02/15/2022

10/27/2022

 

Amundsen, Keenan; Warnke, Scott E.; Bushman, Bradley S.; Robbins, Matthew D.; Martin, Ruth; Harris-Shultz, Karen. 2021. Colonial bentgrass transcript-expression differences compared with creeping bentgrass in response to water-deficit stress. Crop Science. May. 61(3): p. 2135-2147.

Bartel, C.A., K.J. Moore, S.Z. Fei, A.W. Lenssen, R.L. Hintz, and S.M. Kling. 2022. Evaluating Strip and No-Till Maintenance of Perennial Groundcovers for Annual Grain Production. Crops, 2(3), pp.268-286.

Bartel, C.A., K.J. Moore, S.Z. Fei, A.W. Lenssen, R.L. Hintz, and S.M. Kling. 2022. Evaluating Chemical Suppression Treatments to Alter the Red: Far-Red Ratio in Perennial Groundcovers for Maize Production. Agronomy, 12(8), p.1854.

Bell, N., C. Hollingsworth, G. Stahnke and A. Kowalewski. 2021. Insects: Section F: Turfgrass. Pacific Northwest Pest Management Handbooks. November 1, 2021. F1-F12.

Berndt, WL, RE Gaussoin. 2022. Predicting Munsell color for turfgrass leaves. Crop Science. In press

Braithwaite, E., B. McDonald, C. Schmid and A. Kowalewski. 2021. Evaluation of selected fungicides for preventative control of Rhizoctonia cerealis on annual bluegrass in western Oregon, 2020. Plant Disease Management Report. Report No. 15:T036. Retrieved September 9, 2021. https://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/trial/pdmr/volume15/abstracts/t036.asp

Braithwaite, E., B. McDonald, C. Schmid and A. Kowalewski. 2021. Evaluation of single fungicide applications for curative control of Rhizoctonia cerealis on annual bluegrass in western Oregon, 2020. Plant Disease Management Report. Report No. 15:T035. Retrieved September 9, 2021. https://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/trial/pdmr/volume15/abstracts/t035.asp

Braithwaite, E., C. Schmid, and A. Kowalewski. 2022. Evaluation of fungicides for control of Microdochium nivale on annual bluegrass in western Oregon, 2021-2022. Plant Disease Management Report. Accepted July 1, 2022.

Braithwaite, E., T. Stock and A. Kowalewski. 2021. Integrated Pest Management Effects on Weed Populations Managed Without Herbicides in the Pacific Northwest. Int Turfgrass Soc Res J. 2021; 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1002/its2.51

Braithwaite, E., C. Stover, C. Schmid, and A. Kowalewski. 2022. Evaluation of fungicide programs for control of Colletotrichum cereale on annual bluegrass in western Oregon, 2021. Plant Disease Management Report. Accepted July 1, 2022.

Braun, R.C., E.T. Braithwaite, A.R. Kowalewski, E. Watkins, A.B. Hollman, and A.J. Patton. 2022. Nitrogen Fertilizer and Clover Inclusion Effects on the Establishment of Fine Fescue Taxa. Crop Science. 62:947-957. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20704 $, M, R, M, V, G, W2

Braun, R.C., A.J. Patton, E. Watkins, A.B. Hollman, J.A. Murphy, B.S. Park, A.R. Kowalewski, and E.T. Braithwaite. 2021. Optimal Fine Fescue Mixture Seeding Dates in the Northern United States. Agronomy Journal.  2021; 1-16. http://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20859

Burayu, W. and K. Umeda. 2021. Versatile Native Grasses and a Turf-Alternative Groundcover for the Arid Southwest United States. J. Environ. Hort. 39(4):160–167. https://turf.arizona.edu/Umeda%20Dec%202021%20JEH%20nativegrasses.pdf

Burayu, W. and K. Umeda. 2021. Performance of Two Varieties of Kurapia Under Drip Irrigation [Abstract]. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT. https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2021am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/132815

