December 7, 2020 1-3:00 pm
Travis W. Gannon, Ph.D., Associate Professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
L. Bert McCarty, Ph.D., Professor of Turfgrass Science, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina
As professionals, we often are asked why herbicides do not work to the level expected. Many times, human error is involved in terms of misapplication timing, application method, not understanding how a particular product is designed to work, or sometimes simply using the wrong product. We will cover pre- and post-emergence products, how they are supposed to work, and explore reasons why they might not work as expected. We will also cover herbicide resistance, its occurrence, and what measures can be taken to avoid or manage existing resistant weed biotypes. Numerous examples will be covered of all topics with time for questions and in-depth discussions.
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| GCSAA Credits: .20 | BIGGA Credits: 2 | Pesticide Credits for these states: |
| AL: 2, DE: 2, FL: 2, GA: 2, HI: 2, MA: 2, MD: 4, NC: 2, NJ: 4, NY: 1.75, OH: 2, SC: 2, TN: 2, VA: ✔, DC: 2, CANADA IPM Pts: 1.25 | ||
| ✔ Must Take (2) Seminars See chart for details |
Dr. Travis Gannon is an Associate Professor of Turfgrass Science at North Carolina State University specializing in weed management and pesticide environmental fate and behavior. He obtained his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. from NC State University in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences. Dr. Gannon’s research program focuses on understanding various pests and optimizing pesticide programs for sustainable turfgrass management. Dr. Gannon currently advises five graduate students investigating various aspects of pest management and pesticide environmental fate and behavior and is actively involved in Weed Science Society of America, Southern Weed Science Society, GCSAA and Sports Turf Managers Association .
Dr. Bert McCarty is a Professor of Horticulture specializing in turfgrass science and management at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. In 2014, he received the Fred Grau Award from the Crop Science Society of America as the top national and international turfgrass science researcher, and is a societal Fellow, the highest recognition bestowed by the society. He was also selected as a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy in 2016.
He has authored or co-authored 11 books, hundreds of book chapters, journal articles, research reports and more. He has delivered nearly 600 scientific presentations and abstracts and is a co-author for the GCSAA seminars, “Weed Control, Advanced Weed Management, Advanced Management of Bermudagrass Golf Greens,” and “Advanced Management of Bentgrass Golf Greens.”
