This group includes 31 project reports
Investigator(s)Project title (publication year -year within-project)More Detail
Ha, SamDevelopment of genetically engineered creeping bentgrass resistant to fungal diseases (1995 - )click here
Krans, Jeffrey; Tomaso-Peterson, MariaRecovery of Rhizoctonia solani resistant creeping bentgrass using the host-pathogen interaction system (1995 - )click here
Brown, PaulTurfgrass irrigation with municipal effluent: Nitrogen fate, turf Kc values and water requirements (1995 - )click here
Bowman, DanielCharacterization of water use requirements and gas exchange of buffalograss turf (1995 - )click here
Carrow, RobertSeeded bermudagrass water use, root and shoot growth under soil stress (1995 - )click here
Nelson, EricGenetic basis of biological control in a bacterium antagonistic to turfgrass pathogens (1995 - )click here
Kobayashi, DonaldIdentification of parasitic bacteria as biological control agents against summer patch disease (1995 - )click here
Vargas, Joseph Jr.Control of bentgrass pathogenic fungi dollar spot, brown patch and pythium blight using chitinase (1995 - )click here
Day, PeterDevelopment of improved turfgrass with herbicide resistance and disease resistance through transformation (1995 - )click here
Baird, Wm. VanceLow temperature and drought regulated gene expression in bermudagrass (1995 - )click here
Guertal, ElizabethEvaluating bermudagrass for putting greens (1995 - )click here
White, RichardPhysiological basis for selection of bentgrasses with superior drought resistance (1995 - )click here
Turco, Ron; Throssell, ClarkDegradation of fungicides in turfgrass systems (1995 - )click here
Smith, Albert E.; Bridges, David C.Potential movement of certain pesticides following application to golf courses (1995 - )click here
Engelke, MiltBreeding and development of zoysiagrass (1995 -)click here
Duncan, RonDevelopment of stress tolerant seashore paspalum for golf course usage (1995 - )click here
Ruemmele, BridgetColonial bentgrass, (Agrostis tenuis), breeding and cultivar development (1995 - )click here
White, DonaldImprovement of poa annua var reptans for golf turf (1995 -)click here
Riordan, TerrenceBreeding, evaluation and culture of buffalograss for golf course turf (1995 -)click here
Snyder, George H.; Cisar, John L.Mobility and persistence of turfgrass pesticides in a USGA green (1995 - )click here
Taliaferro, CharlesBreeding and evaluation of cold-tolerant bermudagrass varieties for golf courses (1995 -)click here
Yates, Marylynn; Green, RobertMeasurement and model prediction of pesticide partitioning in field-scale turfgrass (1995 - )click here
Engelke, MiltBreeding and development of bentgrass (1995 -)click here
Carroll, MarkModeling pesticide transport in turfgrass thatch and foliage (1995 - )click here
Clark, John M.Evaluation of management factors affecting volatile loss and dislodgeable foliar residues (1995 - )click here
Funk, C. ReedBreeding and evaluation of kentucky bluegrass, tall fescue, perennial ryegrass, and bentgrass for turf (1995 - )click here
Baird, James H.Evaluation of best management practices to protect surface water quality from pesticides and fertilizer applied to bermudagrass fairways (1995 - )click here
Giblin-Davis, RobinPasteuria sp. for biological control of the sting nematode (belonolaimus longicaudatus), in turfgrass (1995 - )click here
King, JohnAllelopathy vs. Acremonium endophytesvs. competition effect on crabgrass suppression by 12 perrenial ryegrasses (1995 - )click here
Brandenburg, Rick L.; Villani, Michael G.Behavioral studies of the southern and tawny mole cricket (1995 - )click here
Potter, DanielCultural control, risk assessment, and environmentally responsible management of white grubs and cutworms (1995 - )click here

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