This group includes 39 project reports
Investigator(s)Project title (publication year -year within-project)More Detail
Engelke, MiltBreeding and development of bentgrass (1997 -)click here
Duncan, RonDevelopment of stress tolerant seashore Paspalum for golf courses (1997 - )click here
Riordan, TerranceBreeding, evaluation and culture of buffalograss for golf courses (1997 -)click here
Taliaferro, CharlesBreeding and evaluation of cold-tolerant bermudagrass varieties golf courses (1997 - )click here
Engelke, MiltBreeding and development of zoysiagrass (1997 -)click here
White, DonaldImprovement of Poa annua var. reptans for golf turf (1997 -)click here
Funk, C. ReedBreeding and evaluation of Kentucky bluegrass, tall fescue, perennial ryegrass, and bentgrass for turf (1997 - )click here
Day, PeterDevelopment of improved turfgrass with herbicide resistance and disease resistance through transformation (1997 - )click here
Vargas, Joseph Jr.; Sticklen, MariamDevelopment of transgenic creeping bentgrass resistant to the major pathogenic fungi (1997 - )click here
Potter, DanielCultural control, risk assessment, and environmentally responsible management of white grubs and cutworms (1997 - )click here
Brandenburg, Rick L.; Villani, Michael G.Behavioral studies of the southern and tawny mole cricket (1997 - )click here
Giblin-Davis, RobinPasteuria sp. for biological control of the sting nematode, (Belonolaimus longicaudatus), in turfgrass (1997 - )click here
Nelson, EricGenetic basis of biological control in a bacterium antagonistic to turfgrass pathogens (1997 - )click here
Kobayashi, DonaldIdentification of parasitic bacteria as biological control agents against summer patch disease (1997 - )click here
King, JohnAllelopathy vs. Acremonium endophytes vs. competition effect on crabgrass suppression by 12 perennial ryegrasses (1997 - )click here
Baird, James H.Evaluation of best management practices to protect surface water from pesticides and fertilizer applied to bermudagrass fairways (1997 - )click here
Clark, John M.Evaluation of management factors affecting volatile loss and dislodgeable foliar residues (1997 - )click here
Snyder, George H.; Cisar, John L.Mobility and persistence of turfgrass pesticides in a USGA green (1997 - )click here
Kuiper, MarkEnvironmental impacts of golf course design, construction and maintenance (1997 - )click here
Carroll, Mark; Hill, RobertModeling pesticide transport in turfgrass thatch and foliage (1997 - )click here
Yates, Marylynn; Green, RobertMeasurement and model prediction of pesticide partitioning in field-scale turfgrass (1997 - )click here
Smith, Albert E.; Bridges, David C.Potential movement of certain pesticides following application to golf courses (1997 - )click here
Branham, BruceQuantifying the effect of turf on pesticide fate (1997 - )click here
Turco, RonDegradation of fungicides in turfgrass systems (1997 - )click here
Johnston, W. J.Characterization of leaching at the Coeur d'Alene golf course floating green (1997 - )click here
Cohen, StuartEvaluation and calibration of pesticide and nutrient transport prediction models (1997 - )click here
Petrovic, A. M.Mass balance assessment of pesticides and nutrients applied to golf turf (1997 - )click here
Crum, James; Rogers, John N. IIIEngineering characteristics and maintenance of golf putting greens (1997 - )click here
Mancino, CharlesMethods for classifying sand shape and the effects of sand shape on USGA specification rootzone physical properties (1997 - )click here
Baker, StephenLayers in golf green construction (1997 - )click here
McCoy, EdwardUnderstanding the hydrology of modern putting green construction methods (1997 - )click here
Murphy, JamesAssessing differential root zone mixes for putting greens over time under two environmental conditions (1997 - )click here
Bowman, DanielEvaluation of new technologies in construction and maintenance of golf course greens (1997 - )click here
Gaussoin, RochGrow-in and cultural practice inputs on USGA putting greens and their microbial communities (1997 - )click here
Carrow, RobertOrganic matter dynamics in the surface zone of a USGA green: practices to alleviate problems (1997 - )click here
Harmon, GaryNontarget effects of turfgrass fungicides on microbial communities in USGA putting green profiles (1997 - )click here
Elliott, M.; Guertal, E.; Skipper, H.Bacterial populations and diversity withing new USGA putting greens (1997 - )click here
White, R. H.Physiological basis for selection of bentgrasses with superior drought resistance: Final research progress report (1997 - )click here
Brown, Paul W.Turfgrass irrigation with municipal effluent: Nitrogen fate, turf crop coefficients and water requirements (1997 - )click here

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