ISSN 2312-6558

International Turfgrass
The Newsletter of the International Turfgrass Society
May 2016 Edition

Submission of Papers to ITSRJ, Crop Science and Agronomy
Journalby Dr. James Murphy, Editor-in-Chief
Rutgers University, USA
Manuscripts of papers for the 13th International Turfgrass Research Conference (ITRC) in New
Brunswick, New Jersey, USA (16-21 July 2017) are now being submitted. The final deadline for submitting
manuscripts is 1 June 2016.
Standards for Journals
When submitting a paper to the ITRC, all authors were asked to select a preference for submitting
papers to Crop Science, Agronomy Journal, or International Turfgrass Society Research Journal (ITSRJ).
Authors should note that the standards for Crop Science and the Agronomy Journal are more rigorous thanthe ITSRJ but also realize that both Crop Science and the Agronomy Journal have an impact factor whereas
the ITSRJ does not. If you need more information on standards for each journal please review
ITSRJ (http://www.turfsociety.com/2015/20151020Standards-for-Publishing-ITSRJ.pdf)
Crop Science (https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/files/publications/cs/cs-instructions-to-authors.pdf)
Agronomy Journal (https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/aj/instructions-to-authors)
Submitting Manuscripts
Manuscripts are submitted and reviewed through the online system known as Manuscript Central.
There are two URLs to use for submitting manuscripts.
1. Manuscripts for ITSRJ and Crop Science should be submitted at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/crop.
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Please remember that at least one author of eachIn this Edition• Submission of Papers to ITSRJ, Crop Sciencepaper presented at the 13th ITRC must be a memberof the International Turfgrass Society. An authorand Agronomy Journalcannot be the sole member on more than one paper• International Turfgrass Research Conference
submission.
• Zoysiagrass Symposium during ITRC in 2017
If you don’t know if you are a member, then go to• News from Japan
http://turfsociety.com/test/ismember.php and type in• Red fescue management/Practical guide foryour email address that you used when first registering
assessing the multifunctional potential of golf
for ITS, and you will receive an instant response if you
are in good standing.
courses• In Memorial of Arden Albert Baltensperger
Also, if you have any newsworthy stories orinformation for readers of International Turfgrass, I• Golf Course Industry Show and Greenkeeperhope you will consider submitting an article for the next
Conference in South Korea
newsletter in September 2016.
• 2017 Graduate Student Competition
I hope you enjoy the very good articles in this edition.
• ITS Membership Application• Order form for past proceedings and journals
Sincerely,• ITS Board Members
Nathan R. Walker

Click here to join ITS
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After login, the corresponding author begins the submission process at‘Click here to submit a new manuscript’.
a. Authors submitting to ITSRJ should select option ‘10. Int. Turfgrass Society Research Journal’ forthe ‘Type’ of manuscript.
b. Authors submitting to Crop Science should select option ‘11. Int. Turfgrass Society Conference
Special Section in Crop Science’ for the ‘Type’ of manuscript
2. For ITRC papers to be considered for a special section in Agronomy Journal, submit manuscripts at
https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/agron. Authors should select the option ‘International Turfgrass Society
Conference’ (9th option in the list) for the ‘Type’ of manuscript.
First time users of Manuscript Central should click on the hypertext ‘Register here’ located under the ‘New
User?’ window to the right of the Log In window to setup your contact information (e-mail, name, address,
user ID and password). Once registered, you can login and submit manuscripts.
Page Charges
Page charges to authors will be as low as $0 for articles that do not exceed the page length for the
specific journal. Charges to authors will only occur for articles greater than 5 pages in the ITSRJ and 7 pages
for Crop Science and Agronomy Journal. Details on page charges for paper exceeding these lengths are listed
below.
Page Length with No Charge to
Publication
AuthorPage Charges to Author
ITSRJ$0 for 5 pages$100/page for Pages 6+$0 for 7 pages$50/page fo rpages 8+ for CSSA member andCrop Science
nonmember$100/page for pages 8+ for ASA member andAgronomy Journal $0 for 7 pages$200/page for pages 8+ for nonmember
Short Communications for 2017 ITRC
The ITS Board agreed to allow members the opportunity to publish ‘late breaking developments’ intheir research program as short communications at the ITRC and in ITSRJ. Short communications represents a
category of papers that describe unique experimental techniques and apparatus, recent observations of unique
phenomena, or other trial information. It also provides authors the opportunity to submit papers addressing
unique work that is in progress, exploratory, or hypothesis-testing. These articles typically will be shorter
than research papers; for example, not more than four printed pages. Click here for details on ITSRJ journal
standards. Additionally, Crop Science publishes short communications and Agronomy Journal publishes
notes. Please review the respective journal standards (see previous URLs) for more information.
Thus, to get ‘late breaking’ presentations into the 2017 ITRC scientific program the Confex web site
has been re-opened to allow title-summary submissions of short communications at the 2017 ITRC. Clickhere to access the Confex system and submit a title-summary for a short communications (note that you will
only be able to select ‘short communications’ for submitting title-summaries at this time). You will be setup
for late access to Confex in the case that you need to make changes to the submission in the coming months.
Please note that the manuscripts for short communications must be submitted by October1st through the
Manuscript Central web site (https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/crop). Reminders on this deadline will besent out and posted on the 2017 ITRC web site.
Additionally, we anticipate that some authors who have already submitted a title-summary for a fullresearch paper (to be published in Agronomy Journal, Crop Science or ITSRJ) may have decided that they
now prefer to publish a short communications of that work. Please contact Bingru Huang if you are interested
in changing your manuscript type to a short communication.
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Updated Review and Publishing Timeline
Paper TypeTime line Research, Review, Issue and Case Study
2016
1 June		Final date for manuscript submission

