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About Mike Kenna, Ph.D.
Mike Kenna, Ph.D., is the retired director of research, USGA Green Section. Contact him at mpkenna@gmail.com.
Posts by Mike Kenna, Ph.D.
Kenna explains how golf courses can be a valuable habitat for turtles. Read more»
In the fall of 2019, they initiated the study at Florence Country Club in Florence, S.C., on a bermudagrass fairway constructed on sandy loam soil. Read more»
Advances in drone mapping and precision sprayers are improving the ability to prevent spring dead spot in a more targeted, cost-effective and sustainable manner. Read more»
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts evaluated several nontraditional products and fungicide treatments to evaluate snow mold prevention at Val Halla Golf Course in Cumberland, Maine. Read more»
In 2000, independent bentgrass breeding programs across the U.S. were unified in 2003 by the USGA's Bentgrass Breeding Consortium to develop pest-resistant creeping bentgrass clones for commercial use. Read more»
Ashton Franks, an M.S. student at Oklahoma State University, evaluated a 777 creeping bentgrass research putting green for the effects of nitrogen (N) rate and a mixture of three plant growth regulators (PGRs) on playability, turfgrass quality and dollar spot severity. Read more»