winter kill
University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media – 4/22/25
Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work! See the April 2025 edition of MGCSA's Hole Notes for Hacking away at winterkill by Eric Watkins and Bryan Runck.
Annual bluegrass ice encasement winter of 2024-2025
By Kim Tiber
Previous work under the Icebreaker study has shown that annual bluegrass on golf putting greens is highly susceptible to winter kill or damage due to ice encasement. During the winter of 2022-2023 carbon dioxide levels were above the upper limit of the sensor for an extended period.
Assessing freezing damage in perennial ryegrass
By Maicy Vossen
This article was originally published on the WinterTurf project blog.