1 Aug		

Manuscript reviews due back to authors

1 Oct.		

Revised manuscript (if necessary) due

1 Dec.		
Revised manuscript reviews due back to		authors

Short Communications and Notes

Final due date for Short Communication
manuscript submission
Short communication reviews due back toauthors

2017
1 Feb.		

Final manuscript versions due

ITRC registration confirmed before papers
1 July				published
16 July				

Published on USB drive and handed out todelegates on 16 Julyt

Final version due
ITRC registration confirmed before papers
Published
Papers PublishedAll papers published in the ITSRJ, Crop Science and Agronomy Journal will also be included on anelectronic (flash drive) proceedings provided to delegates at the conference. The electronic proceedings will
also be available through members-only section of the ITS website.
tFrequently Asked Questions
Question 1: Will authors have the opportunity to publish any paper not accepted by Crop Science or Agronomy
Journal in the International Turfgrass Society Research Journal?
Answer:Yes, authors may choose to have any paper that is not accepted by Crop Science or			Agronomy Journal to be considered for publication in the International Turfgrass 		
			Society Research Journal?
			Note: More details on the review and publishing process will be provided as we move		
further along with manuscript submissions and reviews. Authors are strongly encouraged			
to review the guidelines of each journal before deciding which journal to submit their			papers (see the URLs below).
Question 2: Assuming acceptance by Crop Science or Agronomy Journal, will the papers be published in2016 or withheld until 2017?
Answer:If/when the papers are accepted, they will be copyedited/typeset and made available on			
the journal’s Just Published page (ex. dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/cs/					justpublished). These accepted papers on the Just Published page will be assigned a			
DOI name (digital object identifier), thus allowing these to be cited in curriculum vitae			and similar documents.
			Note: The current plans are to have the entire group of ITRC papers finish the review/			
processing process and then assign these to an issue of the journals in 2017. The DOI			name for an accepted paper will remain the same even after it is assigned to a specific			journal issue.
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Question 3: Are supplemental data submissions possible for papers published from the 2017 ITRC? For
example, studies that have mined sequencing data of a grass species would like to report a large number ofgenetic/molecular markers as genomic resource for breeders/geneticists in a detailed (large) supplementary
file or table.
Answer:Yes, journals of ACSESS Digital Library (publisher of Crop Science, Agronomy Journal
			and ITSRJ) will accept supplemental material that will enhance and support your			
research. Supplemental files will appear online and will be accessible from the issue			table of contents and article-level pages. Authors are encouraged to submit materials
			that contribute to the content and quality of the article, or to use supplemental material			
as a means to shorten the text of manuscripts. For more details see SUPPLEMENTAL			
MATERIAL (page 1-10) at https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/files/publications/style/			chapter-01.pdf
The above and additional information on submitting manuscripts is posted under the ‘paper submission’tab at the ITRC2017 website. You may also contact Jim Murphy for questions on submitting manuscripts to
ITSRJ, Crop Science or Agronomy Journal.

