New Weed Control Publication for Turf Professionals

A new publication from the Purdue turf program is now available to professional turf managers. The 88 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.

The publication is available at https://mdc.itap.purdue.edu/item.asp?item_number=AY-336

It is sold for $12 as a hard copy (paperback) only. 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, 2012 edition

Aaron Patton, Turfgrass Extension Specialist