GILBA TURF BLOG
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The Gilba Turf blog covers a wide range of turf and grass-related topics. These range from Slow release fertilizer products and Magnesium fertilizers, to what are the differences between generic and branded turf chemicals? We also have a Case Study Section that may be of interest? This highlights some of our more recent work.
Ground pearl in turf. 33
The key to how to control Ground Pearl in turf is understanding what they are. Ground pearls are significant pests of sugar cane, vines, grapes, oil palms and turf. They are scale insects belonging to the family Margarodidae. As their name suggests they can be seen...
Pythium in turf. 31
There are several Pythium sp that cause Pythium in turf. The problem is that Australian testing laboratories only tend to diagnose the Pythium fungus in grass as "Pythium sp" when in fact you could be dealing with Pythium root rot, Pythium blight, Pythium root...
choosing-and-using-lawn-fungicides. 30
Lawn fungicides are substances that prevent, kill, or slow down grass diseases. There are a wide range of available fungicides designed to control turf grass diseases, classed by factors such as their mobility and mode of action. When choosing a fungicide to manage...
Fungicide mode of action table. 29
Turf Fungicide Mode of Action Table Turf fungicide resistance refers to the ability of fungal pathogens that infect turfgrass to survive exposure to fungicides that would normally kill or inhibit their growth. This can occur when a population of fungal cells develops...
Spray adjuvants. 28
What are spray tank adjuvants? Spray tank adjuvants are compounds that are added to a tank mix to aid a chemical's mixing, application, or how well it works. Agricultural spray adjuvants include specialty adjuvants like tank buffers, anti-drift agents, anti foam...
Granular pre-emergent herbicides. 27
The use of granular pre-emergent herbicides by turf managers and lawn lovers is now standard practice with products such as Barricade® herbicide widely in use. In the late 1990's Scotts Pre-M was the first of these in Australia. This was a pendimethalin-based product...
Sulfonylurea herbicides. 26
This article is a free guide to all the turf registered sulfonylurea (SU) herbicides in Australia. This article can be regarded as a sulfonylurea herbicide list specific to turfgrass. The turf chemical section contains all the labels and SDS sheets while further...
How to manage flooded turf? 25
How to manage flooded turf? We have put this together on how to manage flooded turf. With recent flooding having had a major impact on the turf production areas and sporting venues throughout NSW and VIC this will hopefully help get your turf back as soon as possible....
The best wetting agent. 24
As turf agronomists a common question is "what is the best wetting agent for lawns and turf in Australia?" This blog discusses wetting agents but before we can answer this we need to define what exactly one is. What are soil-wetting agents? A soil-wetting agent...
The science behind soil aeration. 23
This blog discusses the science behind soil aeration. You may also find our soil aeration case study and our flood management blog of interest. Turf roots grow in small air pockets within the soil and in a compacted soil, these air pockets disappear. Soil aeration is...