Natural Turf Research @ Penn State

Factsheets and Guidelines

STMA - Natural and Synthetic Turf Guide

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N/A Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) A guide to synthetic and natural turfgrass for sports fields Read It Here

Compost Use on Athletic Fields

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N/A Penn State Turfgrass Extension Using Composts to Improve Turf Performance Read It Here
N/A Penn State Turfgrass Extension Evaluation of Spent Mushroom Substrate as a Topdressing to Established Turf Read It Here
1994 P.J. Landschoot and A.S. McNitt Selecting Composts to Improve Your Turf Read It Here

Athletic Field Fertilization

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N/A Penn State Turfgrass Extension Benefits of late fall fertilization of athletic fields Read It Here

Plant Identification and Weed Control

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N/A Penn State Turfgrass Extension Control of summer annual weeds in turfgrasses Read It Here
N/A Penn State Turfgrass Extension Plant Identification Read It Here

Athletic Field Construction and Maintenance

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N/A J.C. Harper II Athletic fields - specification outline, construction, and maintenance Read It Here

Irrigation Water

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N/A Penn State Turfgrass Extension Irrigation water quality guidelines for turfgrass sites Read It Here