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The article focuses on the importance of properly identifying common annual grassy weeds like goosegrass and crabgrass for effective management by lawn care operators (LCOs), with Bobby Kerr, Ph.D., providing insights into their distinctions and treatment methods. Kerr emphasizes the significance of preventive measures using preemergence herbicides tailored to each weed's characteristics and optimal application timing based on soil temperatures.

The article offers insights on controlling crabgrass and goosegrass weeds that develop herbicide resistance. Topics discussed include lawn care operators' (LCO) possible use dinitroaniline herbicides like pendimethalin for preemergent crabgrass control, and of dithiopyr for goosegrass control, and the need to time preemergent applications with soil temperature to ensure herbicide efficacy. Also noted are the importance of calibrated equipment and of irrigation after application.

The article presents the discussion on sharing the ins and outs of controls for the pesky weeds. Topics include preemergent and postemergent herbicide applications working in giving the best control of the turf weeds; and commonly used herbicide for crabgrass control being quinclorac adding a non-ionic surfactant to quinclorac for the best results.

The article focuses on how to identify and prevent crabgrass and goosegrass: Experts say it's important to think about weed prevention so you're ready to spring into action this green season. It mentions that Crabgrass and goosegrass are often confused with each other; and it's important operators properly identify them because most herbicide control options for goosegrass are different than for crabgrass.

The article discusses developments in weed control for warm-season turfgrass. The major rule of turfgrass weed control is that majority of turf weeds are controlled by good cultural practices. Pre-emergence herbicides for crabgrass control is the foundation of turfgrass weed control. Generic products are already available for crabgrass and Poa control. The primary factor for weed control failures when treating crabgrass, Poa or other annual grasses with post-emergence herbicides is plant size at application.

Provides information on the crabgrass weed. Method to control crabgrass; Significance of proper fertilization; Building blocks in a turfgrass program.

Discusses ways to manage warm-season turfgrasses. Importance of selection of proper turfgrass in weed management; Specie specific weed problems; Germination of crabgrass; Weed seed germination.

The article offers suggestions for the lawn care professionals to deal with crabgrass. Topics discussed include applying a preemergent herbicide as it can help with crabgrass control; views of Tom Rohrer, Russell Landscape Services' director of support services; and maintaining healthy lawns with aeration and proper irrigation, that also help with prevention.

This article describes the worst twelve turfgrass weeds. Although weed control is a constant challenge, there are some weeds that require extraordinary efforts to control. Nimblewill looks similar to Bermuda grass and can be controlled with an herbicide called Tenacity. Goosegrass is difficult to control with pre-emergent herbicides because it germinates later than crabgrass. Oxalis spreads easily because of the explosive nature of its seed pods.

The article describes how lawn care operators attack crabgrass and goosegrass often depends on turf and weed type. Topics include goosegrass will settle into open spots caused by disease, pests, or even foot traffic; postemergent crabgrass control in cool-season turf; and preemergent herbicides provide an application window to combat different growth stages of the weed and provide residual control.

The article describe similarities and differences between crabgrass and goosegrass in cool-season grasses including both annual grassy weeds, crabgrass and goosegrass feature fuzzy; ProScape's technicians are careful to be particularly thorough with the springtime preemergent application around corners and edges; and ProScape's crews use an herbicide with quinclorac to target the weeds postemergently.

Lists the ornamental weeds commonly found in the United States. Information on large crabgrass; Prostrate spurge; List of winter annuals; Perennial weeds.

The article provides suggestions for eliminating crabgrass and goosegrass, and also provides information which can help in the identification of crabgrass and goosegrass. Topics include recommendation for cultivating dense turf through a solid aeration; suggestion for applying preemergent herbicides before germination; and an information that goosegrass contains fibrous taproot. Other topics include recommendation for using herbicides with active ingredients dithiopyr, and oxadiazon.

This article reports that Northern Virginia, home to a host of government officials because of its proximity to Washington D.C., is also home to a population of homeowners interested in maintaining their lawns naturally. Because natural lawns likes to apply the least amount of chemicals possible, most of the products that are used on natural lawns contain low levels of active ingredient. When it comes to treating grasses, like crabgrass, a post-emergent herbicide is a reasonable solution. It is informed that crabgrass, one of the most prevalent grassy weeds, thrives in full sunlight and high temperatures.

Explores how Hampstead, New Hampshire-based lawn care operator Green World assures that its customers' lawns will be crabgrass-free. Use of low rate Acclaim Extra herbicide; Application of post-emergence broadleaf herbicide; Monitoring of crabgrass along the edges of driveways and walkways.

Discusses the approach used by Damon Ervie in dealing with the problem of crabgrass infestation at the soccer field of Liberty Public Schools in Kansas City, Montana. Problems encountered by Ervie in the preemergent herbicide that he used at the soccer field; Information on BASF's Drive 75 DF post-emergent herbicide; Advantages of post-emergent products in turfgrass management.

The article discusses identification and control of two summer annual weeds in the U.S. The smooth crabgrass Digitaria ischaemum features rolled vernation and a prostate growth habit and can be controlled with a preemergent crabgrass herbicide like Dimension specialty herbicide in late winter or spring. It suggests applying preemergent herbicide like Snapshot specialty herbicide to control chamberbitter or Phyllanthus urinaria, a small, erect plant with grooved stems and thin leaves.

The article offers tips for identifying and controlling Southern crabgrass and downy brome. Southern crabgrass grows along the ground with branched stems and its leaf blades are rough. Application of herbicide containing dithiopyr prior to germination or the tillering of crabgrass is advised. Meanwhile, downy brome is also known as cheatgrass and has densely hairy leaves. The application of herbicide with pronamide is recommended.

The article focuses on weeds, large crabgrass or Digitaria sanguinalis and tropical signalgrass or Urochloa subquadripara. Some features of large crabgrass are light green, seedhead spikelets and leaves rolled in the bud. Tropical signalgrass features include long spikelets, roots from the nodes and papery leaves. Also discussed are several ways to control these weeds, including applying a pre-emergence crabgrass herbicide.

The article offers advice on how to identify and control large crabgrass which is described as a weed that thrives in open areas with thin turfgrass and can be controlled with the application of a pre-emergent crabgrass herbicide in the spring.

The article offers tips on how to identify and control the smooth crabgrass weed.

A photograph of the Large Crabgrass weed with scientific name "Digitaria Sanguinalis" is presented along with identification and control tips.

Focuses on the solution of Rob Connor, a spray technician with Moon Landscaping in Yardley, Pennsylvania, in spraying the wall landscape at Horsham Point shopping center in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Information on the safety problem presented by Horsham's wall landscape; Recommended herbicides against crabgrass; Benefits of the solution.

Presents a report by N.E. Christians at the International Turfgrass Conference in July 1993 on surface applications of corn gluten meal to control crabgrass. Inhibitory substance; Importance of timing of applications in effectiveness of use; Mechanism of action; Patent and marketing agreements.