Refereed Publications
https://plantscience.psu.edu/research/centers/turf/research/papers
2010 Annual Research Report
https://plantscience.psu.edu/research/centers/turf/research/annual-reports/2010
2011-02-26T17:25:00ZFolderDollar spot severity as influenced by fungicide mode of activity and spray nozzle.
https://plantscience.psu.edu/research/centers/turf/research/papers/2009/pub-kaminski-fidanza/view
Dollar spot, caused by Sclerotinia homoeocarpa, is a severe disease of highly maintained turfgrass. Improving the efficacy of fungicides when applied in relatively low water volumes may be possible through...2009-10-01T04:00:00ZFileGeographic distribution and rDNA-ITS region sequence of Waitea circinata var. circinata isolated from annual bluegrass in the United States.
https://plantscience.psu.edu/research/centers/turf/research/papers/2009/pub-kaminski-pdis-93/view
Waitea circinata var. circinata is the causal agent of brown ring patch, an emergent disease of turfgrass in the United States. Forty-two isolates from annual bluegrass were...2009-09-01T04:00:00ZFileInhibition of Pythium spp. and suppression of pythium blight of turfgrass with phosphonate fungicides.
https://plantscience.psu.edu/research/centers/turf/research/papers/2009/pub-pdis93/view
Pythium aphanidermatum and other Pythium spp. cause Pythium blight of turfgrasses in the United States. Phosphonate fungicides suppress Pythium blight when...2009-08-01T04:00:00ZFileSafety of bispyribac-sodium on colonial bentgrass and influence on brown patch severity
https://plantscience.psu.edu/research/centers/turf/research/papers/2009/pub-kaminski-putman/view
Bispyribac-sodium can be used to selectively control ABG in stands of perennial ryegrass and creeping bentgrass. However, its safety is unknown when...2009-07-01T04:00:00ZFileSalinity effects on seed germination and vegetative growth of greens-type Poa annua relative to other cool-season turfgrass species
https://plantscience.psu.edu/research/centers/turf/research/papers/2009/pub-huff-salt/view
Seed germination and vegetative growth studies were conducted to determine relative salinity tolerance of greens-type Poa annua L. compared with other cool-season turfgrass...2009-03-01T05:00:00ZFileSuburban, and Rural Amenities of Grass.
https://plantscience.psu.edu/research/centers/turf/research/papers/2009/pub-grassland/view
Chapter 8 from Grassland: Quietness and Strength for a New American Agriculture.2009-01-01T05:00:00ZFileSalacisia, a new genus of Tilletiales: reclassificationof Tilletia buchloeana causing induced hermaphroditism in buffalograss
https://plantscience.psu.edu/research/centers/turf/research/papers/2008/pub-huff-genus/view
For 119 y the fungal parasite Tilletia buchloe¨ana has been known to induce female sex organs (pistils) in male plants of buffalograss, making them hermaphrodite. Here we report the life cycle...2008-01-01T05:00:00ZFileAddressing problems encountered in case-based teaching.
https://plantscience.psu.edu/research/centers/turf/research/papers/2007/pub-e07/view
TURF 436 (Case Studies in Turfgrass Management) is the capstone course for turfgrass science majors at the Pennsylvania State University. Students are introduced to problems...2007-12-01T05:00:00ZFileSeasonal Poa annua L. seedling emergence patterns in Maryland
https://plantscience.psu.edu/research/centers/turf/research/papers/2007/kaminski-and-dernoeden-published.pdf/view
Annual bluegrass (Poa annua L.; ABG) can be a major weed problem in golf course turf. Research-based information on the seasonal emergence patterns of ABG is limited. The objectives of this four-year field study..2007-03-01T05:00:00ZFilePesticide application research demonstrated at a field day event.
https://plantscience.psu.edu/research/centers/turf/research/papers/2007/2007-number-1iaw7.pdf/view
(J. of Extension, 2007) A field day event was used to demonstrate the value of proper pesticide application methods to turfgrass. A single fungicide was applied through...2007-02-01T05:00:00ZFileEffect of spent mushroom substrate on seed germination of cool-season turfgrasses.
https://plantscience.psu.edu/research/centers/turf/research/papers/2007/pub-aamlid/view
Spent mushroom substrate (SMS) is used by the turf industry in the northeastern United States for soil improvement. When tilled into soil at...2007-02-01T05:00:00ZFileSelecting nozzles for fungicide spray applications.
https://plantscience.psu.edu/research/centers/turf/research/papers/2006/shepard-june06.pdf/view
(GCM, 2006) Using the right nozzle my save your grass...2006-06-01T04:00:00ZFileEvaluation of fungicide and plant growth regulator tank-mix programmes on dollar spot severity of creeping bentgrass.
https://plantscience.psu.edu/research/centers/turf/research/papers/2006/fidanza-et-al.pdf/view
Dollar spot (Sclerotinia homoeocarpa F.T. Bennett) is a common and destructive disease of creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.). In 2003 and 2004, field studies were conducted to evaluate 14- and 21-day sequential...2006-02-04T05:00:00ZFileNitrogen source impact on dead spot (Ophiosphaerella agrostis) recovery in creeping bentgrass.
https://plantscience.psu.edu/research/centers/turf/research/papers/2005/p-0078c.pdf/view
Limited information is available with regards to chemical and cultural management strategies for dead spot. Two field studies were designed...2005-07-01T04:00:00ZFile