564 Graduate Student Poster Competition: II. Diseases, Genetics, Physiology and Technology (Posters)

Poster Session
C05 Turfgrass Science
Monday, 6 October 2008: 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
George R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E

Poster #384
Creeping Bentgrass Phytotoxicity and Photochemical Efficiency Response to Amicarbazone.
Daniel Perry, Auburn University; J. Scott McElroy, Auburn University; Robert Walker, Auburn University
Poster #385
Effects of Plant Growth Regulators and Biostimulants on Summer Bentgrass Decline.
Yan Xu, Rutgers University; Bingru Huang, Rutgers University
Poster #386
Carbohydrate Partitioning in Creeping Bentgrass as Influenced by Nitrogen Fertilization and a Plant Growth Regulator.
Dipayan Sarkar, Dept. of Plant Soil and Insect Sciences; Prasanta Bhowmik, Univ. of Massachusetts; Michelle DaCosta, Univ. of Massachusetts
Poster #387
Influence of Early and Late Season Fungicide Applications on Dollar Spot Severity.
Alexander Putman, University of Connecticut; John Kaminski, University of Connecticut
Poster #388
Variability in Diploid Buffalograss Mapping Population as Revealed by SRAP Markers.
Desalegn Serba, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Robert Shearman, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Donald Lee, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Peter Baenziger, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Tiffany Heng-Moss, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Gauthum Sarath, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Bekele Abeyo, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Carol Caha, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln
Poster #389
Testing PCR Amplification of Bermudagrass DNA with Mircosatellite Primers from Sorghum.
Chengcheng Tan, Oklahoma State University; Yanqi Wu, Oklahoma State University; Charles Taliaferro, Oklahoma State University; Michael Anderson, Oklahoma State University; Chuck Tauer, Oklahoma State University; Timmy Samuels, Oklahoma State University
Poster #391
Leaf Pigments in Relation to UV-B Tolerance of Cool-season Turfgrasses.
Kehua Wang, Virginia Tech; Xunzhong Zhang, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); Erik Ervin, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech)
Poster #392
No More Paper Bags? Turfgrass Clipping Yield Correlates Well with Normalized Differential Vegetative Index.
Jing Dai, The Pennsylvania State University; Maxim Schlossberg, The Pennsylvania State University
Poster #393
Salinity Effect on Soil Moisture Measurement: Comparison of Different Sensors for two Soil Types.
Elena Sevostianova, New Mexico State University; Bernd Leinauer, New Mexico State University
Poster #394
A Method for Simulating Golf Traffic on Research Putting Greens.
John Kauffman, Univ. of Tennessee; John Sorochan, University of Tennessee; Douglas Karcher, Univ. of Arkansas; Thomas Nikolai, Michigan State University; Aaron Hathaway, Michigan State University
Poster #395
Quantifying the Complexity of Sand Particle Shape Using Current Digital Image Analysis Technology.
Nathaniel Miller, Univ. of Connecticut; Jason Henderson, University of Connecticut
Poster #396
Physiological Response of Rough Bluegrass and Creeping Bentgrass to High Temperature Stress.
James Rutledge, Purdue University-Agronomy Dept.; Jeffrey Volenec, Purdue Univ.; Yiwei Jiang, Purdue Univ.; Zachary Reicher, Purdue Univ.
Poster #397