10/11/2007

See publications list in attached minutes.

08/04/2008

See attachment for a list of publications.

08/11/2009

21 refereed manuscripts involving authors from multiple states from the project were published in the past 12 months, along with 3 book chapters.

08/17/2010

06/29/2011

Refereed publications

1. Abeyo B.G., R. C. Shearman, R. E. Gaussoin, L. A. Wit and D. D. Serba. 2009. Blue fescue overseeding improves performance of fairway height buffalograsses. HortScience 44: 1444-1446. (Objective 2)
2. Acuna, A.A., D. S. Gardner, and T. K. Danneberger. 2009. A bioassay technique to measure preemergence herbicide activity in turfgrass. Int. Turf Soc. Res. J. 11:293-297. (Objective 3)
3. Alumai, A., S.O. Salminen, D.S. Richmond, J. Cardina and P.S. Grewal. 2009. Comparative evaluation of aesthetic, biological, and economic effectiveness of different lawn management programs. Urban Ecosystems 12: 127-144. (Objective 2)
4. Blume, C., S. Fei, J. Stier, and N. Christians. 2008. Competitiveness of genetically-modified Kentucky bluegrass in mowed turf. Acta Hort 783:357-370. (Objective 1)
5. Blume, C.J., N.E. Christians, and Y.K. Joo. 2009. Nitrogen release timing of organic fertilizers applied to turf. Intern. Turfgrass Res. J. Vol. 11:957-966. (Objective 3)
6. Blume, C.J., N.E. Christians, and Y.K. Joo. 2009. Nitrogen release timing of organic fertilizers applied to turf. International Turfgrass Journal. 11:957-966. (Objective 3)
7. Blume, C.J., S. Fie, N.E. Christians, and J.C. Stier. 2008. Field evaluation of reduced-growth, Roundup ready Kentucky bluegrass in competitive stands of turf. Proc. Of the Sec. Inter. Conf. on Turfgrass Sci. and Mgt. for Sports Fields. Acta Horticulturae 783:357-370. (Objective 3)
8. Bornino, B. F, C. A. Bigelow and Z. J. Reicher. 2010. Strategy and rate affects success of perennial ryegrass overseeding into bermudagrass athletic fields located on the north edge of the transition zone. Online. Applied Turfgrass Science doi:10.1094/ATS-2010-0126-01-RS. (Objective 3)
9. Butler, Tim, Frank, Kevin W., Bryan, Jeff. 2009. Turfgrass development as influenced by phosphate and phosphite nutrient applications. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal 11 979-986. (Objective 3)
10. Caceres, V.A., C.A. Bigelow and D.S. Richmond. 2010. Aesthetic and economic trade-offs associated with four different lawn management programs. Hort. Technology 20: 418-426. (Objective 3)
11. Carstens, J., T. Heng-Moss, F Baxendale, R. Gaussoin, K. Frank, and L. Young. 2007. Influence of buffalograss management practices on the chinch bug, Blissus Occiduus barber, and its beneficial arthropods. J. Economic Entomology. 100(1):136-147. (Objective 2)
12. Casler, M., G. Jung, S. Bughrara, A. Hamblin, C. Williamson, and T. Voigt. 2006. Development of creeping bentgrass with resistance to snow mold and dollar spot . USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Online. September 15. 5(18):1-10. (Objective 2)
13. Chunzhen Zhang, Shui-zhang Fei, Rajeev Arora, David J. Hannapel. 2009. Ice recrystallization inhibition proteins of perennial ryegrass enhance freezing tolerance Planta. DOI: 10.1007/s00425-010-1163-4. (Objective 3)
14. Clark, M.D., and E. Watkins. 2010. Seed production characteristics of prairie junegrass germplasm accessions. Crop Science 50:1057-1065. (Objective 2)
15. Deying Li, David D. Minner, and Nick E. Christians. 2007. Managing isolated dry spot by topdressing inorganic amendments on a sloped golf green. Acta Horticulturae. in press. (Objective 3)
16. Ellram, A., B.P. Horgan, B. Hulke. 2007. Mowing and dew removal to minimize dollar spot on creeping bentgrass. Crop Science 47:2129-2137 (Objective 3)
17. Gardner, D.S., B.P. Horgan, and B.J. Horvath. 2008. Spatial variability of the Illinois soil nitrogen test: Implications for sampling in a turfgrass system. Crop Sci. 48:2421-2428. (Objective 3)
18. Garrison, M.A., J.C. Stier, J.N. Rogers, and A.R. Kowalewski. 2009. Cool-season turfgrass survival on two former golf courses in Michigan. Invasive Plant Sci. Manage. 2:396-403 (Objective 1)
19. Gaussoin, Roch, Frank, Kevin W., Butler, Tim, Liu, Haibo, Baldwin, C., Sarvis, W. 2009. Foliar uptake of nutrients applied in solution to creeping bentgrass (Agrostis palustris Huds.), Annual bluegrass (Poa annua var. reptans (Hausskn.) Timm) and ultra-dwarf berdmudagrass (Cynodon dactylon x C. transvaalensis Burtt-Davy). Proceedings International Plant Nutrition Colloquium Paper 1396. (Objective 3)