Bushman BS, MD Robbins, SE Warnke, R Martin, K Harris-Shultz, K Amundsen. 2021. Gene expression differences for drought stress response in cool-season turfgrasses.  Int. Turfgrass Soc. Research Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/its2.25

Cain, A., E. Braithwaite, B. McDonald, A. Kowalewski and M. Elmore. 2021. Irrigation Frequencies and Reference Evapotranspiration Replacement Effecting Annual Bluegrass Populations in Western Oregon. Int Turfgrass Soc Res J. 2021; 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1002/its2.70

Cain, A., A. Kowalewski, B. McDonald and C. Mattox. 2021. Irrigation Rates and Frequencies for Western and Eastern Oregon Turfgrass. OSU Extension Service. EM 9311. https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/em9311

Carlson, M. G., Gaussoin, R. E., & Puntel, L. A. (2022). A review of precision management for golf course turfgrass. Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management, 8, e20183. https://doi.org/10.1002/cft2.20183

Chen, A.A., S.Z. Fei, A.W. Lenssen, and K.J. Moore, 2022. Photothermal controls of vegetative dormancy in Poa secunda. Grassland Research. https://doi.org/10.1002/glr2.12008

Chen A, S. Fei, A. Lenssen, and K.J. Moore. 2022. Evaluating cool-season grass species as potential perennial groundcover for maize production. Agronomy J. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21087.

Christians, N., B. Pease, and A. Thoms. 2021. The mathematics of tank mixing. SportsField Mgmt. April:26-28.

Dreves, A. J., Kaur, N., DeFrancesco, J. T., Van Slambrook, L. G., Fisher, G. C., Rondon, S., Anderson, N. P. 2021. Pocket Guide to Grass Seed Pests and Beneficials: Identification, Monitoring, Management. EM 9318 https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/em9318

Dung, J. K. S., Duringer, J. M., Kaur, N., Scott, J., Frost, K. E., Walenta, D. L., Alderman, S. C., Craig, A. M., Hamm, P. B. 2021. Molecular and Alkaloid Characterization of Claviceps purpurea Sensu Lato From Grass Seed Production Areas of the US Pacific Northwest. Phytopathology 111: 831-841.

Ervin, D.E., L. Mitchell Dixon, A. Montry, A.J. Patton, B. Bowling, M.T. Elmore, T.W. Gannon, J.E. Kaminski, A.R. Kowalewski, J.D. McCurdy, J.S. McElroy, J.B. Unruhl, and M.V. Bagavathiannan. 2022. Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities for Improved Lawn Weed Management: insights from U.S. Lawn Care Operators. Outlooks on Pest Management. 33(3): 95–100.

Ham, J., Aksland, I., Casey, D., Koski, T., Qian, Y. (2021). Wireless Soil Moisture Measurement in Turfgrass with Internet-of-Things (IoT) Technology and Low-Cost Sensors. 6th Decennial National Irrigation Symposium. (Published: December 2021)

Hao J, Y. Yin, and S Fei. 2021. A Novel Method of Generating RNAi Library for High Throughput Gene Function Analysis in Creeping Bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.). Intl Turfgrass Res J.

Isweiri, H., Qian, Y.L., Davis, J. D. 2021.  Comparison of fresh versus effluent water irrigation on soil chemical properties of golf course greens and fairways. International Turfgrass Society Res. J. 14: 182-193.

Isweiri, H., Qian, Y.L, Davis, J. (2021). Interactive effects of waterlogging and salinity on perennial ryegrass and alkaligrass. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal, 14: 266-275.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/its2.60.

Kaur, N., editor. 2021. Pacific Northwest Insect Management Handbook [online]. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University. https://pnwhandbooks.org/insect

Kowalewski, A. 2022. Weed Management: Section U: Turfgrass. Pacific Northwest Pest Management Handbooks. Dec 2021. U1-U24.

