Through support provided by the Foundation, GCSAA announced it will fund five new research projects in 2022. Research grants from the GCSAA are supporting five new research projects this year at universities across the country. The 2022 projects were selected by the GCSAA Research Committee and approved by the GCSAA Board of Directors.
Currently, there are 10 on-going research projects funded by GCSAA for 2022. GCSAA’s research provides solutions to issues golf course superintendents face with the management of their facilities. Funding for the research comes to GCSAA through the Foundation and specifically the generosity of its donors. Research within the golf course industry significantly contributes to the industry’s innovation as well as the leadership and professionalism of the superintendents.
2022 Research Grant Program projects
Selection and Evaluation of Shade Tolerance in Creeping Bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera)
Stacy A. Bonos, Ph.D., primary investigator at Rutgers University, through the GCSAA Foundation’s Chapter Cooperative Research Grant in collaboration with the GCSA of New Jersey Foundation.
Evaluating alternative effective action thresholds for lance (Hoplolaimus galeatus) nematodes in creeping bentgrass putting greens
David McCall, Ph.D., primary investigator at Virginia Tech University, through the GCSAA Foundation’s Dr. Michael Hurdzan Research Endowment and Chapter Cooperative grant in collaboration with the Virginia GCSA.
Improving our Understanding of US Fall Armyworm Populations that Originate in Florida to Aid in Improving Golf Course IPM Recommendations
Silvana Vieira de Paula Moraes, Ph.D., primary investigator at the University of Florida, through the GCSAA Foundation’s Aquatrols’ Robert A. Moore Endowment.
Developing Seedhead Suppression Programs for Bermudagrass Fairways using Plant Growth Regulators and Herbicides
Jim Baird, Ph.D., primary investigator at the University of California, Riverside, through the GCSAA Foundation’s Chapter Cooperative grant program in collaboration with the Sierra Nevada GCSA, GCSA of Northern California, GCSA of Southern California, Hi-Low GCSA, GCSA of Central California, San Diego GCSA and California Turfgrass & Landscape Foundation.
Enhanced breeding strategies for gray leaf spot disease resistance in cool-season turfgrasses
Phillip L. Vines, Ph.D., primary investigator at Rutgers University, through the GCSAA Foundation's O.J. Noer Research Endowment.
2021 Research Grant Program projects
Investigation of Water Submersion Tolerance of Fine fescues (Festuca spp.) in Comparison to Other Cool-season Turfgrass Species
Aaron Patton, Ph.D., primary investigator at Purdue University, through GCSAA's O.J. Noer Research Grant.
Effects of Plant Growth Regulators on Putting Green Aerification Recovery
Alec Kowalewski, Ph.D., primary investigator at Oregon State University, through GCSAA’s Mark Kizziar Research Grant and Chapter Cooperative grant in collaboration with the Oregon Turf Foundation.
Late-Season Nitrogen Management for Bermudagrass Fairways in the Southern United States
Benjamin Wherley, Ph.D., primary investigator at Texas A&M University, through GCSAA’s Aquatrols’ Robert A. Moore Endowment with matching funds through Texas A&M University Department of Soil and Crop Sciences.
Optimizing the use of annual bluegrass weevil to control annual bluegrass in creeping bentgrass fairways
Albrecht M. Koppenhöfer, Ph.D., primary investigator at Rutgers University, through GCSAA’s Dr. Mike Hurdzan Endowment and Chapter Cooperative grant in collaboration with the New Jersey Turfgrass Foundation, GCSA of New Jersey Foundation, Long Island GCSA, and Metropolitan GCSA.
Understanding False-Green Kyllinga Biology for Integrated Management in Cool-Season Turfgrass
Matthew Elmore, Ph.D, primary investigator at Rutgers University, in collaboration with Aaron Patton Ph.D., at Purdue University, through GCSAA’s Chapter Cooperative research grant in collaboration with the Midwest Regional Turf Foundation, New Jersey Turfgrass Foundation and GCSA of New Jersey Foundation.