The 2017 International Turfgrass Research Conference will be
Packed with Educational and Social Activities
by Dr. Bruce Clarke, ITS President
Director, Center for Turfgrass Science,
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ USA
Plans are progressing rapidly for the 13thITRC 2017 Highlights
International Turfgrass Research Conference (ITRC;
The Conference will kick off with a grand
http://www.turfsociety.com/itrc2017/?p=home), one reception on Sunday night featuring a Dixielandof the most anticipated events in 2017! This is one band that the entire family will enjoy. This will be
conference that you will not want to miss.
followed by a week packed with educational andsocial opportunities (http://www.turfsociety.com/
The ITRC will be held at the Hyatt Regency itrc2017/pdf/Preliminary-Meeting-Schedule.pdf)
Hotel located in New Brunswick, NJ USA from 16-21 that will allow you to reengage with old friends andJuly, 2017; the first time the conference has been held network with new acquaintances from all over thein the US since 1993. The Hyatt is a state-of-the-art world.
hotel and conference center that is in close proximity
to three international airports and a short train ride toSome of the highlights of the 2017 ITRC
the heart of New York City.
will include keynote addresses from internationallyrenowned scientists, a graduate student oral andposter competition that will showcase some of the
future stars in our discipline, and an evening reception
to recognize Dr. Jim Watson - one of the pioneers in
the turfgrass industry. A full day of technical tours
is planned for Wednesday that will highlight theextraordinary range of turf venues in the NJ/NY city
region and will conclude with an American-style
BBQ at the Rutgers Turf Research Farm at Hort Farm
2. Thursday night will feature a Twilight Dinner
Cruise of the NY/NJ Harbor and Statue of Liberty
with awesome views of the NY City skyline that yourentire family will want to see.
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So, join us for one of the largest and mostcomprehensive gatherings of turfgrass professionals
anywhere in the world. Learn about the latest
discoveries in turfgrass science and get inspired by
the scientific sessions, field tours, and stimulating
discussions. Share your research with colleagues
from throughout the world, meet friends, network,and see all that the New York City/New Jersey area
has to offer.
Online Conference and Hotel Registration Opens
1 October 2016
Conference and Hotel Registration (http://
www.turfsociety.com/itrc2017/?p=reg) opens 1
October 2016. So, mark your calendars now to join
The last day of the conference will include the more than 500 participants from 26 countries
a Zoysiagrass Symposium Friday morning (http:// who are anticipated to attend the 13th ITRC in New
www.turfsociety.com/itrc2017/pdf/Symposium.pdf) Brunswick, New Jersey, USA from 16 to 21, July
showcasing invited speakers who will give a world- 2017.
wide perspective on this important and underutilized
turfgrass species. The Conference will conclude
Become a 2017 ITRC Sponsor
with an optional afternoon tour of the world-famousMore than a dozen organizations including
Rutgers Breeding Program’s Adelphia Research Syngenta, Bayer, Aquatrols, the USGA and the New
Farm.
Jersey Turfgrass Association/Foundation (http://
A full day of technical tours is planned for
Wednesday including a stop at the USGA

www.turfsociety.com/itrc2017/?p=reg%20-%20
sponsors#sponsors) have already pledged theirsupport for the 2017 ITRC and plenty of excellent
sponsorship opportunities are still available(http://www.turfsociety.com/itrc2017/pdf/ITRCSponsorship.pdf). So show your organization’s
support of turfgrass research and become a 2017
ITRC Sponsor today!

Another technical tour stop is Bayonne Golf Club
Bring the Family
Accompanying persons with have a fullrange of enjoyable activities to choose from during
the week (http://www.turfsociety.com/itrc2017/
pdf/Accompanying-Persons-Tours.pdf) such as
Broadway matinees, New York City bus tours, trips tomuseums and planetariums, shopping at local outlet
malls, local zoos and aquaria, and even a day trip tobeautiful white sand beaches of the state.
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Zoysiagrass Symposium Scheduled for Friday of International Turf
Research Conference in 2017
by Jack Fry, Ph.D.,
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS, USA
Short communications still being accepted for the accompanying poster session
There is worldwide interest in zoysiagrass(Zoysia spp.). In 2015, an International Zoysiagrass
Symposium was held in Okinawa, Japan withspeakers from Japan, Korea, China, and Australia.
Interest arising from this gathering led to an informal
meeting of those involved with zoysiagrass research
and management at the Golf Industry Show in San
Diego in 2016 at which individuals from elevencountries attended.

