See what you missed at the 2010 UMass Turf Research Field Day:
Turf managers and their associates from across the Northeast
Region welcomed summer at University of
Massachusetts Turf Research Field Day on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. As
in the past, the event was held at the Joseph
Troll Turf Research Center on River Road in South Deerfield,
Massachusetts. Attendees received timely updates on ongoing
improvements to the Center, including new research plots and a
state-of-the-art rain-out shelter.
Field Day 2010 focused on the research currently taking
place at the Joseph Troll Turf Research Center as well as on research
being conducted at other locations by University of Massachusetts
Turf Program faculty, staff, and graduate students. Attendees enjoyed the opportunity to
meet and speak with UMass researchers and to view projects
underway. Current research includes studies on the biology and
integrated management of turf-damaging insects, turfgrass pathology,
short- and long-term weed management, pesticide exposure, fertility,
drought management and wear tolerance along with a range of National
Turfgrass Evaluation Program turf variety trials. Field Day 2010 also featured a trade show with vendor displays and demonstrations. Pesticide recertification
contact hours were available for licenses in all New England states.
The 2010 educational agenda featured presentations
by UMass researchers on actual field plots. Topics on the agenda
included:
'Efficient Irrigation for Recreational Turf'
'Demonstration of Insecticide Efficacy Field Trial Procedures'
'Reduced Risk Pesticides and IPM to Minimize Golfer Hazard'
'Vegetative Filter Strips for Mitigation of Golf Course Runoff'
'Wetting Agents for Reduced Water and Improved Drought Performance'
'Causal Agents of Brown Patch and Control Measures for Turf'
'Polyploidy Breeding Methods for Improved Bentgrass Cultivars'
'Fungicide Resistance and Proper Rotation Management for Dollar Spot'
'What’s New in Broadleaf Weed Control?'
For information on any aspect of UMass Turf Research Field Day, e-mail fieldday@umassturf.org or contact Mary Owen at 508-892-0382; mowen@umext.umass.edu or Jason Lanier at 413-545-2965; jdlanier@umext.umass.edu. Sponsorship opportunities are available.
UMass Turf Research
Field Day is presented in cooperation with the UMass Department
of Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences and the UMass College of Natural
Sciences.
Special thanks to our 2010 Turf Research Field Day sponsors!
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