Turfgrass Science News

University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media 2/18/19

Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work! We have a podcast and several upcoming presentations at regional conferences.

Monday, February 18, 2019 - 1:45pm

Making sense of light data: Light quality

By Dominic Petrella

Shade can be stressful for turfgrasses due to decreasing photosynthesis, causing turfgrass to produce leaves that are more susceptible to traffic damage and disease incidence. Turfgrasses grown in shade may not perform very well due to decreased density. While we understand that shade is stressful, it’s commonly forgotten that there are two different types of shade, qualitative shade and quantitative shade (both having different properties) that can lead to these detrimental changes in turfgrass growth.

Sunday, February 10, 2019 - 7:15pm

University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media 2/8/19

Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work. We have an upcoming presentation on irrigation from Dr. Dan Sandor and a research report with results from our Regional Optimization of Roadside Turfgrass Seed Mixtures project.

Friday, February 8, 2019 - 9:00am

If you build it, who will come? Evaluating the diversity of bees in flowering lawns

By James Wolfin

When you close your eyes, and envision the “perfect” front lawn, what comes to mind? If I had to guess, I’d imagine that you are envisioning a lush, low-cut grass, with a deep green color that is uniform and free of weeds across the entirety of the landscape. What the average land manager or homeowner may not consider is: How can we support our pollinators within the turf lawn?

Sunday, February 3, 2019 - 7:45pm

Can fine fescue seed be produced in Minnesota?

By David R. Herrera

The University of Minnesota Turfgrass Science program has been developing and testing fine fescue varieties for low-maintenance turfgrass use in the Midwestern United States. Because of the relative underuse of fine fescue turfgrass due to costly seed and limited availability, we are currently investigating fine fescue turfgrass species seed yield performance to determine how growers might begin producing this valuable commodity right here in Minnesota.

Thursday, January 17, 2019 - 9:30am

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