In 2009 the KTF board approved funding for the projects listed below. .
1. Efficacy of insecticides against the billbug, Sphenophorus spp. Raymond A. Cloyd
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Ornamental Entomology/Integrated Pest Mgmt.
Department of Entomology
2. Study 1: Comparative Irrigation Requirements of 28 Cultivars of Kentucky Bluegrasses and Two
Hybrid Bluegrasses at a Large Rainout Facility in the Transition Zone and Study 2: Modifying Homeowner’s Lawn-Irrigation Behavior to Conserve Water and Improve
Water Quality in Urbanizing Watersheds and Study 3: Measurement of Photosynthesis and Respiration during Drydown in Turfgrass with
Newly-Developed Turf Chamber. Dale Bremer Horticulture Division.
3. Study 1: Screening New Zoysiagrass Progeny for Growth Characteristics and Stress Resistance; Study 2: Minimum Fungicide Requirements for Creeping Bentgrass Cultivars; Study 3:
Nonfungicide Control Options for Brown Patch in Tall Fescue; Study 4:
Large Patch Study. Jack Fry
Division of Horticulture.
4. 1) Effect of Application Timing on Efficacy of New Postemergence Broadleaf Herbicides and 2) Development of an Online Certificate Program in Turfgrass Management. Steve Keeley
Division of Horticulture.
5. Evaluation of Irrigation Technology to Allow for Healthy Turfgrass with the Least Amount of
Water Rodney St. John Division of Horticulture.
6. Zoysia Patch Study; Fungicide Efficacy, Environmental Issues, Cultural Controls, and Screening of new varieties. Megan Kennelly, Plant Pathology.
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