Kowalewski, A. 2021. Weed Management: Section U: Turfgrass. Pacific Northwest Pest Management Handbooks. March 2021. U1-U24.

Li, L., Sousek, M., Reicher, Z., & Gaussoin, R. (2021). Strategies for increased yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) control in turfgrass with halosulfuron, sulfentrazone, and physical removal. Weed Technology, 35(6), 894-900. doi:10.1017/wet.2021.43

Lindsey, A.J., A.W. Thoms, M.D. McDaniel, and N.E. Christians. 2021. Plant-available soil nitrogen fluxes and turfgrass quality of Kentucky bluegrass fertilized with humic substances. Crop Sci. doi:10.1002/csc2.20592

Lindsey, A.J., A.W. Thoms, M.D. McDaniel, and N.E. Christians. 2021. Evaluation of humic fertilizers on a sand-based creeping bentgrass putting green. Crop Sci. doi:10.1002/csc2.20577

Lindsey, A.J., A.W. Thoms, J. Dancer, and M. Gross. 2021. Evaluation of algae-based fertilizers produced from revolving algal biofilms on Kentucky bluegrass. Agron. 11(7):1288. doi:10.3390/agronomy11071288

Lindsey, A.J. and A. Thoms. 2021. Soil health solutions. Turf Magazine. Winter. 34(4):16-17, 35.

Lindsey, A., and A. Thoms. 2021. Impact of humic fertilizers on putting green turfgrass and soil health. Golf Course Manage. Nov. 89(11):70-74.

Lindsey, A.J., A. Thoms, N. Christians, and R. Adams. 2021. Natural (organic) fertilization for turf. Iowa State University Extension Publication. HORT 3031. p. 7.

Lindsey, A., A. Thoms, and N. Christians. 2021. Turfgrass calendar: warm-season grasses for lawns. Iowa State University Extension Publications. HORT 3105. p. 3.

Lindsey, A., A. Thoms, and N. Christians. 2021. Turfgrass biological soil health. Iowa State University Extension Publication. HORT 3111. p. 3.

Marshall, Collin; Warnke, Scott; Amundsen, Keenan. 2022. Simple sequence repeat marker development and diversity analysis in buffalograss. Crop Science. May/June. 62(3): p. 1373-1382.

Mertz, I., A. Thoms, and N. Christians. 2021. Glycerin-based nitrogen applications for turfgrass growth. Intl. Turf. Soc. Res. J. doi:10.1002/its2.83

Moore, V.M., B. Schlautman, S.Z. Fei, L.M. Roberts, M. Wolfe, M.R. Ryan, S. Wells, and A.J. Lorenz. 2022. Plant Breeding for Intercropping in Temperate Field Crop Systems: A Review. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21087.

Kaur, N., Van Slambrook, L. G., Koppel, A. L., Anderson, N. P. 2021. Efficacy of Selected Insecticides for Aphid Management in Grass Grown for Seed Crops, 2020. Arthropod Management Tests 46: tsab110.

Kaur, N., Van Slambrook, L. G., Anderson, N. P., Whitener, A. B., Verhoeven, E. C. 2021. Efficacy of Selected Insecticides for Sod Webworm Management in Fine Fescue for Seed Crops, 2020., Arthropod Management Tests 46: tsab128.

Kowalewski, A., A. Cain, E. Braithwaite, B. McDonald, and C. Schmid. 2022. Nitrogen Fertility Rates Affecting Weed Population Dynamics in a Perennial Ryegrass Stand in Western Oregon. International Turfgrass Research Journal. 2022; 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1002/its2.106

Mattox, C., B. McDonald and A. Kowalewski. 2021. Managing Microdochium Patch in Pacific Northwest Turfgrass. OSU Extension Service. EM 9321. https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/em9321

McDonald, B., E. Braithwaite, C. Mattox, C. Schmid, R. Wang, and A. Kowalewski. 2021. Evaluation of selected fungicides for control of Microdochium patch on annual bluegrass in western Oregon, 2020-2021. Plant Disease Management Report. Report No. 15:T037. Retrieved September 9, 2021. https://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/trial/pdmr/volume15/abstracts/t037.asp

