Identification & Management of Abiotic Plant Stresses

Previous TLE Presentations

2015 - Managing Summer Turfgrass Stress

This course is designed to prepare the turfgrass professional for the proper management of pre-during and post-summer stress. We will discuss the physiology result in poor turfgrass quality during these hot dry times. We will also discuss how the management practices that help grasses withstand stress. Water, fertilizer, pest control and cultivation strategies will be a part of these topics as they related to best management practices during summer stress periods.

2013 – Turfgrass Disease Management

This course will focus on the environmental conditions that favor disease outbreaks, their (disease) identification and the best control measures to combat them. The material presented will help each participant better manage turf conditions to prevent diseases instead of treating a constant problem. Each turfgrass species used in California will be examined for the types and control measures for the disease most common to them. 

2012 – Nitrogen Fertilization for Turfgrass

This presentation will discuss the significance of nitrogen as a molecule, and its importance to the many plant functions as it relates growth, color, and turfgrass quality. Attendees will also learn about the relationship of nitrogen to the effectiveness of other nutrients as well as how fertilization fits into a best management strategy for over all successful turfgrass management.

2011 – Water Conservation and Drought Management

This presentation will focus on issues facing the turfgrass, golf course and sports field industry as it relates the use, quality, and availability of water for the future. Many practitioners will be faced with use restrictions, water of lower quality, and perception problems while at the same time be required to maintain standards even more. In times when the use of turfgrass continues to be reviled as a waste of valuable resources, many find it difficult to maintain these expectations. Such things as irrigation philosophy, new equipment, and techniques to better utilize available water will be discussed.

2011 – Sustainable Turfgrass Management

This presentation will focus on the most significant best management practices that provide the best turfgrass quality without the use of excess resources or any negative impact to the environment.. Topics will include cultivation, turfgrass selection, proper water, soil, fertilization, and disease, stress, and pest management for best results.