Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

See attached meeting minutes.

Objective 1: a. MI (K. Frank), MN (B. Horgan), IL (B. Branham), and WI (J. Stier) have collected data on nutrient and/or pesticide movement from field plots in each state. Each state focuses on a different aspect of nutrient/pesticide movement. Three papers were presented at a special American Chemical Symposium/Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment symposium in Washington, D.C. in October 2005 and are being edited for publication. Two presentations were given, and abstracts published, at the American Society of Agronomy conference in Salt Lake City in October 2005. One manuscript from the Michigan study was published in Crop Science on nitrogen leaching from lawn turf. An additional manuscript from Wisconsin was submitted for publication in J. Environmental Quality on prairie and turf buffer strips ability to reduce urban runoff. b. NE (R. Gaussoin), WI (J. Stier), and CO (T. Koski) submitted a multi-state Hatch grant (Invasiveness of Amenity Turfgrasses in Natural Areas) in 2005 to investigate the invasiveness of creeping bentgrass and Kentucky bluegrass. The listings of some turfgrasses as invasive species and the development of a grant proposal were a major focus of the 2005 NCERA-192 meeting in South Dakota. Representatives from numerous states assisted with the development of the proposal; some also offered to help collect/analyze data (T. Voigt-Illinois, B. Branham-Illinois; Z. Reicher-Indiana; D. Gardner-Ohio). c. Ohio (D. Gardner) and Minnesota (B. Horgan) obtained a national competitive grant from the United States Golf Association to test the efficacy of an amino nitrate soil test for determining nitrogen requirements in turf. Other states will participate by collecting soil samples and correlating with turf growth. The study will start late 2006/early 2007. Objective 2: a. State representatives from MI, OH, IA, IN, WI, and NE collected data on genetically modified creeping bentgrass for resistance to glyphosate herbicide. Data were also collected for genetically modified Kentucky bluegrass in anticipation of future request for deregulation which will reduce mowing requirements for lawns. A manuscript is being prepared by Shui-zhang Fei (Iowa State Univ.) and John Stier (Univ. Wisconsin) on competitive spread of Roundup Resistant and gibberellic acid-limited Kentucky bluegrass b. Wisconsin (J. Stier), Minnesota (B. Horgan), and Illinois (T. Voigt) collected data on fine fescue/colonial bentgrass mixtures with a view to replacing the currently used creeping bentgrass and Kentucky bluegrass species with these lower maintenance grasses. A presentation was made, and abstract published, at the American Society of Agronomy in Salt Lake City during October 2005. c. All NCERA 192 members collected the first full years data from the Low Input Sustainable Turf (LIST) project planted in autumn 2004. The purpose of the study is to identify novel grasses that can be sustained as a lawn with no fertilization or irrigation and little if any mowing. Objective 3: a. IN (Z. Reicher), IL (B. Branham), NE (R. Gaussoin), and WI (J. Stier) are collecting data in 2006 on control of rough bluegrass using new turf herbicides (bispyribac-sodium and sulfosulfuron). b. MN (B. Horgan), IL (T. Voigt/B. Branham), and WI (J. Stier) collected data on tolerance of over 170 Kentucky bluegrass varieties used in the 2000 National Turfgrass Evaluation Program test to bispyribac-sodium herbicide. Plots were shown at field days in 2005 and information published in at least one trade journal. Plans for 2006/2007: States will begin assisting with the Ohio/Minnesota-led soil nitrate test project. A revised grant proposal on the invasiveness of turfgrasses into natural areas will be submitted for federal funding. Additional data from the pesticide/nutrient loss field projects will be presented at conferences and field days and submitted for publication in refereed and trade journals. Manuscripts will be submitted on the competitiveness of genetically modified Kentucky bluegrass, fine fescue/colonial bentgrass mixtures for golf course fairways, the Low Input Sustainable Turf study, and tolerance of Kentucky bluegrass varieties to bispyribac-sodium herbicide.