McDonald, B., A. Kowalewski, C. Mattox, E. Braithwaite, C. Schmid. 2021. Effects of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium Rates on Microdochium Patch. Turfgrass Soc Res J. 2021;1-4. http://doi.org/10.1002/its2.28

McNally, B.C., M.T. Elmore, A.R. Kowalewski, and A.B. Cain. 2022. Phosphorus influences annual bluegrass competitiveness at seeding in perennial ryegrass and creeping bentgrass. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment. Accepted July 26, 2022.

Obear, Glen R. 2021. Ph.D. Dissertation: Formation of B Horizons in Engineered Putting Green SoilsThe University of Nebraska. xi, 110 pp.

Patton, A.J., M. Elmore, J. Kao-Kniffin, B. Branham, N. Christians, A. Thoms, S. Keeley, T. Shaddox, T.A. Nikolai, M. Reiter, L. Miller, X. Xiong, B. Kreuser, R. Gaussoin, M. Carroll, D. Li, D. Gardner, Z. Raudenbush, P. Landschoot, D. Soldat, and P. Koch. 2021 Turfgrass weed control for professionals. Purdue University Extension Publication. HORT 3066. p. 132.

Patton, A., R. Braun, M. Reiter, E. Watkins, A. Kowalewski, P. Koch, J. Murphy. 2021. Fine Fescues in Minimal-to-no Mow Areas. Purdue Extension TURF-67. Accepted October 1, 2021.

Patton, A., R. Braun, M. Reiter, E. Watkins, A. Kowalewski, P. Koch, J. Murphy. 2021 Fine Fescues: Understanding the Differences. Purdue Extension. TURF-63. Accepted October 1, 2021.

Pease, B., N. Christians, and A. Thoms. 2021. Tank mixing procedures. SportsField Mgmt. May:18-20.

Qian, Y. (2021). Slow/controlled-release fertilizer applications and nitrous oxide emissions from fairways and roughs. The Reporter (Rocky Mountain Chapter GCSAA), 56(4), 16-18.. (Published: July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2021)

Schlautman, B., C. Bartel, L. Diaz-Garcia, S. Fei, S. Flynn, E. Haramoto, K. Moore, and D.R. Raman, 2021. Perennial groundcovers: an emerging technology for soil conservation and the sustainable intensification of agriculture. Emerging Topics in Life Sciences, 5(2):337-347.

Stahnke, Gwen K.; Rieke, Paul E.; Cookingham, Pete O.; Shearman, Robert C.; Gaussoin, Roch E.; Kopec, David M. 2022. James B Beard: The father of contemporary turfgrass science. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. June. 14(1): p. 1-11

Thoms, A.W., R. Bearss, J.N. Rogers, and J.C. Sorochan. 2021. An evaluation of mat hybrid turfgrass systems under simulated traffic. Short Comm. Intl Turf. Soc. Res. J. 1-5. doi:10.1002/its2.58

Thoms, A., S. Lord, and W. Appelfeller. 2021. Selecting and making the most of an internship. SportsField Mgmt. May:14-16.

Thoms, A., and N. Christians. 2021. Turfgrass renovation. Iowa State University Extension Publication. HORT 3113. p. 5.

Thoms, A., N. Christians, and M. Agnew. 2021. Purchasing seed. Iowa State University Extension Publication. HORT 3112. p. 2.

Umeda, K., S. Nair, and M. Chamberland. 2021. Clear up the confusion: Know how to select the appropriate herbicide to control weeds. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension publication AZ1914-2021. https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/pubs/az1914-2021.pdf  June 2021.

Umeda, K., D. Kopec, and S. Nair. 2021. Annual bluegrass (Poa annua) control in non-overseeded bermudagrass and winter overseeded turfgrasses in low desert Arizona. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension publication AZ1885-2021. https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/pubs/az1885-2021.pdf May 2021.

