Managing Global Resources for a Secure Future

2017 Annual Meeting | Oct. 22-25 | Tampa, FL

58 Turf Nutrition, Soils-Rootzones and Water Quality (includes student competition)

Oral Session
C05 Turfgrass Science
Oral sesson for topics related to turf nutrition, soils and water related issues
Monday, October 23, 2017: 9:30 AM-12:15 PM
Tampa Convention Center, Room 23

Organizer:
Cale Bigelow
Moderator:
William Collin Kreuser
9:30 AM
Introductory Remarks
9:35 AM
Nitrogen Required for Newly-Sodded and Established Bermudagrass Fertilized By Slow-Release and Soluble Fertilizers.
Kaiyuan Tang, University of Florida; Travis W. Shaddox, University of Florida; J. Bryan Unruh, University of Florida West Florida Research & Education Center; Jason Kruse, University of Florida
9:50 AM
A New Index for Sodicity Risk Assessment of Irrigation Water.
Qiyu Zhou, University of Wisconsin-Madison; William Bleam, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison; Douglas J. Soldat, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
10:05 AM
Analysis of Sand Capping Depth Based on Moisture Retention Curves.
Philip Brown, Clemson University; Lambert B. McCarty, Clemson University; Virgil L. Quisenberry, Clemson University; Bill Smith, Clemson University; L Ray Hubbard, Clemson University
10:20 AM
Unique Methods for Assessing Water Stress of Agrostis Stolonifera and C. Dactylon x C. Transvaalensis .
Travis L Roberson, Virginia Tech; Chenxi Zhang, Bayer CropScience; Erik H Ervin, Virginia Tech; David S. McCall, Virginia Tech
10:35 AM
Use of Infrared Thermography to Measure Water Use in Turf.
Joseph Foral, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; William Collin Kreuser, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
10:50 AM
Break
11:00 AM
Accuracy of Handheld and Buried Moisture Sensors in a Saline Soil.
Matteo Serena, New Mexico State University; Elena Sevostianova, New Mexico State University; Dawn VanLeeuwen, NMSU; Bernhard Leinauer, New Mexico State University
11:15 AM
Correlating Field, Greenhouse, and Laboratory Measurements of Nitrogen Release By Controlled-Release Fertilizers.
Joseph C Wolfe, Scotts Miracle Gro; Christian M Baldwin, Scotts Co., The; Kwame Owusu-Adom, Scotts Miracle Gro; Ling "Lottie" Ou, Purdue University
11:30 AM
Utilizing Branched-Chain Amino Acids to Promote Increases in Shoot Density of Creeping Bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.).
Isaac Mertz, Iowa State University; Nick E. Christians, Iowa State University; Adam Thoms, Iowa State University; Benjamin Pease, Iowa State University
12:00 PM
Reference Ranges: A Novel Interpretation of Turfgrass Nutrient Values.
Travis W. Shaddox, University of Florida; Christopher D. Ryan, CUNY-City University of New York; Kaiyuan Tang, University of Florida
12:15 PM
Adjourn