breeding

New research publication from our team - 9/10/24

Learn more about our research! A new, open access article by Garett Heineck, Nancy Ehlke, and Eric Watkins has been published in Geosciences & Environment. Their study found that perennial ryegrass grown for turfgrass or seed in the Upper US Midwest will likely not face many tradeoffs when breeding for both aesthetics and seed yield.


2023 turf trial results are posted

We have posted all 2023 turfgrass research plot data on our 2023 cultivar evaluation page. There are results posted from three types of trials.


Cultivar Data: 2023

2023 Data

All links below are .pdf files

Kentucky bluegrass

Perennial ryegrass


2022 turf trial results are posted

We have posted all 2022 turfgrass research plot data on our cultivar evaluation page for 2022. There are results posted from three types of trials.


Cultivar Data: 2022

2022 Data

All links below are .pdf files

Kentucky bluegrass

Perennial ryegrass


2021 turf trial results are posted

By Eric Watkins

We have posted all 2021 turfgrass research plot data on our cultivar evaluation page for 2021. There are results posted from three types of trials.


Cultivar Data: 2021

2021 Data

All links below are .pdf files

Kentucky bluegrass

Perennial ryegrass


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.


Cultivar Data: 2020

2020 Data

All links below are .pdf files

Kentucky bluegrass

Perennial ryegrass


2020 Turf Trial Results are posted

By Eric Watkins

We have posted all 2020 turfgrass research plot data on our cultivar evaluation page for 2020. There are results posted from three types of trials.