Research focus area: Turfgrass management
Turfgrass management research ranges from turfgrass cultivars and species selection, equipment and technology, to investigating practices like aerification, nutrient management, and mowing. Universities throughout the country conduct this research to advance management programs for superintendents to save money, provide marketable conditions and conserve natural resources. In addition, research helps to improve technology and its application on the golf course. The EIFG has supported the following projects:
Soil Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Aging Golf Greens
Roch Gaussoin, Ph.D.
University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Water Retention of Sand-Based Root Zones with Organic and Inorganic Amendments
Doug Karcher, Ph.D.
University of Arkansas
Grasses for Overseeding Bermudagrass Fairways
Kevin Morris
National Turfgrass Evaluation Program
Fine Fescues and Colonial summaries/Bentgrasses for Fairways
Brian Horgan, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Warm-Season Native Grasses for Playable Roughs
Tom Voigt, Ph.D.
University of Illinois, Urbana
Field Evaluation of Winterkill in Annual Bluegrass and Creeping Bentgrass
David Minner, Ph.D.
Iowa State University
Painting Dormant Bermudagrass Putting Greens
Haibo Liu, Ph.D.
Clemson University
Foliar vs. Granular Fertilization on Creeping Bentgrass
Haibo Liu, Ph.D.
Clemson University
The Nature and Control of Black Layer
William L. Berndt, Ph.D.
Florida Gulf Coast University
and Joseph M. Vargas Jr., Ph.D.
Michigan State University
Overseeded Bermudagrass: Improving Turf Aesthetics During Spring Transition
Shawn Askew, Ph.D.
Virginia Tech
Perennial Ryegrass Competition Affects Bermudagrass Health
Shawn Askew, Ph.D.
Virginia Tech
Reducing annual bluegrass during fairway conversion to Kentucky bluegrass
Andrew Hoiberg and
Dave Minner, Ph.D.
Iowa State University
Bruce Branham, Ph.D.
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Physical water conditioners for
managing turfgrasses
Bernd Leinauer, Ph.D., Ty Barrick, Matteo
Serena, Marco Schiavon, and Bernd Maier
New Mexico State University
Managing thatch with fungal laccase
Sudeep S. Sidhu, Ph.D.; Qingguo Huang,
Ph.D.; Robert N. Carrow, Ph.D.;
and Paul L. Raymer, Ph.D.
University of Georgia
Overseeding preparation techniques for fairway seashore paspalum
D.M. Kopec, Ph.D.; J. Gilbert, M.S.;
M. Pessarakli, Ph.D.; and S.P. Nolan
University of Arizona
Frequent venting of bermudagrass greens: Effects on infiltration and water content
Charles H. Fontanier, M.S.,
and Richard H. White, Ph.D.
Texas A&M University
James C. Thomas, M.S., C.P. Ag.
Texas Agrilife Research, College Station