Michael Barnes
Join the Turfgrass Science Team at Northern Green 2022
Members of our team will be giving talks at Northern Green, a trade show and conference dedicated to green industry professionals. Register now for this worthwhile event!
Northern Green
January 11-13, 2022
Minneapolis Convention Center
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This year’s presentations from our team include:
University of Minnesota Turfgrass Research Update
Eric Watkins
Wednesday, January 12, 7:30 AM - 8:20 AM
Putting the horse before the cart: The adoption of artificial turfgrass in cities
By Michael Barnes
Globally many cities have implemented ‘re-greening’ programs to meet sustainability goals and deliver enhancements to the quality of life for their residents. However, turfgrass has most often been thought of as a problematic part of urban landscapes, being not ‘green’ enough to be part of re-greening programs that have largely focused exclusively on trees. To date, such approaches have mostly ignored advancements in turf management as well as low-input varieties of turfgrasses for both warm and cool climates.
Working across boundaries: The importance of transdisciplinary turf research
By Michael Barnes
This article was originally published on the Low Input Turf Using Fine Fescues blog.
University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media - 4/13/2020
Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work! We have several articles to share.
Yinjie Qiu authored Molecular Breeding In Turfgrass in the March 2020 edition of Hole Notes, the official publication of the MGCSA.
University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media - 9/30/19
Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work! We have a research report, new research results and a newspaper article.
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Attention: for media inquiries, please contact Dr. Jon Trappe <[email protected]>, UMN Turfgrass Extension Educator.