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Confronting Prostrate Spurge

Benjamin Pritchard, Assistant Professor
Christopher Bryant Hardin, Research Professional
Annual Publication 117-5-07 published on August 4, 2026
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Benjamin Pritchard and Christopher Bryant Hardin

This presentation during Turfgrass Research Field Day will discuss the increasing difficulty of controlling prostrate spurge on golf courses and sports fields. We will discuss how the UGA turfgrass team plans to confront this rising issue, potential options for acceptable efficacy in controlling this problematic weed, and some of the preliminary findings we have from trials completed to date.

Acknowledgements

Thank you to all the industry partners who have supported our work over the years in the turfgrass weed science program, including the Georgia Golf Environmental Foundation, Corteva, Envu, PBI Gordon, Syngenta, Simplot, SePRO, AMVAC, NG Turf, Plant Food, and New Life Turf.

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Annual Publication 117-5-07 Published on August 4, 2026

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