Tentative titles and presenters:
Implications of Zoysia Species, Distribution and
Adaptation for Management and Use of Zoysiagrasses
Don Loch, The University of Queensland, Brisbane,
Queensland Australia

Evaluation and Breeding Zoysiagrass using Japan’s
Natural Genetic Resources
Masumi Ebina, Forage Crop Genome Unit, InstituteWe will continue building on this interest by of Livestock and Grassland Science, Tochigi, Japan
holding a half-day zoysiagrass symposium on themorning of Friday, July 21, 2017 at the International Zoysiagrass Use and Culture in Europe
Turf Research Conference (ITRC) in New Brunswick, Marco Volterrani and Simone Magni, University of
NJ USA. Invited speakers will provide a worldwide Pisa, Pisa, Italy
view of zoysiagrass research, use, and culture. In
addition, a panel including industry professionals will Occurrence, Distribution and Introduction of Zoysia
offer their perspective on zoysiagrass management. spp. and their Management and Current Use in
Before and after the symposium, and during a one- Australia
hour break, attendees will have an opportunity to Peter McMaugh, Turfgrass Scientific Services,
view posters and interact with others conducting Carlingford, New South Wales Australia
research on Zoysia spp. Those presenting researchon zoysiagrass at the ITRC in an oral session earlier Zoysiagrass (Zoysia spp.) History, Utilization, andin the week have the additional option to create a Improvement in the United States: A Review
poster for viewing during the symposium, and those Aaron Patton, Purdue University, West Lafayette,presenting a poster earlier in the week can show Indiana USA
their poster again during the symposium (there is noneed for these authors to submit an additional title Molecular Advances in Zoysiagrasssummary).
Ambika Chandra, Texas A&M AgriLife Research,
Dallas Texas USA
Additionally, if others have interest inpresenting a poster for the symposium they should Panel Discussion – several industry professionals
consider submitting a short communication (dueSeptember 1, 2016) through the Manuscript Central
web site (https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/crop)for publication in the ITRJ, Crop Science, or theAgronomy Journal. If you have questions, contact
Jack Fry (USA) at Kansas State University: jfry@
ksu.edu;785-532-1430.

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News from Japan
by Hideaki Tonogi
Head, International relations committee
Japanese Society of Turfgrass Science

News tip No.1
Successful genome sequencing of Zoysiagrass,
for the very first time
This means there is a greater possibility forzoysiagrass development with high potential and canbe done faster.
It was announced that the joint group Miyazaki
University and Kazusa DNA research institutesequenced the genome of zoysiagrass for the first timeon the 15th of March, 2016. They sequenced the wholegenomes of three species of zoysiagrass including
Zoysia japonica, Z. matrella and Z. pacifica, and thiswill allow for much higher development with highpotential zoysiagrass as a result of this effort. Thiseffort was supported by Tohoku University, Toyota
Company, and Fuji Chemical Company. Dr. Tanaka
who works at Miyazaki University presented part ofthese results at the 2015 International Zoysiagrass
Symposium as a speech contest.

Survival of zoysiagrass at Manzamo.

News tip No.2
2016 Japanese Society of Turfgrass Science
Annual Meeting
27-29 May, 2016 at Chiba University

The 2016 Japanese Society of Turfgrass
Science Annual meeting will be held from 27 to 29
May, 2016 at Chiba University, Chiba, Japan. There
Please see further information as follows:
http://dnaresearch.oxfordjournals.org/content/ will be a bus tour starting from Chiba University
visiting research therapy project using plants, Kashiwa
early/2016/03/11/dnares.dsw006.abstract
Soccer complex and Izumi Country Club for half-day
tour on the 27th. Also, we will have a Golf tour at
Takanodai country club which held the Japan Open
tournament previously. In 28th, we will have a groupmeeting including people from golf, school yards,
parks and ground cover plants industries. We will
have intensive discussions on applying bio-stimulant
products on putting green and fairway, so many ofsuperintendents will introduce their efforts, specially.
After the group meeting, we will have a Symposium
which the title is “Meeting Together on Turfgrass”.
We have asked a novelist who writes about soccer
and turfgrasses to be the special speaker. We will
have exciting discussions on why many people
meet together on turfgrasses based on observations
by the novelist. We will have both oral and poster
presentation on the 29th and a committee meeting will
Overview of Manzamo, Okinawa.
be held that will include discussions on international
relations.
Please contact: jsts@jcom.home.ne.jp

