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Plant Management Network Launches New Publication St. Paul, MN (September 29, 2004) - A new publication, Applied Turfgrass Science, www.appliedturfgrassscience.org, is now available for turfgrass professionals from the Plant Management Network (PMN), an innovative website designed exclusively for plant and agricultural professionals. Applied Turfgrass Science is an electronic, peer-reviewed journal created for the turfgrass community. Applied Turfgrass Science is also a forum for turfgrass professionals to exchange ideas, promote new products, and discuss new initiatives, developments, and issues that face those in the turfgrass industry, including golf course superintendents and sports, grounds, and landscape professionals worldwide. We are very excited about this new journal as it provides a great outlet for applied turfgrass research and management of this information," said Applied Turfgrass Science Editor Michael Richardson. Applied Turfgrass Science presents tremendous value to both researchers and end-users. Turfgrass researchers and educators benefit from the ability to quickly publish applied research in a peer-reviewed journal, and end-users benefit from information delivered in a timely, user-friendly format. We encourage scientists, extension personnel, educators, and turfgrass managers to explore the many benefits of Applied Turfgrass Science and the Plant Management Network," said Richardson. Applied Turfgrass Science is currently accepting author manuscripts. Interested authors should visit www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/guidelines for submission guidelines. Applied Turfgrass Science is the fourth journal published by PMN. Other journals published by PMN include Crop Management, Plant Health Progress, and Forage and Grazinglands. PMN also features field trials, including Biological and Cultural Tests for Control of Plant Diseases, Fungicide and Nematicide Tests, and Commodity Variety Trials, PMN Image Collections, PMN Education and Training Center, and a Plant Science Database that includes more than 4,000 plant and crop science documents provided by PMN partners. PMN is a not-for-profit forum for applied, multidisciplinary, science-based, plant and agricultural management information and communication made possible by the Plant Management Network Partners. PMN partners include Syngenta Crop Protection, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Campbell Scientific, Inc., PBI / Gordon Corporation, twelve nonprofit organizations, and twenty land grant universities. View all PMN Partners at www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/partners/profile. For more information on the Plant Management Network, visit www.plantmanagementnetwork.org. Media Contact: Amy Steigman Phone: +1.651.454.7250 E-mail: asteigman@scisoc.org |