Research
Species and cultivar studies
- NTEP Kentucky bluegrass test
- NTEP Tall fescue test
- NTEP Zoysiagrass test
- NTEP Bermudagrass test
- NTEP fine fescue test
- NTEP creeping bentgrass test
- Low input species and cultivars
- Evaluation of zoysiagrass experimental germplasm for use in the Midwest
Turfgrass nutrition and management studies
- Evaluation of various nitrogen fertilizer products on lawn turf
- Evaluation of various high and low phosphorus lawn fertilizers on cool-season lawn turf
- Fertilizer and plant growth regulator programs for putting green turf
- Wetting agent evaluations for sand-based root zones
- Evaluation of various biostimulants products for summer bentgrass putting green quality
- Varying the percentages of Kentucky bluegrass and perennial ryegrass in seed lots affects long-term Kentucky bluegrass cover Selective removal of perennial ryegrass from Kentucky bluegrass
- Dreeping bentgrass cultivar response to light-weight rolling
- Winter overseeding of bermudagrass with perenial ryegrass and turf type tall fescue using various seeding rates and timing
- Evaluation of management practices to improve carbon sequesration
Weed biology and control
- Postemergence broadleaf weed control (multiple trials)
- Pre- and postemergence crabgrass control (multiple trials)
- Non-selective control of dandelion, creeping bentgrass, white clover, or tall fescue (multiple studies)
- Annual bluegrass seedhead suppression using plant growth regulators
- Annual bluegrass suppression with plant growth regulators
- Yellow nutsedge control in multiple experiments
- Controlling weeds with biopesticides
- Understanding the influence of mowing practices on weed control
- Postemergence weed control with granular herbicides
- Annual bluegrass control research (multiple studies)
Disease biology and control
- Evaluation of fungicides and application schedules for brown patch control
- Evaluation of fungicides and application schedules for control of dollar spot on creeping bentgrass
- Integrating fungicides and genetic resistance for control of dollar spot on creeping bentgrass
- Evaluation of fungicide sensitivity in populations of Sclerotinia homoeocarpa
- Evaluation of unconventional treatments for dollar spot control
- Understanding factors that influence fungicide performance: application rates and intervals
- Weather-based decision support for scheduling fungicides for brown patch control
- Spring dead spot suppression in Patriot bermudagrass as affected by Nitrogen source or fungicide timing
Turfgrass physiology
- Gene expression of perennial ryegrass under drought stress
- Association mapping of genes and traits for drought tolerance in natural populations of perennial ryegrass
- Physiological characteristics of cool-season turfgrasses to flooding stress
- Identification of Molecular maker for submergence tolerance of perennial ryegrass.
Insect biology and Management
- Working towards novel endophytic turfgrasses that provide insect resistance while maintaining wildlife safety
- Understanding trade-offs between growth and defense in endophytic tall fescue
- Integrating fertility, endophyte-mediated resistance, and biological controls for turfgrass insect management
- Studying white grub spatial biology to simplify scouting and develop alternative management programs (with Univ. of Wisconsin)
- Determining the billbug species complex associated with turfgrass in Indiana and Ohio (with Ohio State Univ.)
- Developing DNA-based tools to identify billbug larvae and study billbug seasonal ecology (with Univ. of Idaho and Ohio State Univ.)
- Influence of cultural practices on the persistence of insect-parasitic nematodes
- Assessing new chemical controls and usage strategies for insect management