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UCRTRAC |
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of California Riverside Turfgrass Research Advisory Committee |
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UCRTRAC
Accumulative Research Summary
The purpose
of this Accumulative Research Summary is to provide the most recent reporting
on past and current studies in a brief outline format along with associated
Final Reports. It covers studies under the UCRTRAC umbrella, approximately from 1996 to the present.
Last updated 8 June 2009
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 Golf Course Turfgrass  General Turfgrass and Sod Production
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A. Irrigation Water Use Efficiency Including Utilization of Effluent Water |
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1. |
Influence
of irrigation scheduling on tall fescue performance |
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2. |
Water
use rates among tall fescue cultivars |
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Water
use rates among bermudagrass and zoysiagrass cultivars |
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4. |
Tall
fescue morphological characteristics associated with evapotranspiration
rates and clipping yields |
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Influence
of Primo on the water stress relations of tall fescue during the warm season |
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The
influence of irrigation frequency when irrigating bermudagrass and zoysiagrass
below ET crop during the warm season |
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Evaluation
of water conservation surfactants on two warm-season grasses in southern
California |
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8. |
The
development of irrigation and nitrogen fertilization programs on tall fescue
to facilitate irrigation-water savings and fertilizer-use efficiency |
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9. |
Characterization
of markers for leaf firing resistance among turf-type bermudagrasses |
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10. |
Irrigation
water banking on tall fescue maintained in the inland climatic conditions
of Riverside |
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11. |
Heat
tolerant bluegrass, Kentucky bluegrass, and tall fescue visual ratings during
short-term drought and recovery |
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12. |
Degradation
of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in landscape soils |
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13. |
Fate and transport of disinfection byproducts (DBPs) and pharmaceutical/personal care products (PPCPs) on turfgrass irrigated with reclaimed water |
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14. |
Test protocol for the Aqua-PhyD water treatment system |
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15. |
Salinity survey of golf course fairways |
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Evaluation of Eximo and similar products for the reduction of soil sodium and bicarbonate and theiIncrease of plant available nutrients and minerals on golf course fairways |
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17. |
Fate and transport of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and endocrine disrupting compounds in golf courses irrigated with reuse water |
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18. |
Field screening of Festulolium and tall fescue for drought resistance |
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B. Impact of Turfgrass Chemicals and Fertilizers on the Environment |
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1. |
Measurement
and model prediction of pesticide partitioning in field-scale turfgrass
plots |
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2. |
Nitrogen
leaching and best management practices for overseeded bermudagrass fairways |
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3. |
Further
evaluation and modeling of pesticide data from the UCR putting green lysimeters |
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4. |
A
survey of professional turfgrass managers of southern California concerning
their use of turfgrass best management practices |
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5. |
Development
of BMPs for fertilizing lawns to optimize plant performance and nitrogen
uptake while reducing the potential for nitrate leaching |
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C. Unbiased Product Testing (fertilizers, pesticides, equipment, etc.) |
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Summer growth response of bermudagrass fertilized with 12 different nitrogen formulations |
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Evaluation of nitrogen products applied on perennial ryegrass during the spring season in Riverside, CA |
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Evaluation of nitrogen products applied on fairway bermudagrass during the summer season in Riverside, California |
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1996
Vigoro consumer and polymer coated fertility trial on tall fescue |
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2. |
1996
Vigoro coated urea fertility trial on tall fescue |
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3. |
Two-year
evaluation of nitrogen products applied on tall fescue in Riverside, CA:
1995-1997 |
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4. |
1996-1997
evaluation of slow-release and fast-release nitrogen fertilizer products
applied on an overseeded common bermudagrass during the cool season |
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5. |
One-year
evaluation of iron applications applied with three nitrogen fertility rates
on tall fescue in Riverside, CA: 1996-97 |
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6. |
Annual
evaluation of bio-feed fertilizer on tall fescue |
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7. |
Evaluation
of experimental coated urea fertilizers on Kentucky bluegrass during the
cool season |
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8. |
Evaluation
of the phytotoxicity of six experimental Aqueduct formulations applied on
a creeping bentgrass putting green in August |
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9. |
Influence
of Primo on the total nonstructural carbohydrate partitioning of tall fescue |
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10. |
Effect
of soil conditioner on physical properties in a golf course putting green |
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1997-1998
Agrium coated urea fertility trial applied on tall fescue in Riverside,
CA
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1998
Agrium slow-release nitrogen product trial on Bonsai tall fescue |
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13. |
The
evaluation of slow-release nitrogen fertilizers applied on Arizona common
bermudagrass during the warm season |
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14. |
Test
of NutriSmart on established tall fescue |
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15. |
Product evaluation of natural organic nitrogen fertilizer sources |
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16. |
Evaluation of P15 turf topdressing and soil amendment |
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17. |
SW Milorganite 6-2-0 iron study |
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The effect of a Turflon Ester application during fall renovation on the spring transition of bermudagrass overseeded with perennial ryegrass
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On-site evaluation of biological and/or biostimulant products applied on a Poa annua putting green
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D. Unbiased Cultivar Evaluations |
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1. |
UCR
bentgrass variety trials, 1995-1999 |
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2. |
USGA,
GCSAA, and NTEP on-site testing program for bentgrass and bermudagrass cultivars
on USGA specification golf course putting greens, 1997-2001 |
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3. |
USGA,
GCSAA, and NTEP on-site testing of grasses for overseeding of bermudagrass
fairways, 1999-2001 |
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4. |
USGA,
GCSAA, and NTEP on-site testing of grasses for overseeding of bermudagrass
fairways, 2004-2006 |
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Evaluation of Poa annua selections for putting greens in California |
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E. Production of Quality Putting Greens |
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1. |
The
evaluation of summer cultivations with a Toro HydroJect on a creeping bentgrass
putting green located in the Coachella Valley |
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2. |
Maintaining
putting green soil aeration and leaching capabilities during the summer
with a Toro HydroJect |
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3. |
Improvement
of the spring transition of overseeded bermudagrass putting greens in the
Coachella Valley |
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4. |
Management
of annual bluegrass putting greens in California |
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5. |
The
effect of endoROOTS and ROOTS 2 on creeping bentgrass establishment and
maintenance on a newly constructed sand rootzone |
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6. |
Defining optimal and deficient annual nitrogen fertility rates for Poa annua-creeping bentgrass putting greens in California |
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F. Wear and traffic issues, including safety and playability |
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Increased potassium fertilizations for enhanced stress resistance of perennial ryegrass grown on a sand root zone sports field |
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G. The Ability to Respond to Sudden Research and Education Industry Needs |
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1. |
The effect of fall
renovation treatments on PM10 emissions during raking of debris
following scalping of common bermudagrass fairways prior to overseeding |
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H. Other |
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