40 AM
Unknown said...

Finally the 2013 version of this guide is available now. I'll get a hold of this and try to go through it over the weekend. Thanks!
Lawn Moss Killer

April 17, 2013 at 10:17 AM

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