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PRESS RELEASEFor immediate releaseContact: Amanda Aranowski Award Winning CD-ROM Makes Turfgrass Disease Identification User-friendlyST. PAUL, MN (April 9, 1998)--Unsightly patches of brown grass make every golf course manager cringe. But by taking advantage of the latest multimedia technology, the American Phytopathological Society (APS) has made identifying and managing more than 65 turfgrass diseases and disease agents as simple as the push of a button with its award-winning CD-ROM, Turfgrass Diseases: Diagnosis and Management. "We are very pleased the National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) awarded the 1998 Media Award of Excellence to this program," says Gail Schumann, associate professor and turfgrass pathologist at the University of Massachusetts and co-author of the program. "We've had a very positive response from turf managers who use the CD-ROM in their day-to-day operations, but it is particularly gratifying that our teaching colleagues consider it a valuable instructional program." Designed for anyone who works with turfgrass, this easy-to-use program combines an extensive collection of high-quality images with the most current in multimedia technology, giving users unlimited flexibility. "A user starts with what he or she knows about a turf problem--how the unhealthy turf looks, which species is affected, when the problem began, which pathogen might be involved, what conditions the problem was under," says Jim MacDonald, professor of plant pathology at the University of California and co-author of the program. "Then by clicking through various diagnostic guides the user is able to identify the disease that is the source of the problem and learn about the management techniques for controlling the disease." The CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to a vast storehouse of information from answers to the most practical, applied questions to technical, scientific details. Coverage includes over 350 high-quality images, interactive illustrations, pathogen genus index, seasonal calendars, turfgrass identification guide, micrographs linked to pathogens for ease of identification and much more. The Turfgrass Diseases: Diagnosis and Management CD-ROM is now available at the single-user price of $169 or $395 for a local area network version. Students can purchase the CD-ROM for $89. The American Phytopathological Society is a professional scientific organization dedicated to the study and control of plant disease with more than 5,000 members worldwide. For more information, visit the society's web site: http://www.apsnet.org.
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