83 Graduate Student Oral Competition: Turfgrass Cultural Practices, Ecology and Environment

Oral Session
C05 Turfgrass Science
Graduate student oral competition in the broad areas of turfgrass cultural practices, ecology and environment.
Cosponsor(s):

C05 Turfgrass Science

Monday, November 16, 2015: 12:55 PM-4:00 PM
Minneapolis Convention Center, 103 BC

Organizer:
Kelly L. Kopp
Moderator:
Benjamin Wherley
12:55 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:00 PM
Evaluation of Hybrid Turf for Water Conservation.
Jonathan Montgomery, University of California-Riverside; James Baird, University of California, Riverside
1:15 PM
The Effect of Acute Drought on Fine Fescue Mixtures Maintained As a Golf Course Fairway.
Maggie Reiter, University of Minnesota; Brian Horgan, University of Minnesota; Eric Watkins, University of Minnesota
1:30 PM
Germination and Establishment of Cool-Season Turfgrasses As Influenced By Irrigation Frequency.
Daniel Sandor, University of Arkansas; Douglas E. Karcher, University of Arkansas; Michael D. Richardson, University of Arkansas
2:00 PM
2:15 PM
Seeding Date and Seed Treatment Affects Success of Dormant-Seeded Buffalograss.
Luqi Li, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Matt Sousek, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Zachary J. Reicher, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
2:30 PM
Break
2:40 PM
Establishment of Kentucky Bluegrass Inoculated By a Novel Nitrogen-Fixing Bacterial Endophyte.
Ryan Sebring, Pennsylvania State University; Maxim J. Schlossberg, Pennsylvania State University; Peter J.A. Kleinman, USDA-ARS; R. Howard Skinner, USDA-ARS; Ray B. Bryant, USDA-ARS
3:10 PM
Seasonal Runoff and Nutrient Transport from St. Augustinegrass Turf.
Charles Henry Fontanier, Oklahoma State University; Jacqueline Aitkenhead-Peterson, Texas A&M University; Benjamin Wherley, Texas A&M University; Richard White, Texas A&M University
3:40 PM
Fluctuations over Time in Dislodgeable 2,4-D Residues from Hybrid Bermudagrass Athletic Fields.
Matthew D Jeffries, North Carolina State University; Travis W Gannon, North Carolina State University; James T Brosnan, University of Tennessee - Knoxville; Khalied A Ahmed, North Carolina State University; Gregory K Breeden, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
3:55 PM
Concluding Remarks
4:00 PM
Adjourn