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Red fescue management
Guidelines based on new research results and greenkeepers’
experiencesby Maria Strandberg
STERF, Sweden
Red fescue has proved to be a good alternative
under these limitations, but it is not the only answer
to the aforementioned challenges. Bent grasses(Agrostis sp.) can be managed with low input of
fertiliser and water, and specific varieties have shown
good resistance to disease. Traditionally red fescue
has been seeded in a mixture with browntop bent
(Agrostis capillaris). Annual meadow-grass (Poa
Increasing interest for more sustainable golf annua) is probably the only grass species that cannot
course management and also advocacy from golfers successfully be grown on golf greens without access
who want to play “the running game” are a part of to chemicals.
the argument, but even stronger support has recently
STERF´s new handbook, Red fescue
come from EU and national authorities who prohibit
chemical pesticides and restrict the amount of water management is based on results from the research
project “FESCUE-GREEN: Best management ofand nutrients that can be applied on golf courses.
red fescue (Festuca rubra) golf greens for highsustainability and playability”. The project started
in 2011 and was concluded in 2015. The aim of
the handbook is to present ready-to-use results
and practical experiences that can contribute tomore sustainable golf course management withoutcompromising the quality of surfaces produced forthe sport of golf.
Red fescue is a widespread native grass species
in the temperate zone that probably dominated thefirst links courses on the British Isles where it resisted
summer drought, play and very low inputs of fertiliser
and water. In these times of promotion of sustainability
and reduction of resource use, traditionalists use thisas an argument for reintroducing red fescue.

The handbook and information about and reports
from the research project can be found on the www.
sterf.org

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A practical guide for assessing the multifunctional potential of golfcoursesby Maria Strandberg
STERF, Sweden
We hope that this handbook will inspire
golf facilities to take initiatives, work proactively
and thus demonstrate the societal benefits of golf.
The handbook is intended as a tool to visualize themultifunctional potential of golf facilities and to start
the process of developing multifunctional values.

The handbook is based on a STERF research project –Experience mapping and multifunctional golf course
development - enhanced possibilities for increased
and more varied use of golf courses.
The goal of the four-year project was to describe thedevelopment of a method for mapping and description
Golf courses are currently an underused of recreational experiences on golf courses. The
multifunctional resource. If golf courses can be used objective was to provide a planning tool that canin a more multifunctional way, a range of important facilitate development of a broader multifunctional
services required by society can be supplied. In use of the golf course landscape.
addition to offering a high quality arena for golf,courses can, for example, also contribute to improving The handbook can be found on: www.sterf.org
biological diversity, conserving natural and culturalenvironments, and providing areas for recreation andoutdoor life that are open to everyone. Many golfcourses are currently experiencing financial problems
and are trying to find new ways to maintain and expand
their operations. Multifunctionality can provide an
opportunity for alternative income, better anchoring
within the community through work on environmental
conservation and sustainable development, bettercollaboration and, in many cases, shared costs withauthorities, environmental and leisure organisations
and other sports clubs and societies. This, in turn,can lead to better public opinion and greater politicalsupport.
This handbook presents a systematic process
to create a multifunctional approach, and a tool for
identifying multifunctional values and assessing
possible benefits of multifunctionality at golf courses.
There are three main steps that have to be consideredin this process:1. Discussion of the goals of developing a
multifunctional approach, e.g., to attract new clubmembers, to improve our relation to the local
community, etc.
2. Description of the potential of the course by using
the mapping tool.
3. Discussion with club members to identify what
they want.

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In Memorial of Arden Albert Baltensperger
by Bernd Leinauer, Roch Gaussoin, Cathey Manning, and Rebecca Baltensperger
professor of Agronomy until his retirement in 1988.
From 1988 until 2010 he served as Research Director
and later as consultant for the Pennington/Seeds WestCo. in Yuma, AZ.
Arden was active in many agronomy andturfgrass organizations, such as the American Societyof Agronomy (for which he served as president in1990), The Crop Science Society of America, theInternational Turfgrass Society, and the Southwest
Turfgrass Association. He was also active on
many NMSU committees, including the honorary
Agriculture Fraternity ‘Gamma Sigma Delta’ (forwhich he served as president in 1979), Kiwanis and
Vos Vaqueros, and in the Presbyterian Church (asElder and teacher).

