Division of Environment and Natural Resources
IPM-GOLF
End: dec 2023
Start: jul 2020
Integrated management of important turfgrass diseases and insect pests on European golf courses (IPM-GOLF)


Start - end date | 01.07.2020 - 31.12.2023 |
Division | Division of Environment and Natural Resources |
Department | Urban Greening and Vegetation Ecology |
Partners | STRI (UK), Københavns Golf Club (DK), University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück (DE), Golf Course Osnabrueck (DE), Asbjørn Nyholt ApS (DK), Botaniska Analysgruppen (SE), The Turf Disease Centre (UK), University of Algarve (PRT), VIZR (RU), University of Eastern Finland |
Total budget | 4 514 600 SEK |
Funding source | STERF, R&A, Netherlands Golf Federation, German Golf Association, Botaniska Analysgruppen, the Danish Environmental Protection Agency, ICL, Syngenta, Suståne and Aqua-Yield. |
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) refers to the integration of all available techniques for control of diseases, harmful insects and weeds that discourage the development of pest populations and keep the use of pesticides to levels that are economically justified and environmentally sustainable (FAO, 2016).

Objectives
The overall objective of IPM-GOLF is to investigate cultural practices and new technologies for prevention and control of the two most important turfgrass diseases on golf course putting greens and insect pests on golf courses with a minimum use of pesticides. Thus, the objectives of the project are:
- To investigate the effect of cultural approaches such as rolling (microdochium patch only), UV-C radiation and alternative products against microdochium patch and dollar spot (WP1 and WP2);
- To identify the fungal species causing dollar spot in Northern and Central Europe and investigate immonoassay for identification of Clarireedia spp. and Microdochium nivale in plant tissue and Clarireedia spp. in commercial seeds (WP2);
- To compile a review of the management and potential innovation options of monitoring, warning and control of chafer grubs and leatherjackets on golf courses (WP3);
To provide technology transfer to the golf course industry, to disseminate the results from the project through popular and scientific publications, videos and fact sheets. To participate in international seminars and meetings, which will provide exchange of knowledge and experience among scientists, superintendents, industry, turfgrass agronomists and consultants.
Publications in the project
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Karin Juul Hesselsøe Tatsiana Espevig Erik Lysøe Christian Spring Marina Usoltseva Ingeborg Menzler-HokkanenAbstract
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Tatsiana Espevig Karin Juul Hesselsøe Erik Lysøe Trygve Serck-Hanssen Christian Spring Martin Nilsson Wolfgang Prämaßing Axel Städler Karin Normann Marina Usoltseva Kate Entwistle Carlos Guerrero Tatiana Gagkaeva Yuri Lebedin Ingeborg Menzler Hokkanen,Abstract
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