Tuesday, November 6, 2007: 12:55 PM
Convention Center, Room 208-209, Second Floor
168: Graduate Student Oral Competition: IV
Sponsor:C05 Turfgrass Science
Presiding:Michelle DaCosta, University of Massachusetts
12:55 PM Introductory Remarks
1:00 PM168-1Field Evaluation of Reduced-Growth, Glyphosate-Resistant Kentucky Bluegrass in a Noncompetitive Setting.
Christopher Blume, Iowa State University, Nick Christians, Iowa State University, Shui-Zhang Fei, Iowa State University
1:15 PM168-2Evapotranspiration, Consumptive Water Use, and Drought Tolerance of Three Warm-Season Grasses.
William Henry, Univ. of Arizona, D.M. Kopec, University of Arizona, James Walworth, University of Arizona, Mohammad Pessarakli, University of Arizona, Stephen Nolan, Univ. of Arizona
1:30 PM168-3Proteomic Alteration Related to Cytokinin Regulation of Leaf Senescence and Heat Tolerance in Transgenic Creeping Bentgrass.
Yan Xu, Rutgers University, Bingru Huang, Rutgers University
1:45 PM168-4Does Seed Coating Affect Bermudagrass Germination?.
John Layton, Mississippi State University, Gregg Munshaw, Mississippi State University, Barry Stewart, Mississippi State University, Brian Baldwin, Mississippi State University, Herbert Philley, Mississippi State University
2:00 PM168-5Wear Stress Mechanisms in Agrostis Genotypes.
Jason Dowgiewicz, University of Massachusetts, Jeffrey Ebdon, University of Massachusetts, Michelle DaCosta, University of Massachusetts, William Dest, University of Connecticut
2:15 PM168-6Transition Herbicide Effects on Overseeded Meadow Fescue and Tetraploid Ryegrass.
Ryan Rolfe, University of Arkansas, Michael Richardson, University of Arkansas, John Boyd, University of Arkansas, John McCalla, University of Arkansas, Aaron Patton, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Doug Karcher, University of Arkansas
2:30 PM168-7Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) Associated with Drought Tolerance in Creeping Bentgrass.
Emily Merewitz, Rutgers University, Bingru Huang, Rutgers University, Stacy A. Bonos, Rutgers University, Faith Belanger, Rutgers State University Accounts Payable
2:45 PM Discussion & Break
3:00 PM168-8Does the Systematic Application of a Molasses-Based Biostimulant Influence Organic Matter Decomposition?.
David Moody, Pennsylvania State Univ., Maxim J. Schlossberg, Penn State University, Michael Fidanza, Penn State Berks
3:15 PM168-9Screening for Azoxystrobin-Resistant Colletotrichum cereale Isolates of the Mid-South.
Joseph Young, Mississippi State University, Maria Tomaso-Peterson, Mississippi State University, Gregg Munshaw, Mississippi State University
3:30 PM168-10Summer Induced Iron Clorosis on Cool Season Turf.
David DeVetter, Iowa State University, Nick Christians, Iowa State University
3:45 PM168-11Evidence for a Non-Mendelian Mechanism Regulating Greens-type Poa annua L. Evolution.
Jonathan La Mantia, Pennsylvania State Univ., David R. Huff, Pennsylvania State University
4:00 PM168-12Effects of Trinexapac-ethyl Applications and Cultivation on the Divot Resistance of Kentucky Bluegrass Cultivars.
Thomas Serensits, Penn State Crop & Soil Science Dept, Andrew McNitt, Pennsylvania State Univ., James Brosnan, Pennsylvania State Univ.
4:15 PM Discussion & Concluding Remarks
4:30 PM Adjourn

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