Bar graph displaying the percent of turfgrass Injury for ten treatments at both four weeks after initial treatment and eight weeks after initial treatment.

Center Update: Evaluating Tolerance of St. Augustinegrass Cultivars to Postemergence Herbicides and Management of Bosc’s Mille Graines in St. Augustinegrass and Zoysiagrass Sod Production

Published - August 19, 2026 Read
Histogram grid displaying seed trait diversity across a population. Charts show frequency distributions of various traits like area and length in distinct colors.

Center Update: Elucidating the Underlying Genetics of Increased Seedling Emergence in Zoysiagrass

Published - August 12, 2026 Read
Graph showing percent visual injury compared to the rate (kg ai ha)

Center Update: Elucidating Herbicide Resistance in Turfgrass Systems

Published - August 5, 2026 Read

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Center Update: Assessing Turfgrass Resistance to Ground Pearls

Published - July 29, 2026

Tan lesions on tall fescue leaves due to brown patch.
Updates on Turfgrass Disease Management in NC

Published - July 28, 2026

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NC State logo painted on a grassy hill at the Lake Wheeler Turfgrass Field Lab in Raleigh, NC.
Diagnostic Lab Fee Increase

Published - July 27, 2026

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From left to right, chinch bug (small, winged insect) life stages, nymph through adult in increasing size.
Got Chinch Bugs? We Need Your Help!

Published - July 23, 2026

Scatter plot showing the distribution of 4,955 SNPs across chromosomes 1 to 9, with genomic positions on the x-axis and chromosome numbers on the y-axis.
Center Update: Applying Genomic Selection Techniques to the NC State Turfgrass Breeding Program

Published - July 22, 2026

Image showing a potted plant under neath lights and a camera, the resulting image from this set-up, data gathered and charted on graphs, and then a translation to the field.
Center Update: TurfDetect: Leveraging Polarization Camera to Detect Leaf Wilting in Turfgrass

Published - July 15, 2026

zoysiagrass lawn under heat and drought stress
Managing Turfgrass Under Heat and Drought Stress

Published - July 14, 2026

Table with Red header showing the Rate, Application Interval, and RKN Counts for three pesticides.
Center Update: Biology and Management of Turf Diseases in NC: Focusing on Root-Knot Nematode and the Turfgrass Microbiome

Published - June 29, 2026

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