Dominic Petrella
Increasing resistance against snow mold using artificial lights during the fall hardening period
By Florence Sessoms and Dominic Petrella
Thu, 10/20/2022 - 12:05
New research publication from our team - 3/30/22
Learn more about our research! A new article from our group has been published in Plant Methods. This research found that layering photoselective filters results in more accurate simulations of foliar shade and offer advantages over neutral density shade cloth in research.
Petrella, D.P., Breuillin-Sessoms, F. & Watkins, E. Layering contrasting photoselective filters improves the simulation of foliar shade. Plant Methods 18, 16 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13007-022-00844-8
Wed, 03/30/2022 - 13:58
University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media – 3/17/22
Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work. Articles about the UMN Turfgrass Science team were featured in the last several editions of the MGCSA's Hole Notes publication.
Thu, 03/17/2022 - 09:23
Another belated goodbye: Dominic Petrella
Just before the 2016 annual meeting of the Crop Science Society of America, I was contacted by a graduate student from Ohio State University named Dominic Petrella who was interested in joining our group. We met for breakfast, and after talking about some AL Central baseball (Dominic is a rabid Cleveland fan), we started talking about the ways a plant physiologist could support turfgrass breeding and genetics--early in our conversation it became quite clear to me that he would be a great fit in Minnesota.
Thu, 03/03/2022 - 12:34
University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media – 1/26/22
Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work. Several members of our group including Eric Watkins, Dominic Petrella (now an assistant professor at Ohio State University), Nicole Mihelich and Florence Sessoms were featured in a video, Fescue Research at the University of Minnesota, on GCSAATV.
Watch the video below to learn more about several different fine fescue research projects we are conducting!
Wed, 01/26/2022 - 09:08
New research publications from our team - 11/08/21
Learn more about our research! Three research articles from our group have been published in the September/October 2021 issue of Crop Science.
Mon, 11/08/2021 - 11:43
New research publication from our team - 10/26/21
Learn more about our research! A research article from our group has been published in the August 2021 issue of HortTechnology. Read about the results of examining the drought performance of locally available retail lawn seed products.
Tue, 10/26/2021 - 14:25
New research publications from our team - 10/21/21
Learn more about our research! Two research articles from our group have been published in the July/August 2021 issue of Crop Science.
Thu, 10/21/2021 - 12:55
University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media – 8/12/21
Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work. Dominic Petrella and Eric Watkins wrote an article for Golf Course Management magazine and Maggie Reiter wrote an article for Hole Notes magazine!
Thu, 08/12/2021 - 16:06
What role does far-red light play when light intensity is high?
By Dominic Petrella
I am continually amazed by the impact that light has on turfgrass growth and development. We know that the quantity (intensity) of light impacts photosynthesis as well as alters overall growth and development, and we know that the quality or composition of light also alters gene expression, growth, and developmental responses in all plants.
Mon, 08/02/2021 - 21:02