Research Conference and Field Day

2008 Turfgrass & Landscape Research Field Day

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Proceedings of the 2008 Turfgrass & Landscape Research Field Day (entire file)

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• An Evaluation of Grasses Under Low-Input, Reduced Maintenance Conditions, for Potential Turfgrass Use in California

• Control of Rhizoctonia Diseases on Turfgrass

• USDA-ARS U.S. Salinity Laboratory Turf Research

• Physiological Ecology of Turfgrass: Response to Light and Other Factors

• Shade Tolerance and Performance of Commonly Used Turfgrass Species for Lawns and Golf Course Rough In Southern California

• Shade Tolerance and Performance of Bentgrass Varieties for Putting Greens in Southern California

• Water Needs of Landscape Plants

• Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs), and Endocrine Disrupting Compounds (EDCs) Leaching in Reclaimed Municipal Wastewater Irrigated Turfgrass Soils

• Fertility Management in the Landscape

• Irrigation Stategies for Water Conservation on Tall Fescue Turf

• Field Screening for Turfgrass Drought Tolerance

• Stategies for Converting Turf from Tall Fescue into Buffalograss

• Evaluation of Roundup ProMax for Non-Selective Vegetation Control

• The National Turfgrass Evaluation Program at UCR

• Sampling for Plant Parasitic Nematodes in Turf

• Breeding and Genetics for Improved Turf Quality and Stress Resistance