100 Student Oral Competition: Turfgrass Ecology and the Environment



C05 Turfgrass Science
Monday, October 17, 2011: 10:00 AM-2:35 PM
Henry Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 008B
Organizer:
James A. Murphy
Presiders:
Justin Moss and Kelly Kopp
10:05 AM
Abundance of Poa Pratensis As An Invasive Species In the Prairie Ecosystem.
Sabrina Ruis, University of Wisconsin-Madison; John Stier, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Mark Garrison, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Mark Renz, University of Wisconsin; Geunhwa Jung, University of Massachusetts
10:20 AM
The Effects of Biosolids On Tall Fescue Sod Production and Soil Properties.
Joseph Cataldi, Virginia Tech; Erik H. Ervin, Virginia Tech; Gregory Evanylo, Virginia Tech
10:35 AM
Utilizing Trifolium Species in Managed Turfgrass Polycultures: Establishment and Maintenance Issues.
James D. McCurdy, Auburn University; J. Scott McElroy, Auburn University; Michael L. Flessner, Auburn University; Elizabeth A. Guertal, Auburn University; Jorge Mosjidis, Auburn University
10:50 AM
Late Spring Establishment of An Organic Lawn.
Andrew Muntz, The Ohio State University; David Gardner, The Ohio State University; T. Karl Danneberger, The Ohio State University; John R. Street, The Ohio State University
11:05 AM
Evaluation of Mowing Height and Fertilizer Regime On Quality and Weed Invasion of Five Lawn Grasses.
Brad DeBels, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Shane Griffith, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Mark Garrison, University of Wisconsin-Madison; William Kreuser, Cornell University; Eric Melby, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Douglas Soldat, University of Wisconsin-Madison
11:35 AM
11:50 AM
12:50 PM
Annual Carbon Fluxes and Water Use Efficiency Among C3 and C4 Turfgrasses Under Deficit Irrigation.
Ryan Nichols, University of California-Riverside; James Baird, University of California Riverside; G. Darrel Jenerette, University of California Riverside
1:05 PM
Differential Salt Tolerance of 75 Cool-Season Turfgrass Cultivars for Sustainable Roadsides.
Joshua Friell, University of Minnesota; Eric Watkins, University of Minnesota; Brian Horgan, University of Minnesota
1:20 PM
Nitrogen Uptake Kinetics of Kentucky Bluegrass As a Determinant of Nitrogen Use Efficiency.
Chenxi Zhang, North Carolina State University; Daniel Bowman, North Carolina State University; Thomas Rufty, North Carolina State University; Grady Miller, North Carolina State University
1:35 PM
Phosphorus Fertilization and Mycorrhizal Inoculation for Establishing Sand-Based Putting Greens.
Rebekah Verbeten, University of Wisconsin-Madison; John Stier, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jim Kerns, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Douglas Soldat, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1:50 PM
Effects of Mowing, Rolling, and Foot Traffic On Root Morphology of Creeping Bentgrass Putting Greens.
Joseph Young, University of Arkansas; Michael Richardson, University of Arkansas; Douglas Karcher, University of Arkansas
2:05 PM
Release of Synthetic Auxin Residues From Turfgrass Clippings.
Dustin F. Lewis, North Carolina State University; Fred H. Yelverton, North Carolina State University; Robert J. Richardson, North Carolina State University
2:20 PM
2:35 PM