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Current Projects

Category ID# Project Title University
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2017-17-627 Satellite-Based Estimation of Actual Evapotranspiration of Golf Course Cool Season Turf Utah State University
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2021-03-727 Characterizing Immune System Responses of Select Plant Health Products for Putting Greens University of Delaware
Auburn University
Penn State University
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2022-03-746 A National Evaluation of Cool-Season Turfgrass Cultivar Water Use and Drought Tolerance under Golf Course Fairway Management National Turfgrass Evaluation Program
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2022-06-749 Investigating white grub resistance in turf-type tall fescue Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2022-07-750 Optimizing Irrigation Strategies Through Remote Stress Detection Virginia Tech
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2022-09-752 Engineering Turfgrass Rhizobacteria For Selective Control Of Fall Armyworm Auburn University
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2022-12-755 Use of endophytic microorganisms from a nematode-tolerant Bermudagrass cultivar as nematicidal biocontrol agents University of Florida
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2022-13-756 Variable-rate versus conventional nitrogen application methods to golf course fairways Texas A&M University
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2022-15-758b Developing a standard for measuring organic matter in putting green soils University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2023-01-768 Switching to Solid Tine Cultivation after Seven Years of Hollow Tine Cultivation on Plots Topdressed with Three Sand Sizes Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2023-03-770 Remote Soil Sensing of Fairways for Irrigation Water Conservation New Mexico State University
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2023-05-772 Effects of Equipment Traffic on Turfgrass During Frost Conditions Oregon State University
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2023-06-773 Environmental and Economic Comparison of Zoysiagrass, Bermudagrass, and Creeping Bentgrass Fairways in the Northern Transition Zone Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2023-07-774 Understanding Pacific Northwest Turfgrass Plant-Parasitic Nematode Communities to Improve Management Efficiency United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service  Forage Seed and Cereal Research Unit
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2023-08-775 Comparisons of early-season broad spectrum insecticide and novel insect growth regulator applications on non-target insect populations on golf courses The Pennsylvania State Univesity
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2023-10-777a Developing Management Tools for New Greens-Type Zoysiagrasses University of Arkansas
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2023-10-777b Developing Management Tools for New Greens-Type Zoysiagrasses Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2023-10-777c Developing Management Tools for New Greens-Type Zoysiagrasses University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2023-12-779 Mitigating Bentgrass Summer Decline Utilizing Endophytic Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria  Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2023-14-781 Silicon to induce resistance to annual bluegrass weevil in annual bluegrass and creeping bentgrass Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2023-15-782 Influence of nitrogen rate on growing degree day models for plant growth regulator reapplication interval on annual bluegrass putting greens Oregon State University
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2023-16-783 Effects of moisture management on annual bluegrass weevil movement, oviposition, larval survival, and turfgrass damage The Pennsylvania State University
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2023-35-802 Comparing the effects of subsurface drip irrigation and soil moisture sensors with ET-based irrigation California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2024-02-812 Cultivation Strategies for Improving Soil Physical/Chemical Properties in Highly Compacted and Sodium-Degraded Fairways Texas A&M University
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2024-03-813 Soil moisture impacts on microbial diversity and dollar spot severity University of Wisconsin - Madison
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2024-05-815 Evaluation of interseeding methods for conversion of golf fairways to bentgrass cultivars with enhanced dollar spot resistance Purdue University
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2024-06-816 Bicarbonates in Irrigation Water: Effect of Acidification on Accumulation of Carbonates in Soil, Infiltration Rate and Kentucky bluegrass performance New Mexico State University
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2024-07-817 Investigating a mower-mounted L-band radiometer for precision irrigation on golf course fairways Texas A&M University
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2024-08-818 Comparison of Variable Depth Rootzone and Capillary Hydroponic Greens to Promote Sustainable Irrigation Practices    Michigan State University 
