Turf Weeds was developed to provide weed management information and newsearch reports to turfgrass managers.  This site contains information on weed identification, chemical and cultural management of weeds, and current topics relevant to weed management in lawns and professional turf.  Turf Weeds was created  by Dr. Shawn Askew, Assistant Professor of Turfgrass Weed Science at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University.
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Numerous Contributors
Virginia Tech and Virginia Cooperative Extension
Wacky Winter Weather Worries
Drs. Mike Goatley, Shawn Askew, Brandon Horvath, Rod Youngman, and Erik Ervin
Virginia Tech
New Directions in Weed Control for Warm-season Turfgrass
Shawn Askew
Virginia Tech
Conquer Sedge Invasions in Lawns
Shawn Askew, Ph. D.
Virginia Tech
Persistence of Rimsulfuron on Perennial Ryegrass (<i>Lolium perenne</i>) and Annual Bluegrass (<i>Poa annua</i>) Foliage
Whitnee L. Barker, Josh B. Beam, and Shawn D. Askew
Virginia Tech
Selective Creeping Bentgrass (<i>Agrostis stolonifera</i>) Control in Cool-Season Turfgrass
Josh B. Beam, Whitnee L. Barker, and Shawn D. Askew
Virginia Tech
Kentucky Bluegrass Control with Postemergence Herbicides
McCullough, P. E., S. E. Hart, S. D. Askew, P. H. Dernoeden, Z. Reicher, and D. Weisenberger
Rutgers, Virginia Tech, Univ. of MD, Purdue Univ.
Selective Bermudagrass Control in Cool-Season Turfgrasses
John B. Willis, Dan B. Ricker, Shawn D. Askew, Ph.D.
Virginia Tech
Sulfonylurea Herbicide Safety on Newly Seeded Riviera Bermudagrass
John B. Willis, Dan B. Ricker, Shawn D. Askew, Ph.D.
Virginia Tech
Effect of Tank Mixtures on Prostrate Knotweed and False Green Kyllinga Control with Flazasulfuron
Shawn D. Askew, John Willis, and Dan B. Ricker
Virginia Tech
Weed Control and Bermudagrass Response to ALS-inhibiting Herbicides Applied in Mixture with Broadleaf Herbicides
Shawn D. Askew, Dan B. Ricker, John Willis
Virginia Tech
Fine-Tuning the Conversion fo Cool-Season Turf to Seeded Bermudagrass
S. D. Askew and J. M. Goatley
Virginia Tech
A Hard to Control SOB “Star-of-Bethlehem”
Shawn D. Askew
Virginia Tech
Influence of Late-Season Iron, Nitrogen, and Seaweed Extract on Fall Color Retention and Cold Tolerance of Four Bermudagrass Cultivars
Munshaw, G. C., E. H. Ervin, C. Shang, S. D. Askew, X. Zhang, and R. W. Lemus
Virginia Tech, Mississippi State Univ., Texas A&M
Poa trivialis: Can I Control It?
S. D. Askew
Virginia Tech
Effects of Rimsulfuron Lateral Relocation on Creeping Bentgrass (<i>Agrostis stolonifera</i>)
WHITNEE L. BARKER, JOSH B. BEAM, and SHAWN D. ASKEW
Virginia Tech
Control and Suppression of Bermudagrass in Kentucky Bluegrass Turf
J. B. Beam, S. D. Askew, E. H. Ervin, and X. Zhang
Virginia Tech
Prohexadione Calcium Effects on Bermudagrass, Kentucky Bluegrass, Perennial Ryegrass, and Zoysiagrass
Josh B. Beam and Shawn D. Askew
Virginia Tech
An Investigation of Factors Affecting Transition Success in the Upper South
Erik Ervin and Shawn Askew
Virginia Tech
VDOT and VT Applied Weed Management Update
S. D. Askew
Virginia Tech
Weed Control and Turfgrass Response to Herbicide Programs for Bermudagrass Seedling Establishment
W. L. Barker, J. B. Willis, and S. D. Askew
Virginia Tech
Converting Cool-Season Golf Fairways to Seeded Bermudagrass
S. D. Askew, M. Goatley, J. B. Willis, W. L. Barker, and D. B. Ricker
Virginia Tech
Weed Control and Management of Turfgrass Lawns with Wet Blade Technology
J.B. Willis, D.B. Ricker, and S.D. Askew
Virginia Tech
CARFENTRAZONE, QUINCLORAC, AND TRIFLOXYSULFURON EFFECTS ON SEEDED BERMUDAGRASS ESTABLISHMENT AND CRABGRASS CONTROL.
