Tag: USDA

Dollar spot disease symptoms on an ultradwarf bermudagrass putting green (Photo: Maria Tomaso-Peterson)

Off the record: An update on the USDA-funded dollar spot work group

April 17, 2025 By
The USDA NC1208 project, involving numerous universities and research institutions, aims to enhance the management of dollar spot in turfgrass through a series of interconnected objectives focusing on the disease’s biology, epidemiology and management.  The five-year project has five objectives, ...

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USGA adds 17 new sustainability projects in 2023 with Mike Davis grants

May 3, 2023 By
With more than 70 research projects in 2023, the initiative continues to be the largest private turfgrass and environmental research effort in golf. ...

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Scientists from the University of Florida are researching cost-effective control techniques for nematodes and fungal diseases. (Photo courtesy Marco Schiavon)

Research looks for cost-effective methods to manage nematodes, fungal diseases

December 7, 2022 By
Researchers from the University of Florida look to defeat sting and root-knot nematodes, major pests of turfgrass in South, with economical measures. ...

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Off the Record: The history of turfgrass research in the USDA

October 24, 2022 By
Mike Kenna, Ph.D., examines the history of turfgrass research in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). ...

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MSU turfgrass researchers receive $8 million USDA grant

April 25, 2022 By
Three MSU researchers investigating winter stresses of turfgrass in northern climates received an $8 million grant from the USDA. ...

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Inside the USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Committee

September 24, 2014 By
Early August is the time of year when the USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Committee meets to review research proposals and decide which research projects to fund. I have the good fortune to serve on the committee. With the approval ...

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