Sustainable Turfgrass Management in Asia 2026

The 2026 conference welcomed 278 delegates from 20 countries and four continents. See conference photos taken by Boy Yothin in this Google Drive folder.

Slides

You can download the slides here.

Slides from Micah Woods

• A system for optimizing playing conditions, 1.7 MB PDF file
• Clipping volume: what the grass is telling you, 0.5 MB PDF file
• Sand: new insights into physical & chemical properties, 0.9 MB PDF file

Slides from Becky Grubbs Bowling

• TEEING UP Success: turf choices and smarter water planning, 8 MB PDF file
• To the Green: audits, sensors, and tools for next-level efficiency, 8.1 MB PDF file

Slides from Ming-Yi Chou

• Harnessing the turfgrass microbiome for sustainable disease control, 5.4 MB PDF file
• Digging into the roots of ectotrophic root-infecting (ERI) fungal diseases, 6.1 MB PDF file

Slides from Panuwat Nanrum

• Less coring, more profit, 7.6 MB PDF file

Slides from Hazel P. Manarang

• Technical comparison of putting green grasses, 6 MB PDF file

Slides from James Sua

• Transforming Golf Course Management in Taiwan: addressing labor shortages and soil challenges with autonomous mowers, link to online presentation (Canva)

Slides from Phornthawon Phanbut

• Golf Course Nematodes: population structure and species diversity in central and eastern Thailand, 2 MB PDF file

Slides from Sorawich Pongpiyapaiboon

• Toward a New Understanding of Zoysia Diversity: a reassessment of its classification based on digital 3D imaging and genomic data, 2.6 MB PDF file

Supplementary information

• Chou Lab Resources page: Useful tools to help you manage turfgrass diseases
• The USGA’s Water Conservation Playbook provides “a range of strategies that will help golf courses optimize their irrigation and use less water when it is possible or necessary.”
• The current (2018 version) of the USGA’s Recommendation for a Method of Putting Green Construction which includes Table 3 containing particle size requirements for rootzone materials.
• The free ebook about clipping volume is available here: One Bucket at a Time

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See more about OM246 testing, including sampling instructions and a sample report, at the OM246 project page.

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• The ATC YouTube channel
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