Golfdom, June 2011
many of his 1995 predictions came true did not surprise the audience many of the attendees also perhaps secretly hoped that they and the turfgrass industry with all its challenges will be around to hear another similar presentation from Beard a decade or more hence But before we get to the meat of Beards talk trends that will shape the future of turfgrass lets note some of the highlights of the history of turfgrass management that he shared The history of turfgrass for sport purposes goes back to at least the 1200s with historical mentions of lawn bowling and to the 1300s with cricket Using stone and later iron implements to roll and smooth these areas probably constituted the first cultural practice while mowing came much later Using a manually cranked wooden cleaner Orlando M Scott developed weedfree seed in the 1880s a huge breakthrough said Beard Scott also pioneered seed testing Manure was used to fertilize turfgrass Future forecast Continued from page 29 Dr Beards crystal ball says more biologicals less chemicals 30 Golfdom June 2011 PHOTO BY ISTOCK INTERNATIONAL INC
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