Arden Albert Baltensperger, Professor
Emeritus of New Mexico State University (NMSU)
and a native of Western Nebraska died Tuesday
October 6, 2015. He is survived by his daughter
Cathey Manning, sons Bruce, Paul, and Carl, plus 13
grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
Arden was born 25 Dec 1922 in Kimball, NE
to Fred J. and Louise Manz (a native of Switzerland).
He attended grade school in a (often joked about)
one room school house – Dist. 22. He Attended highschool in Kimball, NE, received a B.S. and M.S.
degree from the University of Nebraska in 1947 and1949, respectively and his Ph. D. from Iowa State
University in 1958. The extended formal education
was partially because he said he was a slow learner,
but also because of his military service (1943-1946;
officer in the Field Artillery in the Pacific Theater)
and farming (1949-1953; managed a stock farm near
Denton, TX for his father in law (Paul Schlosser) andconducted soil fertility research at the Texas A&M
Denton Branch Station).
Much of Arden’s life was devoted to teachingand plant breeding. He taught and conductedsorghum and bermudagrass research at the Universityof Arizona. In 1963 he accepted the Agronomy
Department Head Position at NMSU, which he heldfor 12 years. In 1975 he took a faculty position as
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Dr. Baltensperger’s academic achievement
has been recognized worldwide through his breedingof turf-type and forage bermudagrasses, which began
in 1978 at NMSU. His efforts led to the release of
NewMex Sahara, the first improved seed propagatedturf type bermudagrass. Over the course of the next
15 years, 6 additional seeded varieties, including‘Princess 77’were released. Royalties returned fromthe sale of NuMex Sahara returned more money backto the New Mexico State University than all otherbreeding programs combined. His bermudagrasses
are grown for recreation and to feed livestock in
Africa, Asia, Australia, Hawaii and in 21 US states. At
many of the overseas locations, soil conditions, water
quality, and water availability would have prevented
the use of improved grasses if Dr. Baltensperger’s
seeded bermudagrasses had not been available. Morerecently, Princess 77 was used as the foundation of
the playing surface used in the NFL’s Super Bowl
in 2004 and 2005. Arden’s last article on seeded
bermudagrasses ‘A century of seeded bermudagrass
production — and more to come’ was published in
November 2014, when he was 91.
Arden was a mentor to many and was agentleman in the truest sense of the word. Slow
to anger and quick to compliment, he leaves a
professional legacy of successful students and plant
improvement. If desired, contributions may be madeto the Arden and Elsie Endowed Scholarship at New
Mexico State University, P.O. Box 3590, Las Cruces,
NM 88003.
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Korea
by Fritz Lord
COMPO Expert GmbH, Germany
The Korean Golf Course Industry Show(KGCIS) took place from 20.01. – 22.01.2016 in
Daegu, South Korea (Photo 1). This technicalexhibition covers all issues of golf course maintenancelike fertilization, irrigation, biostimulants andmachinery presented by 72 exhibitors, mainly from
Asia. More than 1,500 Greenkeepers and visitors
joined this event. There is also a special education
program during the KGCIS organized by the Golf
Course Superintendents Association of Korea(GCSAK). The concept of an integrated education
program is of course much smaller but similarly to
the GCSAA or the BIGGA seminar programs withdifferent topics and credit points for visited seminars.
At the end the Korean Greenkeeper can use thesecertificates for their qualification.
Photo 2: Key Speaker Dr. Fritz Lord with GCCSAK
President Kim Kunwoo.
booked. Stress maintenance is an important issue in
Korean greenkeeping due to the intensive wear on thegreens and fairways during the whole year (Photo 3).
Many courses have = 40.000 flights a year. To handle
this high traffic some golf courses a using huge double
greens (500-800 m2 each). The climate is an extreme
one; very cold winter and high temperatures in thesummer. On the greens you find Bentgrass and Poaannua, on the fairways the warm season grass Zoysia
japonica which enters dormancy during winter (Photo
4).

