As the title indicates, Derek Settle, Ph.D., discusses nematodes and management strategies for both bermudagrass and creeping bentgrass greens in this 60-minute webinar. The primary focus is sand-based putting greens and will begin with our most common nematodes that we can expect to find. Newer information that helps explain why damage thresholds for each nematode species are not always helpful. A good understanding of nematode population densities both spatially (within a green) and temporally (across time) is necessary knowledge for both superintendent and staff. Research on both cultural and chemical strategies to control nematodes will also be presented. Listen in to learn more about management of these pests.
Original presentation date: Oct. 7, 2020 Education points: 0.10
About the Instructor
Derek Settle, Ph.D., is a researcher for the independent diagnostic lab, Turfdom Diagnostics in Griffin, Ga. He earned his bachelors, masters, and Ph.D. at Kansas State University. Settle helped screen and identify seashore paspalum germplasm with improved resistance to dollar spot at the University of Georgia. His work with Lee Burpee, Ph.D., and Paul Raymer, Ph.D., contributed to the release of UGA's SeaStar. Settle served as the director of turfgrass programs, Chicago District Golf Association and then joined Bayer as a technical scientist on their Green Solutions Team. His current focus is solving problems of golf greens - those caused by nematodes or fungal diseases (and their interactive effects) in both bermudagrass and creeping bentgrass.
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Non-member price: $45