Waisen, P., Z. Cheng, B.S. Sipes, and K.-H. Wang. 2022. Biofumigation effects of Brassicaceous cover crops on soil health in cucurbit agroecosystems in Hawaii, USA. Pedosphere, 32(4): 521–531.

Williams, Dallas M. 2021. M.S. Thesis: A Method for Visualizing Water Flow Through Modified Root Zones. University of Nebraska. [2], v, 54 pp

Xu N, J. Zobrist, K. Wang, and S. Fei. 2021. Genetic transformation of recalcitrant upland switchgrass using morphogenic genes. Frontiers in Plant Science.  doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.781565.

Yaling Qian and Sarah Wilhelm.  2021.  Compost topdressing to suppress necrotic ringspot and improve overall health of Kentucky bluegrass lawns. Int Turfgrass Soc Res J. 14: 967-971.

 

04/29/2024

Sample publications:

Berndt, W. L., & Gaussoin, R. E. 2023. Predicting Munsell color for turfgrass leaves. Crop Science, 63, 1566– 1580. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20843

Bateman, C., Willette, A. R., Kaur, N., Dorman, S., Buckland, K., & Anderson, N. P. (2023). Symphylan Control in Grass Grown for Seed, 2022. In Arthropod Management Tests. Oxford Academic.

Kowalewski, A.R. C.J Schmid, E.T. Braithwaite*, B.C. McNally, M.T. Elmore, C.M. Mattox, B.W. McDonald, R. Wang, J.G. Lambrinos, G.S. Fitzpatrick, and H.M. Rivedal. 2023. Comparing Methods to Quantify Cover in Turfgrass Research. Crop Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20908

Lindsey, A.J., A.W. Thoms, N.E. Christians, and B.W. Pease. 2022. Evaluation of hollow-tine core aerification recycling on a sand-based putting green soil properties and playability. HortTech 32(6):529-533. doi:10.21273/HORTTECH05116-22 

Stahnke, Gwen K.; Rieke, Paul E.; Cookingham, Pete O.; Shearman, Robert C.; Gaussoin, Roch E.; Kopec, David M. 2022. James B Beard: The father of contemporary turfgrass science. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. June. 14(1): p. 1-11

Sukor, A., Qian, Y.L, Davis, J. G. 2023.  Organic Nitrogen Fertilizer Selection Influences Water Use Efficiency. Agriculture 2023, 13, 923-927.  https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13050923

Thoms, A.W., and A.J. Lindsey. 2023. Advances in maintenance practices of turfgrass in Achieving sustainable turfgrass management. Fidanza, M. ed. Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing. Chapter 6. ISBN-13: 9781801460194

Yuhung Lin, Fanxiao Bai, Jizhou Li , & Yaling Qian.  2023. Comparison of Soil Nitrate and Phosphorus Concentrations Prior to and Five to Eleven Years after Recycled Water Irrigation. Sustainability in Environment. Vol. 8. No. 2. http://dx.doi.org/10.22158/se.v8n2p12

01/06/2025

Publications:

1. S Browning, J Fech, A Folck, & R Gaussoin (2023) Cool Season Lawn Calendar-Western Nebraska. Pages 1-2 in NebGuide (G2359). Lincoln, NE: Nebraska Extension.  https://extensionpublications.unl.edu/assets/pdf/g2359.pdf 

1. S Browning, J Fech, A Folck, & R Gaussoin (2023) Cool Season Lawn Calendar-Eastern Nebraska. Pages 1-2 in NebGuide (G2356). Lincoln, NE: Nebraska Extension.  https://extensionpublications.unl.edu/assets/pdf/g2356.pdf 

 

Research (just published/in press pubs in the last 2 years, 2023-24).

1. Amundsen, K., C. Thompson, W. Kreuser, R. Gaussoin. 2024. Management costs influence golfer perceptions of turfgrass quality and playability. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal (in press).