20. Hooks, T., J. F. Pedersen, D. B. Marx, and R, E. Gaussoin 2007. Changing the support of a spatial covariate: A simulation study. Crop Sci. 47: 622-626. (Objective 3)
21. Ingram, M., J. Stier, and E. Bird. 2008. Relax! Its just a dandelion: Perceived benefits and barriers to urban Integrated Pest Management. J. Extension [On-line], 46(1). Available at http://www.joe.org/joe/2008february/a4.shtml (Objective 3
22. Jiang, Y., E. Watkins, S. Liu, X. Yu, and N. Luo. 2010. Antioxidative responses and candidate gene expression in prairie junegrass under drought stress. Journal of the American Society of Horticultural Science 135: 303-309. (Objective 2)
23. Jones, M.A. Christians, N.E. Weisenberger, D. Reicher, Z.J. 2008. Selective removal of creeping bentgrass from Kentucky bluegrass with sulfosulfuron. HortScience. 43(3) p. 919-921. (Objective 3)
24. Kennelly, M., D. Settle, J. Fry, T. Todd. 2010. Moss control on creeping bentgrass putting greens managed using standard and alternative approaches. Hort Sci. 45:654-659. (Objective 2)
25. Kerns, J.P., P.L. Koch, D. Cook, B.P. Horgan and F.P. Wong. 2010. First report of brown patch caused by Waitea circinata var. circinata on Poa annua in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Plant Disease. Vol. 94, No. 9:1165. (Objective 3)
26. Lewis, J.D., Gaussoin, R.E., Shearman, R.C. and Giesler, L.J. 2007. Golf course putting green rootzone and establishment effects on pythium foliar blight on creeping bentgrass. Online. Applied Turfgrass Science doi:10.1094/ATS-207-0806-01-RS. (Objective 3)
27. Li, D., D.D. Minner, N.E. Christians. 2007. Managing isolated dry spot by topdressing inorganic amendments on a sloped golf green. Acta Horticulturae 783:341-348. (Objective 3)
28. Li, D., David D. Minner, and Nick E. Christians. 2009. Evaluation of factors contribution to surface stability on sand-based turf. Agron. J. 101(5):1160-1167. (Objective 3)
29. Liu, S., and Y. Jiang. 2010. Identification of differentially expressed genes under drought stress in perennial ryegrass. Physiol. Plant. 139(4):p. 375-387. (Objective 2
30. Lloyd, D.T., S. Bauer, B.P. Horgan and D.J. Soldat. 2011. Fate of fall-applied nitrogen fertilizer to cool-season turfgrasses: A review. Crop Sci. 51:xxx-xxx((Accepted) Objective 3)
31. McClellan, T.A., R.C. Shearman, R.E. Gaussoin, M. Mamo, C. S. Wortmann, G.L. Horst, and D.B. Marx. 2007. Nutrient and chemical characterization of aging golf course putting greens: Establishment and rootzone mixture treatment effects. Crop Science. 47:193-199. (Objective 3)
32. Morton, D. E., Weisenberger, D. V., and Reicher, Z. J. 2009. Response of eight cultivars of roughstalk bluegrass to bispyribac or sulfosulfuron. Online. Applied Turfgrass Science doi:10.1094/ATS-2009-0831-01-RS. (Objective 3)
33. Morton, D., D. Weisenberger, Z. Reicher, B. Branham, B. Sharp, R. Gaussoin, J. Stier, and E. Koeritz. 2007. Evaluating bispyribac-sodium and sulfosulfuron for control of roughstalk bluegrass. HortScience 42(7):1710-1714. (Objective 3
34. Patton, A.J. and Z.J. Reicher. 2011. Basic Training: A one-day education module for new clientele in the turf industry. Journal of Extension. In press. (Objective 3)
35. Patton, A.J., M.D. Richardson, D.E. Karcher, J.W. Boyd, Z.J. Reicher, J.D. Fry, J.S. McElroy, and G.C. Munshaw. 2008. A guide to establishing seeded bermudagrass in the transition zone. [Online]. Applied. Turfgrass Science doi:10.1094/ATS-2008-0122-01-MD. (Objective 3)
36. Pease, B., J. Stier, A. Hollman, and B. Horgan. 2011. Nitrogen fertility for establishment of velvet and creeping bentgrass fairways and tees. Online. Appl. Turfgrass Sci. doi: 10.1094/ATS-2011-0517-01-RS. (Objective 3)
37. Petrovic, A.M., J. Gruttadaurio, E.Z. Harrison, and D.J. Soldat. 2011. Influence of site conditions on soil responses to manure-based compost applications on athletic fields. Acta Horticulturae. (Accepted) (Objective 1)
38. Reicher, Z. J., D. V. Weisenberger, D. E. Morton, B. E Branham, and W. G. and Sharp. 2011. Fall applications of mesotrione for annual bluegrass control in Kentucky bluegrass. Online. Applied Turfgrass Science doi:10.1094/ATS-2011-0325-01-RS. (Objective 3)
