175 Graduate Student Oral Competition: IV

Oral Session
C05 Turfgrass Science
Oral competition for turfgrass science graduate students.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009: 1:10 PM-5:00 PM
Convention Center, Room 315, Third Floor

Presiding:
Erik Ervin
1:10 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:45 PM
Obtaining Sethoxydim Resistance in Seashore Paspalum.
Douglas Heckart, Univ. of Georgia; Paul Raymer, Univ. of Georgia; Wayne Parrott, Univ. of Georgia
2:00 PM
Freeze Tolerance Differences and Impact of Late Season Nitrogen and PGRs On Warm-Season Putting Green Species.
John Kauffman, Univ. of Tennessee; John Sorochan, Univ. of Tennessee; James Brosnan, Univ. of Tennessee; Dean Kopsell, Univ. of Tennessee
2:15 PM
Influence of Mowing Frequency and Plant Growth Regulators On Dollar Spot Severity.
Alexander Putman, North Carolina State Univ.; John Kaminski, Pennsylvania State Univ.
2:30 PM
Determining Fungicide Degradation On Golf Course Turfgrass Under Winter Conditions Using Commercially Available ELISA Kits.
Paul Koch, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; James Kerns, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; John Stier, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison
2:45 PM
Break
3:00 PM
Indirect Measurement of Ammonia Volatilization Following Foliar Application of Urea to Putting Green Turf.
J. Stiegler, Univ. of Arkansas; Michael Richardson, Univ. of Arkansas; Richard Norman, Univ. of Arkansas; Trenton Roberts, Univ. of Arkansas
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
3:45 PM
Comparing the Environmental and Economic Impacts of Propane and Gasoline Fueled Mowers.
William Haselbauer, Univ. of Tennessee; John Sorochan, Univ. of Tennessee; James Brosnan, Univ. of Tennessee; Thomas Samples, Univ. of Tennessee
4:00 PM
Confronting An Old Enemy: Deciphering Rust Diseases of Turfgrass.
Lisa Beirn, Rutgers State Univ.; Jo Anne Crouch, Rutgers State Univ.; Bruce Clarke, Rutgers State Univ.
4:15 PM
Effects of Grooming and Trinexapac-Ethyl Applications On Zoysiagrass Fairways in the Transition Zone.
Adam Thoms, Univ. of Tennessee; John Sorochan, Univ. of Tennessee; James Brosnan, Univ. of Tennessee; Gregory Breeden, Univ. of Tennessee; Thomas Samples, Univ. of Tennessee
4:30 PM
Zoysiagrass Stolon Growth and Tillering Under Moderate Shade.
David Okeyo, Kansas State Univ.; Jack Fry, Kansas State Univ.; Dale Bremer, Kansas State Univ.; M. C. Engelke, Texas AgriLife Res.; Dennis Genovesi, Texas AgriLife Res.
4:45 PM
Concluding Remarks
4:50 PM
Adjourn