Refereed Branham, B.E., W. Sharp, E. A. Kohler, T. W. Fermanian, and T. B. Voigt. 2005. Selective control of creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.) in Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) turf. The Journal of the International Turf Society. 10:1164-1169. Christians, N.E. 2005. Environmentally sound turfgrass management. Korean Journal of Turfgrass Science. 19(2):177-183. Dant, L. A., N. E. Christians, and S. Fei. 2005. Timing of Roundup® Application Critical when Converting Golf Course Turf to Roundup Ready® Creeping Bentgrass. International Turfgrass Journal. 10:333-338. Giese, M.S., R.J. Keese, N.E. Christians, M. Jones, R.E. Gaussoin. 2005. Mesotrione: A potential selective post-emergence herbicide for turfgrass. International Turfgrass Journal 10::100-102 Annexe. Howieson, M.J. and N.E. Christians. 2005. Leaf blade internode lengths of eight grass species after ethephon treatment. Plant Growth Reg. Soc. of America 33(2):66-75. Jones, M. A., N. E. Christians, D. W. Weisenberger, and Z. J. Reicher. 2006. Selective Removal of Creeping Bentgrass with Sulfosulfuron. Submitted to HortScience. Kruse, J.K., N.E. Christians, M.H. Chaplin. 2006. Predicting soil moisture content through remote sensing of vegetative characteristics in turfgrass systems. (Crop Sci, accepted) Kruse, J.K., N.E. Christians, M.H. Chaplin. 2006. Remote sensing of nitrogen stress in creeping bentgrass. (Acepted) Kruse, J, N.E. Christians, and M. Chaplin. 2005. Remote Sensing of Phosphorus Deficiencies in Agrostis stolonifera. International Turfgrass Journal. 10:923-928. Li, D, D.D. Minner, N.E. Christians, and S. Logsdon. 2005. Evaluating the impact of variable root zone depth on the hydraulic properties of sand-based turf systems. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 10:1100-1107. Minner, D.D. and F.J. Valverde. 2005. The effect of traffic intensity and periodicity on Poa pratensis L. performance. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 10:387-392. Minner, D.D. and F.J. Valverde. 2005. Performance of established cool-season grass species under simulated traffic. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 10:393-397. Minner, D.D. and J.S. Hudson. 2005. Evaluating a reinforced natural grass/synthetic turf system. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 10:398-408. Patton, A. J., Z. J. Reicher, A. J. Zuk, J. D. Fry, M. D. Richardson, and D. W. Williams. 2006. A Guide to Establishing Seeded Zoysiagrass in the Transition Zone. Submitted to Applied Turfgrass Science. Rajasekar, S., S. Fei, and N.E. Christians. 2005. Analysis of genetic diversity in colonial bentgrass (Agrostis capillaris L.) using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. (Accepted, in press). Rajasekar, S., S. Fei, and N.E. Christians. 2006. Analysis of genetic diversity in rough bluegrass (poa trivialis l.) by using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. Crop Sci. 46:162-167. Rosen, C.J. and B.P. Horgan. 2005. Regulation of phosphorus fertilizer application to turf in Minnesota: Historical perspective and opportunities for research and education. International Turfgrass Research Journal. 10:130-135. Schleicher, Leo C. and Shane M. Andersen. 2005. Evaluation of a South Dakota buffalograss for reduced-input turf. Proc. S.D. Acad. Sci. 84:315-322. Voigt, T. B. and Z. J. Reicher. 2005. The Indiana-Illinois Turfgrass Short Course - 10 Years of Cooperative Outreach. International Turfgrass Research Journal 10:718-722. Voigt, T., D. Dinelli, B. Branham, R. Kane, and P. Vermeulen. 2005. Creeping bentgrass cultivars in the upper Midwest: Quality and rate of annual bluegrass invasion USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Online . November 1. 4(21):1-7. Outreach/Extension/Popular/Trade Christians, N.E. 2006. Poa annua control on golf courses. Korean Journal of Turfgrass Science. 20(1):??. Christians, N.E. 2006. Poa annua control: Whats next?. Grounds Maint. Fermanian, T., T. Voigt, and W. Sharp. 2005. Roundup ready creeping bentgrass (RRCG) genotype screening. 2005 University of Illinois Turf and Nursery Field Day Program. University of Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies. Urbana, IL. Page 9. Narra, S., T. Fermanian, and T. Voigt. 2005. Use of sensing techniques in objective turf quality evaluation. 2005 University of Illinois Turf and Nursery Field Day Program. University of Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies. Urbana, IL. Pages 10-12. Pedersen, D. and T. Voigt. 2005. Identifying turf and grassy weeds in the northern United States. C1393. College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Extension, Urbana, IL. Voigt, T. 2005. Un-mowed rough: Research update. On Course. June 2005. 59(1):7-9, 11, 13-15.