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  • bright red tomatoes and peppers with green broccoli, lettuces, and cucumbers

    AP 113-07-01

    2025 Vegetable Extension and Research Report Introductory Material

    This report provides research and extension results for trials conducted by the University of Georgia Vegetable Team and its collaborators in the 2024-2025 growing season. Contributing authors include county and regional faculty as well as specialists from UGA’s horticulture, plant pathology, crop and soil sciences, and entomology departments. All research has been supported by the Georgia Commodity Commission for Vegetables.

    Ted McAvoy and Timothy Coolong

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  • a center pivot irrigation arm sprays water over a field of turfgrass with buckets laid out to capture the water for measurement

    AP 117-5-03

    Irrigation Demonstration Site: Technology, Setup, and Turf Health

    This presentation for lawn care operators and professionals in Georgia’s green industry at the Turfgrass Research Field Day covers the setup and operation of Toro and Rain Bird irrigation systems.

    Rolando Orellana

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  • Turf weeds

    AP 117-5-04

    Summer Weed Control and Preemergent Herbicides

    This presentation at the Turfgrass Research Field Day covers ongoing research to combat summer weed control and preemergent herbicides for turfgrass.

    Benjamin Pritchard and Christopher Bryant Hardin

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  • Fertile lawn

    AP 117-5-06

    Turfgrass Fertility for Reestablishment

    This presentation at the Turfgrass Research Field Day covers a research study exploring how nitrogen treatments affect growth rates and resource allocation in turfgrass cultivar ‘TifTuf’.

    David Jespersen, Gerald M Henry, and Will Dubecq

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  • Aerial photo

    AP 117-5-07

    Confronting Prostrate Spurge

    This presentation for golf course and sports field managers at the Turfgrass Research Field Day covers how the UGA turfgrass team is confronting and combatting prostrate surge in turfgrass.

    Benjamin Pritchard and Christopher Bryant Hardin

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  • Turf plots recede into the background against a blue sky.

    AP 117-5-09

    Late Summer and Fall Weed Control

    This presentation for lawn care operators at the Turfgrass Research Field Day covers controlling key problematic weeds during late summer and early fall.

    Benjamin Pritchard and Christopher Bryant Hardin

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  • Sprinklers on turf

    AP 117-5-10

    Irrigation Demonstration Site: Irrigation System Programming and Maintenance

    This presentation for home gardeners at the Turfgrass Research Field Day covers practical irrigation practices for the home landscape using Toro and Rain Bird irrigation technologies.

    Rolando Orellana

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  • Turf weeds

    AP 117-5-11

    Summer Weed Control and Identification

    At this stop on the Turfgrass Research Field Day tour, participants will learn how to identify the most common summer weeds found in home lawns and landscapes and discover practical strategies for controlling them.

    Benjamin Pritchard and Christopher Bryant Hardin

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  • Turf samples

    AP 117-5-01

    Breeding and Evaluation of Cool- and Warm-Season Turfgrasses at the University of Georgia

    This article covers the activities of the UGA turfgrass breeding program, which develops improved cool- and warm-season turfgrasses that are well-adapted to the southeastern United States. Objectives focus on improving turf quality, persistence, environmental adaptation, and resistance to stress. Future breeding efforts will focus on the development of climate-resilient turfgrass that performs well under increasingly challenging environmental conditions.

    Sameer Khanal, Phillip L Vines, Brian M Schwartz, and Paul L. Raymer

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