Turfgrass research
University of Minnesota golf course could become national model for greener practices
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Nutrient Pollution in the Mississippi River-Twin Cities Watershed: How Outreach Efforts can be Informed by the Relationship Between Individual Water Pathway Knowledge and Lawn Maintenance Practices
By Madeline Leslie, Graduate Research Assistant
2014 Cultivar Evaluation Results
By Sam Bauer
The 2014 Cultivar Evaluation Results are now available and published online. To view these results, click the “Cultivar Evaluation Results” tab under the Research section on the left of this webpage. Clicking this link will initially bring you to the 2014 data page, but you can view archived data from 2007-2013 as well. Study labels are preceded by the date in which that study was planted. For example, “2011 NTEP Kentucky bluegrass” was established in 2011, but you will be viewing the most recent data if you are in the 2014 tab.
How to use the results:
Salt-Tolerant Roadside Grasses: Does Anything Actually Survive?
By Matt Cavanaugh, Research Scientist
Low Input Versus Traditional Turfgrass: Comparing Runoff Quantity and Quality
Pamela Rice, Research Chemist and Adjunct Professor, USDA-Agricultural Research Service and Department of Soil, Water and Climate
Brian Horgan, Professor, Department of Horticultural Sciences