
SERA48: Turf
(Multistate Research Coordinating Committee and Information Exchange Group)
Status: Active
SAES-422 Reports
09/26/2025
Arikilla, S., Cevallos, F., Moss, J. Q., Yu, S., Fontanier, C. H., Martin, D. L., ... & Xiang, M. (2025). Responses of turf‐type hybrid bermudagrasses to drought stress. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal.
Battaglia, M. V., Anders, J. K., Hensler, K. L., Kerns, J. P., McCall, D. S., Richardson, M. D., ... & Hutchens, W. J. (2025). Fungicidal control options for silvery thread moss on creeping bentgrass putting greens. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal.
Birnbaum, A. L., Howe, J., Earp, R., Burke, J., Wherley, B., & Dhingra, A. (2025). Mineralization potential of spent coffee grounds and other nutrient sources. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 89(1), e70007.
Boeri, P. A., Unruh, J. B., Kenworthy, K. E., Blount, A. R., Schiavon, M., Reisinger, A. J., & Iannone III, B. V. (2025). Nitrogen leaching and groundwater recharge of alternative lawn conversions in subtropical climates. Crop Science, 65(1), e21381.
Bowling, R. G., McCurdy, J. D., de Castro, E., Patton, A. J., Brosnan, J. T., Askew, S. D., ... & Bagavathiannan, M. V. (2024). Multi‐state survey to identify suspected resistance to four herbicides and one plant growth regulator in Poa annua. Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management, 10(2), e20300.
Boyle, P. E., Richardson, M. D., Karcher, D. E., Hignight, K. W., Hignight, D., & Secks, M. E. (2024). Endophyte effects on drought tolerance of turf‐type tall fescue. Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management, 10(2), e20310.
Carr, T. Q., Karcher, D. E., & Richardson, M. D. (2025). Water use and performance of Kentucky bluegrass influenced by cultivar, irrigation practices, and soil texture. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal.
Cox, K. D., Kenworthy, K. E., Rios, E. F., Unruh, J. B., Chandra, A., & Erickson, J. (2025). The suitability of polyethylene glycol for inducing drought symptoms in zoysiagrass. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal.
Dhal, S., Alvarado, J., Braga-Neto, U., & Wherley, B. (2024). Machine learning-based smart irrigation controller for runoff minimization in turfgrass irrigation. Smart Agricultural Technology, 9, 100569.
Doherty, J. R., Hutchens, W. J., Booth, J. C., McCall, D. S., Battaglia, M. V., DeBoer, E. J., & Roberts, J. A. (2024). Improving winter survival of interspecific hybrid bermudagrass in the Mid‐Atlantic region through cultural practices. Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management, 10(2), e20303.
Flores, G., Wherley, B., McInnes, K., Feagley, S., & Hejl, R. (2024). Evaluation of spent coffee grounds as a nutrient source for turfgrass systems. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 47(19), 3526-3541.
Gouveia, B. T., Kenworthy, K. E., Chandra, A., Schwartz, B. M., Zhang, J., Raymer, P. L., ... & Milla‐Lewis, S. (2025). Enhancing drought resistance in warm‐season turfgrasses: Fourteen years of progress through a multistate collaborative project across the southern United States. Crop Science, 65(1), e221393.
Green, W. T., Kreinberg, S. T., McCalla Jr, J. H., Hutchens, W. J., Hignight, K., Hignight, D., & Richardson, M. D. (2025). Alternative cool‐season turfgrass species for overseeding dormant bermudagrass.
Hutchens, W. J., Anders, J. K., Butler, E. L., Kerns, J. P., McCall, D. S., Miller, G. L., & Walker, N. R. (2025). Fifteen years of findings: Advancements in spring dead spot research from 2009 to 2024. Crop Science, 65(1), e21367.
Hutchens, W. J., Booth, J. C., Goatley, J. M., Roberson, T. L., & McCall, D. S. (2025). Optimizing fungicide application timing for spring dead spot based on soil temperature and season. Crop Science, 65(1), e21411.
Hutchens, W. J., Carr, T. Q., Patton, A. J., Bigelow, C. A., DeBoer, E. J., Goatley, J. M., ... & Xiang, M. (2024). Management strategies for preventing and recovering from bermudagrass winterkill. Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management, 10(2), e20302.
Jespersen, D., & Rowe, S. (2025). Chlorophyll fluorescence characteristics of turfgrasses grown under shade trees. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal.
Jespersen, D., Saab, J. A., & Draughn, M. (2025). Ion specificity of salt glands in zoysiagrass under different exposures to sodium and potassium. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal.
Kreinberg, S. T., Kerns, J. P., Miller, G. L., Richardson, M. D., Spurlock, T. N., & Hutchens, W. J. (2025). Review of the biology and management of large patch of warm‐season turfgrasses. Crop Science, 65(2), e70055.
