The UCR Turfgrass Research Advisory Committee (UCRTRAC), consisting of 18 industry, university and government organization partners, was established in 1996 to form an industry-wide linkage between UCR and the turfgrass industries in southern California. Recently, other organizations which are indirectly involved with turfgrass have joined UCRTRAC. Contributing member organizations make financial contributions to UCRTRAC research and education efforts and Affiliate member organizations provide additional expertise, experience and insight which increases the ability of UCRTRAC to achieve its mission, vision and goals. Every dollar donated to UCRTRAC has helped to generate approximately 1.7 dollars in turf research grants, January 1996 to present.
Updated March 2008
Information about UCRTRAC
Member
Organizations | Mission of UCRTRAC | Vision of UCRTRAC | Goals |
Research and Educational Needs Assessment of the Southern California Turfgrass
Industries
News and Publications
UCRTRAC News | UCRTRAC Accumulative Research Summary | Better
Turf Thru Agronomics | Related Publications: News from the UCR Turf Program
• California Golf Course Owners
Association (Affiliate)
• California Golf Course Superintendents
Association (Affiliate)
• California
Sod Producers Association
• Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG)
• Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) (Affiliate)
• Golf
Course Superintendents Association of Southern California
• Hi-Lo
Desert Golf Course Superintendents Association
• San
Diego Golf Course Superintendents Association
• South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD)
• Southern
California Golf Association
• Southern
California Section, Professional Golfers' Association of America
• Southern
California Turfgrass Council
• Southern
California Turfgrass Foundation
• Sports Turf Managers Association – Greater L.A. Basin Chapter
• University
of California Riverside
• University
of California Riverside Extension – Natural Resources (Affiliate)
• United
States Golf Association (Affiliate)
• Women's
Southern California Golf Association
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Mission of UCRTRAC
The mission of UCRTRAC is to focus on southern California turfgrass research issues and be a leader in educational dissemination and public awareness.
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Vision of UCRTRAC
The vision of UCRTRAC is to provide leadership through an industry-university partnership with the purpose of addressing turfgrass issues in southern California. The organization enhances the collaborative efforts of researchers, educators and practitioners to identify and solve challenges that face the turfgrass industries. UCRTRAC focuses on environmental stewardship and provides a central clearinghouse for factual, forward-thinking turfgrass research and policy making decisions. The organization is active in identifying and providing funding support to achieve mutually agreed upon goals.
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Goals of UCRTRAC (in priority)
- To maintain a leadership role in influencing turfgrass research in southern California.
- To continue to strengthen the communication process between UCR and turfgrass organizations by identifying researchable issues and implementing focused research to answer current and emerging issues. Also, it is to enhance the dissemination of results and information widely.
- To provide an objective resource for decision makers regarding the public perception of the value of turfgrass and its culture.
- To expand funding for turfgrass research by acting as an "umbrella" group that fosters cooperation, coordination and broader participation among turfgrass interests
General
Turfgrass
and Sod
Production
Turfgrass
1. Irrigation water use and efficiency, including utilization of effluent water
4. Unbiased cultivar evaluations
5. Production of quality
putting greens:
• Annual
bluegrass/creeping bentgrass summer decline
• Managing/controlling annual bluegrass
• Wear/traffic issues
• Pest control
• Soil compaction and salinity issues
• Spring transition of overseeded bermudagrass
June 1996
The next UCRTRAC meeting will be held on Tuesday June 10, 2008. The meeting will start at 9:00 A.M. and finish at 12:00 P.M., followed by lunch.
UCRTRAC
Accumulative Research Summary
The Accumulative Research Summary provides the most recent reporting
on past and current studies in a brief outline format along with associated
Final Reports.
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Better
Turf Thru Agronomics
Better Turf Thru Agronomics is a periodic newsletter produced by UCRTRAC which includes updates and summaries of ongoing and completed research by UCR turf researchers and Extension personnel affiliated with the UCR Turfgrass Research Program. Topical issues, industry news, and event announcements are also featured.
News from the UCR Turf Program
News from the UCR Turf Program is a quarterly publication which frequently includes information regarding UCRTRAC research projects or other activities, consistent with the UCRTRAC goal to provide accessible, user-friendly research/education reports. News from the UCR Turf program includes updates of ongoing research and timely information based on research from the UCR Turfgrass Research Program published in February, May, August and November.