Session: Graduate Student Oral Competition: II

Graduate Student Oral Competition: II

Monday, November 2, 2009: 1:25 PM-5:20 PM

Convention Center, Room 316, Third Floor

Presiding:

David M. Kopec

1:25 PM

Introductory Remarks

1:30 PM

Variation in Germination Characteristics Among Cultivars of Creeping Bentgrass.
Marcus Jones, Iowa State Univ.; Nick Christians, Iowa State Univ.

Audio File Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

Ploidy, Diversity, and Genomic Origins of Agrostis Spp.
Keenan Amundsen, U.S. Dep. of Agriculture; Scott Warnke, U.S. Dep. of Agriculture

Audio File Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

Physiological Changes During Cold Acclimation for Perennial Ryegrass Accessions Differing in Freeze Tolerance.
Lindsey Hoffman, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst; Michelle DaCosta, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst; Scott Ebdon, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst; Eric Watkins, Univ. of Minnesota

Audio File Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

Effects of Wilt-Based Irrigation On Cold Hardiness of Perennial Ryegrass Genotypes.
Jason Lanier, Univ. of Massachusetts; J. Scott Ebdon, Univ. of Massachusetts; Michelle DaCosta, Univ. of Massachusetts

Audio File Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

Physiological Response of Rough Bluegrass (Poa trivialis L.) and Creeping Bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.) to High Temperature Stress.
James Rutledge, Purdue Univ., Agronomy Dep.; Zachary Reicher, Purdue Univ.; Jeffrey Volenec, Purdue Univ., Agronomy Dep.; Yiwei Jiang, Purdue Univ.

Audio File Recorded presentation

2:45 PM

Biochar for Sand-Based Rootzone Modification.
Shane Brockhoff, Iowa State Univ.; Nick Christians, Iowa State Univ.

Audio File Recorded presentation

3:00 PM

Break

3:15 PM

Improved Understanding of Synthetic Auxin Herbicide Injury to St. Augustinegrass.
Michael L. Flessner, Auburn Univ.; J. Scott McElroy, Auburn Univ.; Glenn Wehtje, Auburn Univ.; Roland Dute, Auburn Univ.

Audio File Recorded presentation

3:30 PM

Establishment of Warm-Season Putting Green Cultivars with Nitrogen/Potassium Fertilization Ratios.
John H. Rowland, Univ. of Florida

Audio File Recorded presentation

3:45 PM

Differences and Similarities Exist in the Divot Recovery of Bermudagrass and Zoysiagrass Cultivars.
Jon Trappe, Univ. of Arkansas; Aaron J. Patton, Univ. of Arkansas; Doug Karcher, Univ. of Arkansas; Mike Richardson, Univ. of Arkansas

Audio File Recorded presentation

4:00 PM

Sulfosulfuron and Bispyribac-Sodium Combined with Overseeding Creeping Bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.) for Fairway Conversion.
James Rutledge, Purdue Univ., Agronomy Dep.; Debbie Morton, Purdue Univ.; Daniel Weisenberger, Purdue Univ.; Zachary Reicher, Purdue Univ.

Audio File Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

Expression Patterns of Heat Shock Proteins in Relation to Heat Stress Tolerance of Creeping Bentgrass Treated with Cytokinin and Nitrate.
Kehua Wang, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); Xunzhong Zhang, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); Erik H. Ervin, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); Mike Goatley, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech)

4:30 PM

Evaluation of Vitazyme as a Fertilizer Supplement in Increasing Turfgrass Resistance to Damage From Traffic.
Leslie L. Beck, Tarleton State Univ.

Audio File Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

Towards Reducing Fungicide Use in the Control of Dollar Spot (Sclerotinia homoeocarpa F.T. Bennett) Disease On Creeping Bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.).
Kenneth Cropper, Univ. of Kentucky; David Williams, Univ. of Kentucky

Audio File Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

The Effects of Nitrogen and Trinexapac-Ethyl On the Severity of Brown Ring Patch On Annual Bluegrass Golf Course Putting Greens.
CHI-MIN CHEN, Univ. of California, Riverside; Larry Stowell, PACE Turfgrass Res. Inst. (PTRI); Frank P. Wong, Univ. of California, Riverside

5:15 PM

Concluding Remarks

5:20 PM

Adjourn

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