Photo 1: Entrance to KGCIS in the EXCO
Conference Center in Daegu.
At invitation of the GCSAK Dr. Fritz Lord
(ITS officer, Germany) gave a seminar regarding the
Photo 3: Turf Vitality Seminar Dr. Fritz Lord,
input of nutrients and biostimulants to turf vitality
COMPO EXPERT.
and stress physiology (Photo 2). With nearly 250
participating Greenkeepers this seminar was fullyContinued on next page
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The samples were positive for presence ofMicrodochium bolleyi and Ascocchyta phleina,diseases which are also correlated to abiotic stress(weak plants). The results are shown in Table 1.
Table.1 Signal Intensities by RASOS DNA Diagnosis;
Samples taken from Greens with symptoms (Lord;
22.01.2016)
SampleGreen

Test positive1
Signal intensity
Microdochium 0,723
bolleyi
0,672
Ascochyta
Photo 4: Double Bentgrass Greens in a dormant
phleina
Fairway in January.
Verticillium d. 0,202
An adapted and differentiated Greenkeeping 1Signal intensities > 0,05
concept that takes into consideration the impact of
abiotic stress factors is of the utmost importance.
South Korea is an enthusiastic Golf nation
Fertilization is focused on nitrogen for regeneration with more than four million active players .That are
growth abut also on potassium, magnesium, trace approximately 10% of total inhabitants. In 1965 theelements and frequent applications of silicon to Korean Professional Golf Association (KPGA) was
enhance the stress tolerance of the turf.
founded and became a member of the International
Golf Federation (IGF) in 1968. Today South Korean
Of course there are also biotic stress factors Golf Resorts like Anyang Country Club, Nine
like fungal diseases e.g. Leaf Spot, Dollar Spot and Bridges Golf Course, or the Jack.
Pythium. Samples were taken from greens in theSouth East of Korea end of January and analyzed by The next Korean Golf Course Industry Show willtake place in January 2018 in Seoul.
DNA Micro Array Tube method (RASOS).

Re-announcing the Graduate Student Competition at the 2017
ITRC
Paul Koch1 (chair), Erik Ervin2, and Kelly Kopp3
ITRC Graduate Student Competition Committee
1
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
2
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
3
Utah State University, Logan, UTThe ITRC will host a graduate student
competition for both oral and poster presentations.
Students can submit manuscripts for consideration
as an oral or poster presentation under any of thefollowing categories: 1) Pest management strategies,
2) Turfgrass physiology and soil health, 3) Genetics
and breeding, and 4) Environmental aspects of
turfgrass management. Contestants will be judged
on the innovativeness of their research goals, therobustness of their scientific methods, and the deliveryof their oral presentation or appearance of theirposter. Modest cash prizes and a complimentary ITS
membership will be made available to the top threecontestants in each category. Only one submission
per student is allowed, and contestants must be
enrolled as an active graduate student at the time of
the meeting to be eligible for the competition.

Announcing a faculty position in Sustainable TurfgrassManagement at HochSchule Osnabruck
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MEMBERSHIP/PAYMENT OF DUES

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Phone: 				Fax:
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PLEASE CHECK MEMBERSHIP TYPE DESIRED:
Regular Membership Fee (2014-2017)$325.00 USD

Sustaining Membership Fee (2014-2017)$1000.00 USD

Student Membership Fee (2014-2017)$150.00 USD*PLEASE INDICATE METHOD OF PAYMENT:
Check** 			PayPalBank Wire Transfer, please contact cisarturfdoc@gmail.com for instructions & account information* Student member must have confirmation letter from major faculty advisor.
** To avoid heavy collection fees, only checks from U.S. affiliated banks will be accepted.
Please make check payable to: International Turfgrass Society.
MAIL OR E-MAIL THIS COMPLETED FORM, ALONG WITH 1) YOUR CHECK OR 2) YOURPAYPAL INFORMATION OR 3) THE WIRE TRANSFER INFORMATION TO:
Dr. John Cisar
Treasurer, International Turfgrass Society
10400 NW 23rd St.
Plantation, FL 33323-2027
USA
Email: cisarturfdoc@gmail.com
Check here, if you do not want your information to be listed on the ITS Website or Newsletter.

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INVOICE AND ORDER FORM for INTERNATIONAL
TURFGRASS SOCIETY PROCEEDINGS AND
JOURNAL

