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73 Graduate Student Oral Competition: II

Oral Session
C05 Turfgrass Science
Oral competition for turfgrass science graduate students.
Monday, November 2, 2009: 1:25 PM-5:20 PM
Convention Center, Room 316, Third Floor

Presiding:
David Kopec
1:25 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:30 PM
73-1
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
73-2
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
73-3
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; Jeffrey Ebdon, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst; Eric Watkins, Univ. of Minnesota
Audio File Recorded presentation
2:15 PM
73-4
Effects of Wilt-Based Irrigation On Cold Hardiness of Perennial Ryegrass Genotypes.
Jason Lanier, Univ. of Massachusetts; Jeffrey Ebdon, Univ. of Massachusetts; Michelle DaCosta, Univ. of Massachusetts
Audio File Recorded presentation
2:30 PM
73-5
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
73-6
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
73-7
Improved Understanding of Synthetic Auxin Herbicide Injury to St. Augustinegrass.
Michael Flessner, Auburn Univ.; J. Scott McElroy, Auburn Univ.; Glenn Wehtje, Auburn Univ.; Roland Dute, Auburn Univ.
Audio File Recorded presentation
3:30 PM
73-8
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
73-9
Differences and Similarities Exist in the Divot Recovery of Bermudagrass and Zoysiagrass Cultivars.
Jon Trappe, Univ. of Arkansas; Aaron Patton, Univ. of Arkansas; Douglas Karcher, Univ. of Arkansas; Michael Richardson, Univ. of Arkansas
Audio File Recorded presentation
4:00 PM
73-11
Sulfosulfuron and Bispyribac-Sodium Combined with Overseeding Creeping Bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.) for Fairway Conversion.
James Rutledge, Purdue Univ., Agronomy Dep.; Deborah Morton, Purdue Univ.; Daniel Weisenberger, Purdue Univ.; Zachary Reicher, Purdue Univ.
Audio File Recorded presentation
4:15 PM
73-12
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 Ervin, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); James Goatley, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech)
4:30 PM
73-13
Evaluation of Vitazyme as a Fertilizer Supplement in Increasing Turfgrass Resistance to Damage From Traffic.
Leslie Beck, Tarleton State Univ.
Audio File Recorded presentation
4:45 PM
73-14
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
73-15
The Effects of Nitrogen and Trinexapac-Ethyl On the Severity of Brown Ring Patch On Annual Bluegrass Golf Course Putting Greens.
Chimin Chen, Univ. of California, Riverside; Larry Stowell, PACE Turfgrass Res. Inst. (PTRI); Frank Wong, Univ. of California, Riverside
5:15 PM
Concluding Remarks
5:20 PM
Adjourn
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