286 Graduate Student Oral Competiton: Golf Course Management - Cultural Practices, Stress Tolerance, and Pest Management

Oral Session
C05 Turfgrass Science
Graduate student oral competition in the broad category of golf course managmement, including cultural practices, stress tolerance and pest managment.
Cosponsor(s):

C05 Turfgrass Science

Tuesday, November 4, 2014: 7:55 AM-11:45 AM
Long Beach Convention Center, Room 104A

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Organizer:
Douglas E. Karcher
Presider:
Joseph Young
7:55 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:15 AM
Quantifying a Daily Light Integral for Bermudagrass Putting Green Establishment.
Benton P Hodges, Mississippi State University; Christian M. Baldwin, Mississippi State University; Maria Tomaso-Peterson, Mississippi State University; James D. McCurdy, Mississippi State University; Barry R. Stewart, Mississippi State University; Eugene K Blythe, Mississippi State University
8:45 AM
Evaluating New Methods for Measuring Putting Green Surface Characteristics.
Daniel P. O'Brien, University of Arkansas; Douglas E. Karcher, University of Arkansas; Michael D. Richardson, University of Arkansas
9:00 AM
Effects of Simulated Shade on Bermudagrass Pigments and Carbohydrate Content.
Philipe C. F. Aldahir, Auburn University; J. Scott McElroy, Auburn University
9:15 AM
Off-Type Grasses of Ultradwarf Bermudagrass Putting Greens: A New Weed Management Issue?.
Eric Reasor, University of Tennessee - Knoxville; James T Brosnan, University of Tennessee - Knoxville; Brian M. Schwartz, University of Georgia - Tifton; Robert Trigiano, University of Tennessee - Knoxville; Gerald M. Henry, University of Georgia-Athens; John C. Sorochan, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
9:30 AM
Species Identification of Novel Ectotrophic Root-Infecting Fungi Associated with Decline of Ultradwarf Bermudagrass.
Phillip L. Vines, Mississippi State University; Maria Tomaso-Peterson, Mississippi State University; Federico Hoffmann, Mississippi State University; Florencia Meyer, Mississippi State University
9:45 AM
Break
10:15 AM
Lightweight Rolling and Sand Topdressing to Decrease Fungicide Inputs and Dollar Spot Severity on Fairways.
Thomas Okada Green, Michigan State University; John N. Rogers III, Michigan State University; James R Crum, Michigan State University; Thomas A Nikolai, Michigan State University; Joseph M. Vargas, Michigan State University
10:30 AM
Nitrogen Fertility and Mowing Height Affect Fungicide Control of Anthracnose.
James W. Hempfling, Rutgers University; Bruce B. Clarke, Rutgers University; James A. Murphy, Rutgers University
10:45 AM
Absorption and Metabolism of Foliar-Applied Nitrogen Sources on Creeping Bentgrass Under Greenhouse Conditions.
Mohan Li, Clemson University; Frank Gibson Bethea Jr., Clemson University; John S. Kruse, Koch Agronomic Services, LLC; Haibo Liu, Clemson University
11:00 AM
Using Elemental Sulfur to Optimize/Lower Soil pH of Bentgrass Putting Greens.
Derek Pruyne, Pennsylvania State University; Maxim J. Schlossberg, Center for Turfgrass Science, Pennsylvania State University
11:15 AM
Establishment of Soil and Tissue Potassium Sufficiency Ranges for Annual Bluegrass Turf.
Charles J. Schmid, Rutgers University; James A. Murphy, Rutgers University; Bruce B. Clarke, Rutgers University
11:30 AM
Iron-cemented layers in soils of golf putting greens.
Glen R. Obear, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Douglas J. Soldat, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Alfred E. Hartemink, University of Wisconsin-Madison
11:45 AM
Adjourn