New Research Projects Approved for 2008

Funded by The Environmental Institute for Golf

The Research Task Group approved 11 research projects, eight Chapter Cooperative Program projects, one Aquatrol's Robert A. Moore Endowment Fund project, one Mark Kizziar Research Grant project, and one National Research Program project to begin in 2008.

Chapter Cooperative Research Program

* Evaluation of Perennial Rye Turfgrass Varieties for Tolerance to Rapid Blight Disease. Mary Olsen, Ph.D., University of Arizona. Completion date 2010. Co-funded by the Golf and Environmental Foundation of Arizona. $30,580 over 2 years.

* Effect of Aggressiveness of Cut and Mowing Height on Cut Quality, Putting Surface Performance and Stress-Induced Disease. Frank Rossi, Ph.D., Cornell University. Completion date 2009. Co-funded by the Metropolitan Golf Course Superintendents Association and the New York State Turfgrass Association. $100,900 over 2 years.

* New Technology to Manage Organic Matter Accumulation in Bermudagrass Putting Greens. Kurt Steinke, Ph.D., Texas A&M University. Completion date 2009. Co-funded by the South Texas Golf Course Superintendents Association. $10,000 over 2 years.

* Management and Biology of Brown Ring Patch on Annual Bluegrass Greens. Frank Wong, Ph.D., University of California, Riverside. Completion date 2009. Co-funded by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of Central California, the Golf Course Superintendents Association of Northern California, the Golf Course Superintendents Association of Southern California, Hi-Lo Desert Golf Course Superintendents Association, San Diego Golf Course Superintendents Association, Sierra Nevada Golf Course Superintendents Association and California State Chapter Golf Course Superintendents Association $62,000 over 2 years.

* Degradation Rate of the Fungicides Chlorothalonil and Iprodione in the Absence of Snow Cover for the Control of Microdochium Patch on Turfgrass. Craig Grau, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison. Completion date 2009. Co-funded by the Wisconsin Golf Course Superintendents Association. $32,000 over 2 years.

* A Novel Method to Facilitate Biodethatching Using Fungal Laccases. Qingguo Huang, Ph.D., University of Georgia, Griffin Campus. Completion date 2009. Co-funded by the Georgia Golf and Environmental Foundation. $40,000 over 2 years.

* Methods and Response for Successful Overseeding of Fairway Paspalum Turf. David Kopec, Ph.D., University of Arizona. Completion date 2010. Co-funded by the Golf and Environmental Foundation of Arizona. $15,850 over 3 years.

* Development of a Non-Destructive Sampling/Monitoring Program for Annual Bluegrass Weevil on Golf Course Fairways. Albrecht Koppenhöfer, Ph.D., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Completion date 2008 Co-funded by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of New Jersey, Long Island Golf Course Superintendents Association, and Mountain and Valley Golf Course Superintendents Association. $15,332 over 1 year.

AQUATROLS' ROBERT A. MOORE ENDOWMENT FUND

* Wetting Agent Effects on Rootzone Moisture Distribution Under Various Irrigation Regimes. Douglas Karcher, Ph.D., University of Arkansas. Completion date 2009. $15,000 over 2 years.

MARK KIZZIAR RESEARCH GRANT

* Attenuation of PPCP/EDCs through Golf Courses Using Reuse Water. Mike McCullough, Northern California Golf Association. Completion date 2009. $30,000 over 2 years.

NATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAM

* Deficit Irrigation of Seashore Paspalum and Bermudagrass for Golf Course Turf. James Walworth, Ph.D., University of Arizona. Completion date 2010. $29,500 over 3 years.