Current Research

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Evaluation of Overseeding Sports Fields with new Species and Cultivars
2022 NTEP Perennial Ryegrass Test
Multi-year soil surfactant study conducted on greens and fairway height bentgrass
Multi-year Low-input putting green cultivar trial
Take-all Patch control study
TWCA Perennial Ryegrass drought evaluation
A-LIST low-input lawn-height Kentucky Bluegrass Cultivar trial
Non-conventional herbicide pre-emergent crabgrass trial

Field kit detection of fungicide resistance (Ed McNab)
Virulence of DMI resistant dollar spot isolates (Andrea Rether)
Evaluation of Overseeding Sports Fields with new Species and Cultivars
2022 NTEP Perennial Ryegrass Test
Multi-year soil surfactant study conducted on greens and fairway height bentgrass
Multi-year Low-input putting green cultivar trial
Take-all Patch control study
TWCA Perennial Ryegrass drought evaluation
Fiesta Safety/Efficacy trial
Alternative lawn fertilizer trial
Alternative disease management of creeping bentgrass putting green turf

NTEP National Tall Fescue Test
Comparing different formulations of Fiesta for suppression of dandelion establishment – Sponsored by Neudorff North America
Long-term surfactant study conducted on greens height creeping bentgrass and on an annual bluegrass-creeping bentgrass mixed-stand
Incorporating the Use of Machine Learning in the Turf Canopy Scanner by grad student Arthur Rosenfield
Ongoing data collection and performance assessment of annual and perennial flowers through GTI Trial Gardens
Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance (TWCA) Tall Fescue drought trial
Field testing of a DMI-resistance screening kit for the dollar spot pathogen by grad student Ed McNab
Fungicide evaluation trials for dollar spot and snow mould by Dr. Tom Hsiang
Milk by-product by-product as fertilizer with University of Ottawa grad student Jessica Gaudet
Sportsfield overseeding, wear resistance, and iron-based herbicide split-field trial to improve turf quality - Sponsored by the Ontario Turfgrass Research Foundation (OTRF)

NTEP National Tall Fescue Test
Assessing the effect of Plant Growth Regulators on Winter Hardiness of Creeping Bentgrass and Annual Bluegrass on Golf Greens
Comparing plant growth regulators on a USGA putting green – Sponsored by Nufarm
Comparing different formulations of Fiesta to determine application safety for turfgrass – Sponsored by Neudorff North America
Bio-solids as potential turfgrass fertilizer - Sponsored by OTRF
Long-term surfactant study conducted on greens height creeping bentgrass ‘V8’ and on an annual bluegrass-creeping bentgrass mixed-stand that has been overseeded with ‘T1’ bentgrass by grad student Ellen Westelaken
Biology and management take-all patch in Canada caused by the fungus Slopeiomyces cylindrosporus by grad student Karen Francisco – Sponsored by OTRF
Incorporating the Use of Machine Learning in the Turf Canopy Scanner by grad student Arthur Rosenfield
Ongoing data collection and performance assessment of annual and perennial flowers through GTI Trial Gardens
TWCA Kentucky Bluegrass drought trial

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Turf type tall fescue NTEP trial
Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance Kentucky bluegrass drought trial
Low maintenance ground cover assessment trials funded by the City of Guelph
Take-all patch research project funded through the Ontario Turfgrass Research Foundation
Ongoing data collection and performance assessment of annual and perennial flowers through GTI Trial Gardens

Alternative controls for dollarspot disease
- Exploring rates and efficacy of ferric and ferrous sulphate
- Exploring bio-control products and their efficacy compared to traditional synthetic control products
- Looking into uses for bio-solids as potential control
Data collection and usage recommendation for a new plant growth regulator for use on turf in Ontario
Developing a successful and reliable method for successful inoculation of take-all patch in the field
Conducting trials for a new product formulation for a class 11 weed control product
- Collecting efficacy data on control when compared with traditional formulation and industry competitors
- Testing potential for phytotoxicity of new formulation in turf systems
- Exploring potential for control of crabgrass at various high rates
Exploring efficacy of new moss control product compared with traditional market competitors
Ongoing product efficacy trials for Microdochium nivale
Turf type tall fescue NTEP trial
Ongoing pigment trials for use in turf systems
Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance (TWCA) Kentucky bluegrass drought trial
Low maintenance ground cover assessment trials funded by the City of Guelph
Take-all patch research project funded through the Ontario Turfgrass Research Foundation

Best practices for establishment of prairie turfgrass systems
Continued assessment and development of biosolid fertilizers for turfgrass
Best management practices and alternative controls for take-all patch
Exploring cold tolerance and winter hardiness levels of bentgrass and poa annua
Alternatives options for controlling turfgrass diseases such as Sclerotinia homeocarpa
Broadleaf weed control product assessment and development
Comparison of liquid foliar fertilizers at various rates on turfgrass growth, density and overall quality rating
Data collection and reporting for new and emerging growth regulators
Data collection and reporting of alternative control products for white grubs

Efficacy of experimental herbicide products to control Bryum argenteum (silvery thread moss) on putting greens
Efficacy of experimental low-risk herbicide products – 2016 spring trial
Turf Response to Single and Dual Inhibitor Stabilized Nitrogen Fertilizers
Assessing the use of biosolids for establishment of turfgrass stands in sod production
Herbicidal activity of Fiesta formulations applied to turfgrass infested with broadleaf weeds
Best management practices for summer patch on annual bluegrass - 2016 trial
Tolerance of new seedings of different grass species to application of a low-risk herbicide – late summer/early fall trial
Ornamental trial gardens: All-America Selections trial, small scale vegetable trial, containers trial and more!

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