This group includes 36 project reports
Investigator(s)Project title (publication year -year within-project)More Detail
Funk, C. ReedBreeding and evaluation of Kentucky bluegrass, tall fescue, perennial ryegrass, and bentgrass for turf (1996 - )click here
White, DonaldImprovement of Poa annua var. reptans for golf turf (1996 -)click here
Taliaferro, CharlesBreeding and evaluation of cold-tolerant bermudagrass varieties golf courses (1996 -)click here
Engelke, MiltBreeding and development of bentgrass (1996 -)click here
Riordan, TerranceBreeding, evaluation and culture of buffalograss for golf course turf (1996 -)click here
Duncan, RonDevelopment of stress tolerant seashore Paspalum for golf course usage (1996 - )click here
Engelke, MiltBreeding and development of zoysiagrass (1996 -)click here
White, RichardPhysiological basis for selection of bentgrasses with superior drought resistance (1996 - )click here
Guertal, ElizabethEvaluating bermudagrass for putting greens (1996 - )click here
Baird, William VanceLow temperature and drought regulated gene expression in bermudagrass (1996 - )click here
Brown, PaulTurfgrass irrigation with municipal effluent: Nitrogen fate, turf Kc values and water requirements (1996 - )click here
Murphy, James A.Assessment of testing methods for establishing golf course accessibility guidelines (1996 -)click here
Day, PeterDevelopment of improved turfgrass with herbicide resistance and disease resistance through transformation (1996 - )click here
Vargas, Joseph Jr.; Sticklen, MariamDevelopment of transgenic creeping bentgrass resistant to the major pathogenic fungi (1996 - )click here
Kobayashi, DonaldIdentification of parasitic bacteria as biological control agents against summer patch disease (1996 - )click here
Nelson, EricGenetic basis of biological control in a bacterium antagonistic to turfgrass pathogens (1996 - )click here
Potter, DanielCultural control, risk assessment, and environmentally responsible management of white grubs and cutworms (1996 - )click here
Bradenburg, Rick L.; Villani, Michael G.Behavioral studies of the southern and tawny mole cricket (1996 - )click here
King, JohnAllelopathy vs. Acremonium endophytes vs. competition effect on crabgrass suppression by 12 perennial ryegrasses (1996 - )click here
Giblin-Davis, RobinPasteuria sp. for biological control of the sting nematode, (Belonolaimus longicaudatus), in turfgrass (1996 - )click here
Baird, James H.Evaluation of best management practices to protect surface water from pesticides and fertilizer applied to bermudagrass fairways (1996 - )click here
Snyder, George H.; Cisar, John L.Mobility and persistence of turfgrass pesticides in a USGA green (1996 - )click here
Clark, John M.Evaluation of management factors affecting volatile loss and dislogeable foliar residues (1996 - )click here
Carroll, Mark; Hill, RobertModeling pesticide transport in turfgrass thatch and foliage (1996 - )click here
Yates, Marylynn; Green, RobertMeasurement and model prediction of pesticide partitioning in field-scale turfgrass (1996 - )click here
Branham, Bruce E.Quantifying the effect of turf on pesticide fate (1996 - )click here
Smith, Albert E.; Bridges, David C.Potential movement of certain pesticides following application to golf courses (1996 - )click here
Crum, James; Rogers, John N. IIIEngineering characteristics and maintenance of golf putting greens (1996 - )click here
Mancino, CharlesMethods for classifying sand shape and the effects of sand shape on USGA specification rootzone physical properties (1996 - )click here
McCoy, EdwardUnderstanding the hydrology of modern putting green construction methods (1996 - )click here
Murphy, JamesAssessing differential root zone mixes for putting greens over time under two environmental conditions (1996 - )click here
Gaussoin, RochGrow-in and cultural practice inputs on USGA putting greens and their microbial communities (1996 - )click here
Carrow, RobertOrganic matter dynamics in the surface zone of a USGA green: Practices to alleviate problems (1996 - )click here
Harmon, GaryNontarget effects of turfgrass fungicides on microbial communities in USGA putting green profiles (1996 - )click here
Elliott, M.; Guertal, E.; Skipper, H.Bacterial populations and diversity withing [within] new USGA putting greens (1996 - )click here
Dodson, RonAudubon cooperative sanctuary program (1996 - )click here

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