McCurdy, J. D., Bowling, R. G., de Castro, E. B., Patton, A. J., Kowalewski, A. R., Mattox, C. M., ... & Bagavathiannan, M. V. (2025). Poa annua ecology, biology, and integrated weed management practices in turfgrass. Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management, 11(1), e70019.
McElroy, J. S., Strickland, M., Nunes, L. R. T., Magni, S., Fontani, M., Fontanelli, M., & Volterrani, M. (2025). Robotic mowing technology in turfgrass management: Past, present, and future. Crop Science, 65(3), e70081.
McLoughlin, P. H., Sierra Augustinus, I. A., Arevalo Alvarenga, A. F., & Schiavon, M. (2025). Risk of nutrient leaching following over‐irrigation of two warm‐season turfgrasses with recycled water. Crop Science, 65(1), e21341.
McNally, B. C., Chhetri, M., Patton, A. J., Liu, W., Hoyle, J. A., Brosnan, J. T., ... & Fry, J. D. (2025). Optimizing ethephon application timing for ‘Meyer’zoysiagrass seedhead suppression. Crop Science, 65(1), e21350.
Milla‐Lewis, S. R., Gouveia, B. T., Kenworthy, K., Zhang, J., Chandra, A., Miller, G. L., ... & Unruh, J. B. (2025). Maximizing genetic gains across agronomic and consumer preference traits in St. Augustinegrass breeding. Crop Science, 65(1), e21374.
Montgomery, J., Morran, S., MacGregor, D. R., McElroy, J. S., Neve, P., Neto, C., ... & Gaines, T. A. (2024). Current status of community resources and priorities for weed genomics research. Genome biology, 25(1), 139.
Osburn, A. W., Bowling, R. G., Unruh, J. B., McKeithen, C., Hathcoat, D., & Bagavathiannan, M. (2024). Annual bluegrass cross resistance to prodiamine and pronamide in the southern United States. Weed Technology, 38, e76.
Pokhrel, B., Yu, S., Fontanier, C., Martin, D., Wu, Y., & Xiang, M. (2024). Impact of a horticultural mineral oil on bermudagrass performance under salinity stress. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal.
Reed, C., Harriman, R., Koch, M., Baldwin, C., Gardner, D., Chang, B., & Wherley, B. (2024). Minimal light requirements and performance under reduced photosynthetic photon flux of GA2ox‐transformed and conventional Kentucky bluegrass. Crop Science, 64(2), 1027-1038.
Seelam, R. T., & Jespersen, D. (2025). Transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis reveal differentially expressed genes and metabolic pathways in bermudagrass under drought stress. Crop Science, 65(1), e21412.
Singh, A., Smith, B., Russell, D., Price, A. J., McElroy, J. S., & Maity, A. (2025). Endozoochorous seed dispersal potential of five major southern US weeds. Weed Science, 73(1), e54.
Taylor, J. W., Amgain, N. R., Patton, A. J., Bowling, R. G., Bagavathiannan, M., & McCarty, L. B. (2025). Allelopathic potential of warm‐season turfgrass species as an alternative management strategies for weed control. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal.
van der Laat, R., Leon, R. G., Dale, A. G., Gouveia, B., Carbajal, E. M., Schiavon, M., ... & Milla‐Lewis, S. R. (2025). Molecular analysis of St. Augustinegrass cultivar mixtures composition over time and latitude. Crop Science, 65(1), e21370.
Vines, P. L., Gouveia, B. T., Chandra, A., Chavarria, M. R., Fontanier, C. H., Kenworthy, K. E., ... & Milla‐Lewis, S. R. (2025). Performance of advanced breeding lines of bermudagrasses, seashore paspalum, St. Augustinegrass, and zoysiagrasses in response to shade. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal.
Vukovic, V., Mattox, C. M., Kowalewski, A. R., McNally, B. C., McElroy, J. S., & Patton, A. J. (2024). A survey of ethofumesate resistant annual bluegrass (Poa annua) on US golf courses. Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management, 10(1), e20282.
Walton, T. E., McCalla, J. H., Karcher, D. E., Hutchens, W. J., Chandra, A., & Richardson, M. D. (2025). Shade, height of cut, and plant growth regulator effects on bermudagrass and zoysiagrass putting greens. Crop Science, 65(1), e21394.
Yu, S., Fontanier, C. H., Yan, L., Martin, D. L., Moss, J. Q., & Wu, Y. (2024). Genetic variability and QTL mapping of morphological traits and inflorescence prolificacy in African bermudagrass. Crop Science, 64(3), 1910-1927. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.21227
Yu, S., Wu, Y., Fang, T., Xiang, M., Fontanier, C. H., Moss, J. Q., & Martin, D. L. (2025). Detection of QTL associated with morphological, adaptive, and reproductive traits in common bermudagrass. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal.