| Winter
Injury Resources
Web sites:
http://www.gcsaa.org/Resources/links/winterkill.asp
GCSAA’s
Winterkill Resource Center. This site contains relevant
articles and information useful in the management and communication
of winter turf-loss problems.
http://usgatero.msu.edu
Searchable database containing
the results of USGA funded, winter injury and other turf related
research projects.
http://turf.lib.msu.edu/gsr
Searchable database
of USGA Green Section Record articles dating to 1921. Contains
many articles related to winter injury management.
http://ptrc.oldscollege.ca/summaries_plantstress.html
Winter
Stress research conducted at the Prairie Turfgrass Research Centre.
Includes findings related to topics such as ice removal, greens
covers, winter stress physiology and much more.
Articles:
General -
http://www.turf.msu.edu/winterkill.htm
Winter
Injury discussion compiled by Dr. Kevin Frank of Michigan State
University.
http://iowaturfgrass.org/research/pdfformat/winterinjuryjan2006.pdf  (LARGE
FILE!)
GCSAA/IGCSA
Cooperative Research Project on Field Assessment of Winter Injury
on Creeping Bentgrass and Annual Bluegrass Putting Greens
http://www.usga.org/turf/regional_updates/regional_reports/northeast
/03-22-2004.html
Tips
for rapid recovery from winter damage.
http://turf.lib.msu.edu/2000s/2004/041101.pdf
Winter
Damage article by: Keith Happ, USGA Senior Agronomist.
Cover systems -
http://turf.lib.msu.edu/2000s/2000/000911.pdf
Research
conducted by Dr. Julie Dionne comparing effectiveness of different
winter cover systems.
http://crop.scijournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/46/4/1644
Research conducted on the atmospheric Composition under Impermeable
Winter Golf Green Protections.
http://agron.scijournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/91/2/227
Golf green soil and crown-level temperatures under winter protective
covers
Snow & Ice -
http://www.usga.org/turf/green_section_record/2007/jan_feb/snow.html
Snow
removal techniques.
http://crop.scijournals.org/cgi/content/full/44/6/2175
Effects
of Ice Cover on Annual Bluegrass and Creeping Bentgrass Putting
Greens
Turf Physiology -
http://agron.scijournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/92/1/5
Research
conducted on the dehardening of Annual Bluegrass and Creeping
Bentgrass during Late Winter and Early Spring.
http://crop.scijournals.org/cgi/content/full/42/6/2018
Turfgrass Evaluation of Native Grasses for the Northern Great
Plains Region
http://crop.scijournals.org/cgi/content/full/41/6/1862
Amino
Acid and Protein Changes during Cold Acclimation of Green-Type
Annual Bluegrass (Poa annua L.) Ecotypes.
http://crop.scijournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/41/2/443
Freezing
Tolerance and Carbohydrate Changes during Cold Acclimation of
Green-Type Annual Bluegrass (Poa annua L.) Ecotypes
Snow Molds -
http://www.gcsaa.org/gcm/2003/feb03/PDFs/02SnowMold.pdf
Snow
Mold research article.
Association links:
http://www.adgcsa.com
Adirondack Golf Course Superintendents Association
http://www.cagcs.com
Connecticut Association of Golf Course Superintendents
http://www.gcmacc.com
Golf Course Managers Association of Cape Cod
http://www.gcsane.org
Golf Course Superintendents Association of New England
http://www.mgcsa.com
Maine Golf Course Superintendents Association
http://www.metgcsa.org
Metropolitan Golf Course Superintendents Association
http://nhgcs.memfirstweb.net
New Hampshire Golf Course Superintendents Association
http://www.vtgcsa.com
Vermont Golf Course Superintendents Association
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