Research Projects

Annual bluegrass control

Annual bluegrass seedhead suppression

Billbug control

Efficacy and tolerance of insecticides for control of billbugs in lawns and golf fairways.

  • Bayer | Valent | Syngenta

Cool-season grass control during warm-season transition

  • Bayer | Helena | PBI Gordon

Crabgrass control

Cutworm control

Efficacy and tolerance of insecticides for control of cutworms in golf greens and lawns

  • BASF | DuPont | Syngenta

 

Desiccation

Drought tolerance

 

Fertility/Nutrition

Plant growth regulators (PGRs)

Plant hormones

Organic turf management

Can using organic fertilizers and biologically amended materials reduce snow mold damage on golf turf?

  • 3 Tier Technology | LidoChem | Nature Safe | Sustane | Turf Pro USA

Salinity tolerance and remediation

Snow mold control

Efficacy and tolerance of fungicides for control of gray and pink snow molds on golf greens and fairways.

  • Bayer | BASF | Cleary | DuPont | Petro-Canada | Quali-Pro | Syngenta

Surfactants and Wetting Agents

Evaluate surfactants applied in winter on the influence of putting green rootzone wettability in early-spring.

  • Amega | Aqua-Aid | Aquatrols | Winfield

Webworm control

Efficacy and tolerance of insecticides for control of webworms in lawns and golf greens.

  • DuPont | Syngenta

Weed control