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UMASS TURF RESEARCH FIELD DAY
Last held: Wednesday, June 17, 2009

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		Turf managers and their associates from across the Northeast Region were invited to help us welcome summer at University of Massachusetts Turf Research Field Day on Wednesday, June 17, 2009. 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 2009 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 had 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 2009 also featured a trade show with vendor displays and demonstrations. Pesticide recertification contact hours were awarded for all New England states.

The 2009 educational agenda featured presentations by UMass researchers on actual field plots. Topics on the agenda included:

Graduate Jeff Doherty explains a poster for attendees

'Wear Tolerance of Kentucky Bluegrass Cultivars'

'Exploring Low Maintenance Fairway Grasses'

'Effect of of Wetting Agents on Drought Resistance and Recovery of Bentgrass Species'

'Turfgrass Quality and Benefits of Using Trienaxapac-ethyl'

'Reduced Risk Pesticides and IPM to Minimize Golfer Hazard'

'Vegetative Filter Strips for Mitigation of Golf Course Runoff'

'New and Novel Materials for Turf Insect Management'

'Breeding for Multiple Disease Resistance and Low Input in Bentgrass'

'Management Strategies for Brown Patch, Dollar Spot and Red Thread'

'Utilizing Evapotranspiration and Crop Coefficients for Efficient Turf Irrigation'

UMass Turf Research Field Day is presented in cooperation with the Department of Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences and the College of Natural Resources and the Environment.