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2024-09-819 Survey of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes, Organic Matter, and Nutrients in Mid-South Golf Course Putting Green Soils University of Arkansas
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2024-10-820 Understanding the Physiology of Poa Annua Death under Ice Cover in the Field University of Minnesota
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2024-11-821 Impact of End-of-Season Fungicide Timing on Fungicide Inputs for Dollar Spot Control during the Subsequent Growing Season Rutgers University, Department of Plant Biology
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2024-12-822 The impact of nitrogen rate and growth regulators on modern creeping bentgrass cultivars The Ohio State University
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2024-13-823 Evaluation of gypsum and fertilizer products for enhanced bermudagrass performance under salinity conditions in sandy soils University of Florida
Integrated Turfgrass Management 2024-14-824 Can Fraise Mowing Reverse Resistance for Golf Course Superintendents? University of Tennessee
Genetics and Breeding 2016-01-551 Development of Seed and Vegetatively Propagated Bermudagrass Varieties Improved in Turf Quality and Stress Tolerance  Oklahoma State University
Genetics and Breeding 2016-38-608 Bermudagrass and Zoysiagrass cultivar response to winter dormancy University of Florida
Genetics and Breeding 2017-11-621 Development of Seeded Zoysiagrass Cultivars with Improved Turf Quality and High Seed Yield Texas A&M University
Genetics and Breeding 2017-21-631 Improvement of Bermudagrass, Zoysiagrass, and Kikuyugrass for Winter Color University of California-Riverside
Genetics and Breeding 2018-01-651 Development of Cold Hardy Zoysiagrass Cultivars for Golf Courses in the Transition Zone Texas A&M University
Genetics and Breeding 2018-02-652 Development of Cold Hardy Zoysiagrass Cultivars for Golf Courses in the Transition Zone Kansas State University
Genetics and Breeding 2021-04-728 Buffalograss Breeding and Development University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Genetics and Breeding 2021-11-735 Seeded diploid buffalograss University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Genetics and Breeding 2021-16-740 Developing stress-tolerant zoysiagrasses as a low-input turf for golf course roughs North Carolina State University
Genetics and Breeding 2022-01-744 Transcriptome analysis of bentgrass germplasm using RNA-seq to identify novel targets for enhancement of dollar spot resistance in the field University of Tennessee
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Genetics and Breeding 2022-04-747 Selection and Evaluation of Shade Tolerance in Creeping Bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Genetics and Breeding 2022-08-751 Evaluation and Breeding of Kentucky Bluegrass and Western Wheatgrass for Rapid Seed Germination, Salt Tolerance, and Turf Quality Washington State University
Genetics and Breeding 2023-02-769 Evaluation of Saltgrass for Turfgrass Characteristics under Drought and Heat Stresses USDA-ARS
Genetics and Breeding 2023-09-776 Developing new bermudagrass cultivars combining improved drought resistance, cold hardiness and high turf quality Oklahoma State University
Genetics and Breeding 2023-11-778 New discoveries and methods for complex data analysis University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Genetics and Breeding 2024-04-814 Understanding thatch accumulation in creeping and colonial bentgrass, and its association with dollar spot disease progression U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Services, U.S. National Arboretum, Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit
Environment 2022-20-763 Longitudinal Analysis of US Golf Course Value North Carolina State University
Environment 2023-13-780 Renovating out-of-play areas to conservation habitat: Effects of seeding time and method on plant establishment and ecosystem services Purdue University
Environment 2023-19-786 Climate change vulnerabilities of U.S. golf courses and potential adaptation opportunities EcoAdapt
Golfer Experience 2024-15-825 Using Google review data to discern the spatial distribution and accessibility of highly- and lowly-rated golf in Tennessee Texas A&M University
Outreach and Regional Grants 2022-18-761 Soil Moisture Sensing for Golf Course Water Conservation –
A Case Study
New Mexico State University
Outreach and Regional Grants 2022-24-767 Estimating irrigated acerage in AZ AZ Aliance for Golf
Outreach and Regional Grants 2023-18-785 Delaware soil survey and comparison to MLSN guidelines University of Delaware
Outreach and Regional Grants 2023-38-805 Integrating Phosphorus and pH Management with a Plant Growth Regulator for Annual Bluegrass Suppression Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Outreach and Regional Grants 2023-39-806 Does the right divot pattern actually increase recovery? Purdue University
Outreach and Regional Grants 2023-40-807 Optimizing Strategies for Conversion from Existing to Drought Resistant Bermudagrass University of California, Riverside
Outreach and Regional Grants 2024-01-811 Identifying and developing turfgrass research opportunities in the U.S. federal government and allied non-profit organizations National Turfgrass Federation, Inc.