39. Richmond, D.S. and C.A. Bigelow. 2009. Variation in endophyte-plant associations influences interactions between black cutworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and the parasitic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae. Environmental Entomology 38: 996-1004. (Objective 2)
40. Rutledge, J. M., D. Morton, D. V. Weisenberger and Z. J. Reicher. 2010. Sulfosulfuron and bispyribac-sodium combined with overseeding creeping bentgrass for fairway conversion. Hort. Sci. 2:283-287. (Objective 3)
41. Rutledge, J. M., Weisenberger, D. V., and Reicher, Z. J. 2009. Effect of sulfosulfuron on Penncross creeping bentgrass seedlings when applied before or after seeding. Online. Applied Turfgrass Science doi:10.1094/ATS-2009-0710-01-RS. (Objective 3)
42. Rutledge, J. M., Z. J. Reicher and D. V. Weisenberger. 2010. Effect of sulfosulfuron or bispyribac-sodium on seedling roughstalk bluegrass (Poa trivialis L.) and creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.). Hort. Sci. 2:288-292. (Objective 3)
43. Sheng Wang, Qi Zhang, and Eric Watkins. 2011. Evaluation of salinity tolerance of prairie junegrass, a potential low-maintenance turfgrass species. HortScience (in press). (Objective 1)
44. Sim, S., K. Diesburg, M. Casler, and G. Jung. 2007. Mapping and comparative analysis of QTL for crown rust resistance in an Italian x perennial ryegrass population. Phytopathology 97:6 767-776. (Objective 1)
45. Soldat, D. J., and Petrovic, A. M. 2007. Soil phosphorus levels and stratification as affected by fertilizer and compost applications. Online. Applied Turfgrass Science doi:10.1094/ATS-2007-08XX-01-RS. (Objective 3)
46. Soldat, D.J., A.M. Petrovic, and J. Barlow. 2011. Turfgrass response to nitrogen sources with varying release rates. Acta Horticulturae. (Accepted). (Objective 3)
47. Soldat, D.J., and M.A. Petrovic. 2008. The fate and transport of phosphorus in turfgrass ecosystems. Crop Sci. 48:2051-2065. (Objective 1)
48. St. John, R.A and N.E. Christians. 2010. Special approaches are needed when testing calcareous sands. Online. Applied Turfgrass Science doi:10.1094/ATS-2010-0831-01-RS. (Objective 3)
49. Steinke, K., J.C. Stier, and W.R. Kussow. 2009. Prairie and turfgrass buffer strips modify water infiltration and leachate resulting from impervious surface runoff. Crop Sci. 49:658-670. (Objective 2)
50. Steinke, K., J.C. Stier, W.R. Kussow, and A. Thompson. 2007. Prairie and turf buffer strips for controlling runoff from paved surfaces. J. Environ. Qual. 36:426-439. (Objective 1
51. Steinke, K., J.C. Stier, W.R. Kussow, and A. Thompson. 2008. Sediment and nutrient losses from prairie and turfgrass buffer strips during establishment. pp. 151-164. In M. Nett, M.J. Carroll, B.P. Horgan, and A.M. Petrovic (ed.) The fate of nutrients and pesticides in the urban environment. Amer. Chem. Soc. series 997, Washington, D.C. (Objective 1)
52. Stier, J., and B.P. Horgan. 2009. Sensitivity of Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) cultivars to bispyribac-sodium herbicide. J. Intl. Turfgrass Res. Soc. 11:1221-1228. (Objective 3)
53. Stier, J., K. Steinke, J. Schneider, and D. Soldat. 2008. Turf and prairie attenuate water movement and quality similarly in urban environments. Proc. 1st European Turfgrass Society Conf., Pisa, Italy. (Objective 1)
54. Valverde F.J., D.D. Minner, and D. Li. 2007. Bermudagrass performance when used for temporary cover on intensely trafficked sport fields in temperate climates. Acta Horticulturae 783: (Objective 3)
55. Voigt, T. B., and Reicher, Z. J. 2009. Selectively controlling escaped fountain grass in cool-season turf. Online. Applied Turfgrass Science doi:10.1094/ATS-2009-0720-02-RS. (Objective 1)
56. Wang, S., Q. Zhang, and E. Watkins. 2011. Evaluation of salinity tolerance of prairie junegrass, a potential low-maintenance turfgrass species. HortScience In press. (Objective 2)
57. Watkins, E, S. Fei, D. Gardner, J. Stier, S. Bughrara, D. Li, C. Bigelow, L. Schliecher, B. Horgan and K. Diesburg. 2011. Low-input turfgrass species for the North Central United States. Applied Turfgrass Science doi:10.1094/ATS-2011-0126-02-RS. (Objective 2)
58. Watkins, E., A.B. Hollman, and B.P. Horgan. 2010. Evaluation of alternative turfgrass species for low-input golf course fairways. HortScience 45:113-118. (Objective 2)