2. Berndt, W. L., & Gaussoin, R. E. 2023. Predicting Munsell color for turfgrass leaves. Crop Science, 63, 1566– 1580. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20843


3. Fidanza, M., Bigelow C, Kostka S, Ervin E, Gaussoin R., Rossi F, Cisar J, Dinelli D, Pope J, and Steffel J. 2023. Considerations with biostimulants in turfgrass. Chapter 15 in:  Fidanza, M. (ed.), Achieving sustainable turfgrass management, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2023 (ISBN: 978 1 80146 019 4; bdspublishing.com) 


4. Folck, A. J., Bigelow, C. A., Jiang, Y., & Patton, A. J. 2023. Genotypic variation in germination rate, seedling vigor, and seed phenotype of Kentucky bluegrass cultivars. Crop Science, 63, 3065–3078. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.21045


5. Folck, A. J., Bigelow, C. A., Jiang, Y., & Patton, A. J. 2023. Growth analysis of Kentucky bluegrass cultivars from six classification groups. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment, 6, e20444. https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20444


6. Raudenbush, Z., Sousek, M., Thompson, C. S., & Gaussoin, R. E. 2024. Safety of carfentrazone-ethyl following application of bensulide to creeping bentgrass putting greens. Crop, Forage, and Turfgrass Management, 10, e20285. https://doi.org/10.1002/cft2.20285

 

09/12/2025

07/16/2026

1. Amundsen, K., Thompson, C., Kreuser, W., & Gaussoin, R. 2025. Management Costs influence golfer perceptions of turfgrass quality and playability. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal 15(1), 135-147 


2. Anselmi, K. A., Hansen, N. C., Hopkins, B. G., & Hulet, A. 2025. Monitoring of soil fertility using in situ soil electrical conductivity sensor in sports turf field. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal, 15, 1135–1138. https://doi.org/10.1002/its2.70080


3. Burgin, H. R., Wear, G. A., Hansen, N. C., Seely, C. J., & Hopkins, B. G. 2025. Cold Tolerance of Hybrid Bermudagrass in a Cool-season, Semiarid Climate. HortScience, 60(9), 1447–1452. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI18658-25


4. Cevallos, F., M. Xiang1*, S. Yu1, J. Q. Moss, Y. Q. Wu, B. Schwartz. 2025. Assessing drought resistance in bermudagrass using dual methodologies. Grassresearch. 5:e012. doi: 10.48130/grares-0025-0008


5. Cevallos, F., M. Xiang1, J. Q. Moss, D. Martin, C. Fontanier, Y. Q. Wu, S. Yu1. 2025. Gene expression profiling of African bermudagrass under cold acclimation. Hort Science. 60(5):645–656.


6. Clark, C. M., Dolda, S., Singh, U., Delgado, J. A., Hopkins, B. G., Olk, D. C., Pavuluri, K., Roy, A., Venterea, R., Wilson, M. Fugice, J. 2026. Environmental sustainability of future fertilizers: tradeoffs between ammonia volatilization and nitrate leaching for 11 enhanced efficiency fertilizers. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/01904167.2025.2595092


7. Folck, A., Amundsen, K., and Fech, J. 2026. Management for warm season grass lawns in Nebraska. Nebraska Turfgrass Science. https://turf.unl.edu/turf-advice/turf-fact-sheets-nebguides/WSG-lawns-nebraska/


8. Folck, A., Fech, J., and Thoms, A. 2025. Management of grass athletic fields in nebraska & north central states. Nebraska Turfgrass Science. https://turf.unl.edu/turf-advice/turf-fact-sheets-nebguides/management-grass-athletic-fields-nebraska-north-central/


9. Folck, A., Proctor, C., and Fech, J. 2026. Crabgrass and summer annual grassy weeds control. Nebraska Turfgrass Science. https://turf.unl.edu/turf-advice/turf-fact-sheets-nebguides/crabgrass-and-summer-annual-grassy-weeds-control/


