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Weed of the Week: Chamberbitter
Authors: Jed McCoy, Corey Garrison, Justin Hickman What is Chamberbitter? Chamberbitter (Phyllanthus urinaria) is a member of the Spurge family (Euphorbiaceae), sometimes referred to as gripeweed,...
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Weed of the Week: Hairy Bittercress
Authors: Ashley Averitt, Wes Dyer, Coleman Torgersen Description Hairy bittercress, Cardamine hirsute L., depending on its location, is a winter or summer annual weed. It is most often found in...
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Weed of the Week: Spring Beauty
Authors: Ethan Flournoy, Kyle Grider, Dylan Boteler Identification Claytonia virginica L., otherwise known as Spring Beauty, is a part of the Purslane Family. This perennial herb is often considered...
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Weed of the Week: Shepherd’s-purse
Authors: Michael Denney, Christo Sullivan, Dustin Miller Description Shepherd’s-purse, Capsella bursa-pastoris, is a winter annual or biennial plant that reproduces by seed. Seed will typically...
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Winter Dormancy on Tall Fescue
Author: Wayne Philley As a turfgrass breeder I get many near impossible challenges. When will there be a turfgrass that stays green 365 a year? This challenge may not be as difficult as it sounds. If...
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Weed of the Week: Carolina Geranium
Authors: Jed McCoy, Doug Martin, Jordan Billingsley What is Carolina Geranium? Carolina Geranium (Geranium carolinianum) is a member of the Geranium family (Geraniaceae). It is a native, broadleaf...
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Winter Kill? What Now?
The most prominent turf species of Mississippi – bahia, bermuda, centipede, fescue, St. Augustine, and Zoysia – were all affected by the cold winter temperatures. In Tupelo, temperatures reached 5...
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Weed of the Week Wrap-up
For those of you who have followed the blog in 2014, you may have noticed a “Weed of the Week” series published throughout the semester. This is a direct result of the turf students enrolled in PSS...
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Triplex Greensmower Operation
Recently, Mr. Pat Sneed developed a great lab session for the golf course operations class titled “Employee training”. Students were assigned in groups of two and given time to develop a stepwise...
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Forrest County Agricultural High School Students Visits with the Mississippi...
Approximately 35 high school students traveled from Brooklyn, MS (just south of Hattiesburg) on Monday, March 7, 2016 to visit various turfgrass facilities at Mississippi State University. Forrest...
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