During a recent TurfNet University Webinar on weed management, Jim Brosnan, Ph.D., professor and head of the turfgrass weed science research and extension program at the University of Tennessee, also discussed the importance of accurate weed identification.
The University of Tennessee Mobile Weed Manual can be a useful tool in identifying weeds and how to control them. Designed to help users select the proper herbicide for use in turf and in ornamentals, the free guide is available on the App Store and Google Play for use on phones and tablets. There also is a desktop version also is available.
Users can find herbicide solutions either by referencing a list of specific weeds, turfgrass or herbicides. Digital images also help users with identification of more than 130 types of grassy and broadleaf weeds. Complete with a new user interface, the guide includes labels and safety data sheet information for more than 100 pre- and post-emergent herbicides.
The guide also offers efficacy and tolerance data for herbicides on 20 varieties of turfgrasses and more than 2,000 ornamental species.