10. Gallard P., Dutter C, Chen A, McDaniel M, Moore K, Thoms A, Fei S. 2026. A summer-dormant, perennial groundcover has minimal effect on plant-available nutrients and no effect on maize yield. Agronomy Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.70333


11. Geddes, C.M., Q.D. Law, B.M. Jenks, K.A. Howatt, J.T. Ikley, A. Jaster, M.M. Pittman, K. Biggers, I. Meiners, and A. Porri. 2025. PPO-inhibitor resistance in kochia (Bassia scoparia). Weed Science 73:1-12.


12. Ghimire, K., Serba, D., Amundsen, K., Wu, Y., & Barnaby, J. 2026. Decoding Chilling Temperature Adaptation in Bermudagrass: Temporal Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Dynamics in Tolerant and Sensitive Genotypes. Crop Science. DOI: 10.1002/csc2.70317


13. Gouveia, B., K.E. Kenworthy, A. Chandra, B.M. Schwartz, J. Zhang, P. Raymer, Y.Q. Wu, M. Pudzianowska, J., Baird, G. Miller, J. Unruh, B. Wherley, D.L. Martin, J. Moss, and S.R. Milla-Lewis. 2025. Enhancing drought resistance in warm-season turfgrasses: Fourteen years of progress through a multi-state collaborative project across the southern US. Crop Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.21393


14. Grover, K., J. L. Safanelli, J. Sanderman, B. G. Hopkins, and C. Brungard. 2025. The utility of laboratory measurement uncertainty: A case-study using the open soil spectral library service. European Journal of Soil Science 76, no. 4: e70166. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.70166.


15. Jason S. Young, Louise H. Comas, and Yaling Qian. 2025. Salinity affects root growth of container grown saltgrass. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. 15(1):930-939 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/its2.70055


16. Jiazhen Wang, Sarah Wilhelm, Yaling Qian*.  2025.  Effects of sprigging date and sprigging rate on establishment of two saltgrass lines.  International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. 15(1):103-108. https://doi.org/10.1002/its2.156.


17. Kajla, A., C. Fontanier, L. Zhang, Y.Q. Wu, B. Schwartz, S. Milla-Lewis, S. Singh. 2025. Morphological response of bermudagrass genotypes to neutral-density shade. HortScience 60(5):794-800. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI18169-24


18. Kerry, R., Hammari, E., Ingram, B., Sanders, K., Hansen, N., Hopkins, B. 2026. Investigation of sample numbers needed to map spatial changes in soil moisture using random forests and z-score calibration for precision irrigation of turfgrass. Agronomy 16(8), 794. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy16080794


19. Kerry, R., Ingram, B., Sanders, K., Hansen, N., Hopkins, B.G. 2025. Factors influencing random forest soil volumetric water content predictions within a turfgrass field. In Precision agriculture ’25. Leiden, The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004725232_114


20. Lindsey, A. J., A. W. Thoms, C. Hatten, and R. Perry. 2025. Investigation of plant protein products on turfgrass putting greens quality, playability, and establishment. Intl. Turf. Soc. Res. J.1-7. https://doi:10.1002/its2.70010.


21. Mengistu, M., D.D. Serba, M.R. Conley, R. Hejl, Y.Q. Wu and C.F. Williams. 2025. Response of turf bermudagrass hybrids to induced drought stress under controlled environment. Grasses. https://doi.org/10.3390/grasses4020023


22. Milla-Lewis, S., B. Gouveia, E., Carbajal, G. Miller, A. Patton, B. Schwartz, K. Kenworthy, R. Braun, R. Van der Laat, X. Yu, J. Zhang, A. Chandra, Y.Q. Wu, P. Raymer, M. Pudzianowska, J. Baird, C. Fontanier, & J. Unruh. Registration of ‘XZ 14069’ zoysiagrass. Journal of Plant Registrations. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20430


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