Please Print Clearly:
Name: __________________________________ Affiliation: ____________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
City: __________________________ State: ______________________________
Postal Code: __________________Country: _____________________________________
Phone: ____________________ Fax: ______________________
E-Mail: ______________________________
Volumes 1-8 are now free to Members; shipping costs of $30-60 must be paid, however.
Members
Non-members
1st Proceedings 1969 England$0.00$15.00nd
2 Proceedings 1973 Virginia, USA
Out of Printrd
3 Proceedings 1977 West Germany
Out of Print
4th Proceedings 1981 Guelph, Canada$0.00$30.00th
5 Proceedings 1985 France$0.00$45.00th
6 Proceedings 1989 Japan$0.00$55.00th
7 Journal 1993 Florida, USA$0.00$65.00th
8 Journal I 1997 Australia$0.00$120.00th
8 Journal II 1997 Australia$0.00$50.00th
Supplement to 8 Journal$0.00$12.00th
9 Journal 1 & 2 2001 Toronto,$100.00$195.00
Canada* (includes CD-ROM)
10th Journal, 1&2 2005 Wales*$200.00$200.00th
11 Journal, 1&2 2009 Chile*$300.00$300.00$15.00 per book
Mailing and handling (subject tochange)nd
2 and 3rd Proceedings are no longer available *9th, 10th, &11th
Total amount
Journals are 2 books - $30 mailing and handling fee applies
TO AVOID HEAVY COLLECTION FEES, ONLY CHECKS FROM U.S. BANKS OR U.S. AFFILIATED BANKSWILL BE ACCEPTED. MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: INTERNATIONAL TURFGRASS SOCIETY.

American Express Credit Card (NO OTHER CARDS CAN BE ACCEPTED)
Name as shown on the card: _______________________________________________________________
Card Number: ___________________________________________ Expiration Date: _________________
Signature: _____________________________________________________________________________
Mail or Fax completed Order Form with check or credit card information to: Dr. Erik Ervin, Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University 339 Smyth, CSES Department Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0404
USA Fax: (540) 231-3431
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Officers

ITS Board Members 2014 - 2017

President
Bruce Clarke
Rutgers University
Dept of Plant Biology andPathology
Foran Hall/Cook Campus
59 Dudley Road
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
USA
PH: +1 848 932 6295
clarke@aesop.rutgers.edu

Treasurer
John Cisar
11400 NW 23rd St.
Plantation, FL 33323-2027
USA
PH: +1 954 257 5500

HistorianRichard Gibbs
STRI
St Ives Estate
Bingley BD16 1AUUK
PH: +44 (0)1274 565131
MOB: +44 (0) 7880 738881
FAX: +44 (0) 1274 561891
richard.gibbs@stri.co.uk

Vice-President
Don Loch
University of Queensland
St. Lucia
Queensland 4072
Australia
PH: +61 7 3824 5440
MOB: +61 407 679 340
d.loch1@uq.edu.au

Secretary
Mike Fidanza
Pennsylvania State University
Berks Campus
111 Luerssen Building
Reading, PA 19610
USA
PH: +1 610 396 6330
fidanza@psu.edu

Past President
Liebao Han
Institute of Turfgrass Science
Beijing Forestry University
No.35 Qinghua East Road
Beijing, 100083
China
PH: +86 (10) 6233 7982
hanliebao@163.com

Austria: Ulrike Pitha
China: Shuxia Yin
Germany: Fritz Lord
Italy: Simone Magni
Norway: Trygve Aamlid
Sweden: Maria Strandberg
USA: Gwen Stahnke

Canada: Tom Hsiang
China: Zhaolong Wang
Germany: Wolfgang Praemassing
Japan: Hideaki Tonogi
Spain: Diego Gomez de Barreda Ferraz
United Kingdom: Ruth Manncisarturfdoc@gmail.com

President ElectMaria Strandberg
STERF (Scandinavian Turfgrass &Environment Research Foundation)
Box 84, SE-182 11 Danderyd
Sweden
PH: +46 (8) 622 15 27
MOB: + 46 70 620 17 87
maria.strandberg@golf.se

Directors
Australia: Don Loch		
Chile: Alejandra Acuna
Denmark: Mogens Toft Jensen
Greece: Nikolaos Ntoulas
New Zealand: Alan Stewart
Switzerland: Otto Weilenmann
USA: Jim Murphy

Newsletter Editor
Nathan R. Walker
Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
Tel. +1 405 744 6830
E-mail: nathan.walker@okstate.edu
Visit the ITS Website here
Become a member here
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Please send comments, feedback, and turfgrassnews articles for future issues to the editor.
If you know any non-members, new faculty, staff,
and new personnel involved in turfgrass research
who might be interested in joining ITS pleaseforward their e-mail address to me and I will send acomplimentary copy of the next Triannual issue ofInternational Turfgrass.
The deadline for submissions for the next newsletter
is August 15, 2016
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