Garett Heineck
University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media - 11/21/19
Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work! We have many articles and several upcoming presentations to share.
Articles
Dan Sandor was featured in a Pioneer Press article, Read this before finishing that fall yard cleanup, on November 8, 2019.
University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media 5/9/19
Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work! We have a research article, a research report, and an upcoming talk at a meeting.
Garett Heineck, Sam Bauer, Matt Cavanaugh, Andrew Hollman, Eric Watkins, and Brian Horgan co-authored “Variability in Creeping Bentgrass Cultivar Germinability as Influenced by Cold Temperatures” in the April 2019 edition of the Minnesota Golf Course Superintendent Association’s Hole Notes publication.
Turfgrass Science Team posters from the 2018 ASA & CSSA Annual Meeting
The Turfgrass Science team at the University of Minnesota was well-represented at this year’s ASA and CSSA Annual Meeting held on November 4-7, 2018 in Baltimore, MD. Read on for a summary of the wide variety of topics covered by our researchers and be sure to check out the links with the full poster content.
A novel inoculation technique for integrating the endophyte Epichloe festucae into perennial ryegrass
By Garett Heineck, Brooke Ashbrenner, Michael Miller and Eric Watkins
Exploring alternative management options for multi-year perennial ryegrass seed production in northern Minnesota
By Garett Heineck
Alumni
What are our former graduate students, postdocs and researchers doing now?
Sam Bauer received an M.Sc. in Applied Plant Sciences in 2011. His thesis work focused on late fall nitrogen fertilization and methods for increasing creeping bentgrass in golf course fairways. Later, he joined UMN Extension as Extension Educator for turfgrass, a position he held until 2018. He is now the executive director of the North Central Turfgrass Association and a consultant, working on a number of turf-related projects in Minnesota and the surrounding states.
Endophytes: The Friendly Fungi in Turfgrass
By Garett Heineck
A lush green lawn has been a trademark of American society since the mid 20th century, offering increased aesthetics and comfort to homes. However, now more than ever homeowners and professional turf managers are looking for ways to increase quality of turfgrass with fewer inputs. Increasing productivity can come from improved genetics, more effective and efficient cultural practices and endophytes.