Dr. Marco Schiavon: Extension:
Turfgrass research program at the FLREC include development of best management practices for residential lawns and golf course greens, development and evaluation of new turf varieties, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approaches in turfgrass production and maintenance, turfgrass mineral nutrition, and disease prevention.
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General
- Frequently Asked Questions about Landscape Irrigation for Florida-Friendly Landscaping Ordinances1
- Conducting a Blue Dye Demonstration to Teach Irrigation and Nutrient Management Principles in a Residential Landscape
- Preparing to Plant a Florida Lawn
- Establishing Your Florida Lawn
- Environmental Stresses and Your Florida Lawn
- Growing Turfgrass in the Shade
- Homeowner Best Management Practices for the Home Lawn
- Minimizing Traffic Damage to Your Florida Lawn
- Metric System Conversion Factors
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Diseases
- Rapid Turfgrass Disease Diagnostic Service
- Key for Identification of Landscape Turfgrass Diseases
- Turfgrass Disease Management
- Homeowner's Guide to Fungicides for Lawn and Landscape Disease Management
- Anthracnose
- Cercospora Leaf Spot
- Fairy Rings
- Gray Leaf Spot of St. Augustinegrass: Cultural and Chemical Management Options
- Helminthosporium Leaf Spot
- Large Patch
- Mosaic Disease of St. Augustinegrass Caused by Sugarcane Mosaic Virus
- Pythium Root Rot
- Pythium Blight on Overseeded Turfgrass
- Rust
- Take-all Root Ro
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Insects
- Nematode Management in Residential Lawns
- Managing Insecticide and Miticide Resistance in Florida Landscapes
- Commercial Applications of Insecticides and Miticides in the Green Industry
- Ground Pearls
- Minimizing Honey Bee Exposure to Pesticides
- Mole Cricket IPM Guide for Florida
- Natural Products for Managing Landscape and Garden Pests in Florida
- Sugarcane Grub,Tomarus subtropicusBlatchley (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
- Twolined Spittlebugs in Turfgrass
- White Grub Management in Turf
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Weeds
- Weed Management Guide for Florida Lawns
- Annual Bluegrass Biology and Management in Turf
- Black Medic Biology and Management in Turf
- Crabgrass Biology and Management in Turf
- Doveweed (Murdannia nudiflora) Control in Warm-Season Turfgrass Species
- Erect and Prostrate Spurge Biology and Management in Turf
- Florida Betony Biology and Management in Turf
- Old World Diamond-Flower Biology and Management in Turf
- Pennywort (Dollarweed) Biology and Management in Turf
- Pesticide Calibration Formulas and Information
- Sedge Biology and Management in Turf
- Spreading Dayflower Biology and Management in Turf
- Torpedograss Biology and Management in Turf
- Tropical Signalgrass Biology and Management in Turf
- Turfgrass Herbicides: Mechanisms of Action and Resistance Management
- Violet Biology and Management in Turf
- Virginia Buttonweed Biology and Management in Turf
- Goosegrass Biology and Management in Turf
- Yellow Woodsorrel (Oxalis) Biology and Management in Turf
- Calibration of Herbicide Applicators
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Fertility
- How to Calibrate Your Fertilizer Spreader
- General Recommendations for Fertilization of Turfgrasses on Florida Soils
- Urban Turf Fertilizer Rule for Home Lawn Fertilization
- Fertility Considerations for Sod Production
- The Florida Fertilizer Label
- Phosphorus Removal Rates from Sod Production Systems
- Recommendations for N, P, K, and Mg for Golf Course and Athletic Field Fertilization Based on Mehlich III Extractant
- Soil and Tissue Testing and Interpretation for Florida Turfgrasses
- Urban Water Quality and Fertilizer Ordinances: Avoiding Unintended Consequences: A Review of the Scientific Literature
- The Role of Soil Management in Minimizing Water and Nutrient Losses from the Urban Landscape
- Reclaimed Water
- Species
- Cultural
Assistant Professor
3205 College Avenue
Davie, FL 33314
Phone: 954-577-6336
