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    <title>LSU AgCenter . Turfgrass</title>
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      <title>Diseases of Southern Turfgrasses (PDF)</title>
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      <title>Problem Areas in Athletic Turf and Golf Greens</title>
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      <title>Acid Soil Problems</title>
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      <title>Time to Fertilize Your Lawn</title>
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      <title>Calculating Fertilizer Application Rates</title>
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      <title>Sod Production in Louisiana</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2005 14:37:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Cold Damages Turfgrass</title>
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      <title>Annual Bluegrass Control on Bermudagrass Greens</title>
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      <title>Sand Bunker Washout</title>
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      <title>Sod Enterprise Budget</title>
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      <title>Suggest Maintenance Calendar for Bermuda Athletic Fields</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:12:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Dealing With Salinity</title>
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      <title>When to Mow Greens</title>
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      <title>Problem Areas in Athletic Turf and Golf Greens</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Soil compaction and lack of aeration are death on turf. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Constructing Better Athletic Fields</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2005 18:22:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Pitfalls of Lazy Man's Grass</title>
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