Named in memory of Joseph Valentine, golf course superintendent at Merion Golf Club, The Center serves as the principle facility for turfgrass field research.
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The secondary turfgrass research facility is utilized for various low maintenance research projects. It also houses the turfgrass breeding nursery and the Mascara-Steiniger Turfgrass Museum.
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It has been said that the sun doesn't set on a Penn State turfgrass. This long tradition of breeding some of the greatest turfgrass cultivars starts here at the breeding nursery.
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Located near campus, Penn State's two golf courses serve as a living laboratory for our students and also various research projects.
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Greenhouse facilities are conveniently located adjacent to the Agricultural Industries Building. These facilities are utilized for teaching and research activities.
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State of the art teaching and research labs are located throughout the Agricultural Industries Building.
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The museum, which is currently located at the Landscape Management Research Center off of Orchard Road in University Park, PA, houses turf equipment dating back to the early 1900s.
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