J.B. Willis, D.B. Ricker, and S.D. Askew.
Virginia Tech
CRABGRASS CONTROL IN COOL-SEASON TURF WITH THE WET BLADE SYSTEM
W.L. Barker, J.B. Beam, and S.D. Askew
Virginia Tech
Dandelion, Now Blooming In a Lawn Near You
S. D. Askew
Virginia Tech
Henbit, Now Blooming in a Lawn Near You
Shawn D. Askew
Virginia Tech
Starting Over, Effectiveness of Glyphosate + Diquat for Turfgrass Renovation
S. D. Askew, J. Derr, W. Barker, and J. Beam
Virginia Tech
Reducing the Down-Slope Movement of Transition-Assisting Herbicides
S. D. Askew, D. B. Ricker, J. B. Willis, and D. S. McCall
Virginia Tech
Chemical Transition on Overseeded Golf Fairways and Athletic Fields
S. D. Askew, D. S. McCall, W. L. Barker, and J. B. Beam
Virginia Tech
Converting Kentucky-Bluegrass Fairways and Sports Fields to Improved Seeded Bermudagrass
Mike Goatley and Shawn Askew
Virginia Tech
Bermudagrass Cultivars Affect Transition Success
S. D. Askew and E. H. Ervin
Virginia Tech
Controlling Creeping Bentgrass in Cool-Season Roughs
S. D. Askew, J. B. Willis, and J. B. Beam
Virginia Tech
Controlling Italian (Annual) Ryegrass in the Production of Tall Fescue Sod
S. D. Askew, J. B. Willis, and J. B. Beam
Virginia Tech
Persistence of Rimsulfuron (Tranxit) on Weed Foliage and Tracking to Neighboring Creeping Bentgrass
S. D. Askew, D. S. McCall, and W. L. Barker
Virginia Tech
Seeded Bermudagrass Response to PRE and POST Herbicides
J.B. Willis, D.B. Ricker, and S.D. Askew
Virginia Tech
Weed ID - Back to Basics
Shawn D. Askew
Virginia Tech
Weed Control during Bermudagrass Seedling Establishment
S. D. Askew, J. B. Beam, and W. L. Barker
Virginia Tech
Annual Bluegrass, Roughstalk Bluegrass, and Dollar Spot Control with Bispyribac Sodium
S. D. Askew, J. B. Beam, D. S. McCall, W. L. Barker, H. B. Couch, and J. R. Chamberlin
Virginia Tech and Valent USA Corp.
Prostrate Knotweed Control in Bermudagrass Roughs
W. L. Barker, J. B. Beam, and S. D. Askew
Virginia Tech
Alternatives to Glyphosate for Creeping Bentgrass Control
S. D. Askew, J. B. Beam, and D. C. Riego
Virginia Tech and Monsanto Company
Bermudagrass Control with Mesotrione and Potential Synergists
J.B. Willis, D.B. Ricker, S.D. Askew, Virginia Tech, and R.J. Keese, Syngenta
DEGREE DAY FOR PREDICTING ANNUAL BLUEGRASS SEEDHEAD EMERGENCE
S.D. Askew, D.R. Spak, W.L. Barker, J.B. Willis, and D.B. Ricker
Virginia Tech
Italian Ryegrass (<i>Lolium multiflorum</i>) Control in Newly-Seeded Tall Fescue (<i>Festuca arundinacea</i>)
JOSH B. BEAM, WHITNEE L. BARKER, and SHAWN D. ASKEW
Virginia Tech
Teasel- Now Blooming in a Lawn Near You
Shawn Askew
Virginia Tech
Trinexapac-ethyl, Propiconazole, Iron, and Biostimulant Effects on Shaded Creeping Bentgrass
Ervin EH, Zhang XZ, Askew SD, Goatley JM
Virginia Tech
Persistence of Rimsulfuron on Perennial Ryegrass and Annual Bluegrass Foliage
W. L. Barker, N. M. Kaufman, and S. D. Askew
Virginia Tech
Chemical Options for Selective Control or Suppression of Bermudagrass in Creeping Bentgrass, Kentucky Bluegrass, and Perennial Ryegrass
S. D. Askew, J. B. Beam, W. L. Barker, and E. H. Ervin
Virginia Tech
Performance of Roundup Ready Creeping Bentgrass in Virginia
S. D. Askew
Virginia Tech
Sequencing ALS in Annual Bluegrass: Implications for Herbicide Resistance.
NM Kaufman, SD Askew, JB Beam, and WL Barker
Virginia Tech

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