Center Update: Testing Drought Tolerance
Evaluation Of Drought-Tolerant Warm-Season Turfgrass Response To Water-Saving Irrigation Scheduling Methods PI: Chadi Sayde; Student: Ryan Ackett Introduction With increased urban demand …
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Center Update: Nitrogen Emissions From Turfgrass
Characterization Of Reactive Nitrogen Compounds (Ammonia, Oxides Of Nitrogen, And Nitrous Oxide) From Turfgrass: Their Emissions And Emission Factors …
Center Update: Fungicide Efficacy and Fate
Effect of Management Practices On Fungicide Efficacy and Fate In Turfgrass Systems PI: Travis Gannon; Student: Daniel Freund INTRODUCTION On bentgrass putting …
Center Update: Improving Freeze Tolerance in Turfgrasses
Improving freeze tolerance in warm-season grasses PI: Susana R. Milla-Lewis; Student: Jessica M. Brown Introduction In comparison with other warm-season grasses, Zoysiagrass …
Center Update: Pollinator Communities in Turfgrass Systems
Research and Outreach to Support Pollinators in North Carolina: A Comparison of Pollinator Communities in Managed Turfgrass Systems in …
Center Update: Pesticide Phytoremediation
Evaluation of Various Riparian, Aquatic, And Wetland Species For Phytoremediation Of Pesticides PI: Fred Yelverton; Student: Alayne McKnight Synthetic pesticides are …
Center Update: Turfgrass Water Use
Improving Water Use by Turfgrasses: Identifying and Overcoming Physiological and Physical Hurdles PI: Thomas Rufty; Student: Matthew Taggart Introduction This project …
Center Update: Soil Microbiology
Understanding the Root-Associated Microbiota: Turfgrass Species Impacts PI: Wei Shi; Student: Qing Xia Introduction Turfgrass establishment and maintenance has long been …
Center Update: Pest Management
Improved Pest Management Through New Monitoring Technology PI: Rick Brandenburg Introduction Cost effective pest management requires timely information on pest status and …
Center Update: Herbicide Efficacy
Evaluation of Herbicide Efficacy from Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Applications in Naturalized Areas in Golf Courses PI: Ramon Leon; Student: Andrew …
Keep Old Man Winter From Hurting Bermudagrass Putting Greens
As bermudagrass putting greens enter dormancy over the next few weeks in the Carolinas, now is a good time …
Grady Miller: Helping Turfgrass Managers on the Route to Field Recovery
March’s COVID-19 shutdown caught everyone off guard. There was little time to prepare for closings and no one knew …
Turf Program Pioneer Carl Blake Passes Away
Dr. Blake helped establish the turf program at NC State University; his career included a professorship at NC State …
New Organic Lawn Care Guide
We have posted a new “Organic Lawn Care Guide” publication. Natural or “organic” methods of lawn care can provide …
Review of Turf Pathology Fungicide Trials From 2020
We had many interesting fungicide trials in summer of 2020 and we are looking forward to discussing some of …
Update on Atrazine and Simazine Use in Turfgrass Systems
Travis Gannon and Tripp Rogers Background Atrazine and simazine are triazine herbicides registered for pre- and post-emergent control of many broadleaf …
Time to Treat for Spring Dead Spot & Large Patch
Written by Halle Hampy, M.S. candidate under the direction of Dr. Jim Kerns Despite the unpredictability of 2020, one thing …
Fourth Virtual Field Day of 2020
Turf Tips: Review of Turfgrass Pest Issues in a Challenging Year We are hosting another virtual field day on October …
Postponing the 2020 Bruneau Scholarship Golf Tournament
The Turf Work Group has decided to postpone the Bruneau Scholarship Golf Tournament that was scheduled for October 21, …
Fall Seeding Time for Cool-Season Grasses
Fall is the best time for renovation and seeding of cool-season lawns. Temperatures are currently normal for early September, …