Mississippi Turfgrass Association | Spring 2022
This issue covers a new standard for sports field management. Also features genomics-enabled breeding for turfgrass as well as member spotlight on Jay Grisham.
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By Barry Stewart, Ph.D. | Associate Professor – Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University
Athletic field managers combine science, art, and long hours of hard work to provide playing surfaces that are safe, playable, and aesthetically pleasing.
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If you get a chance to sit down and talk shop with Jay Grisham, MTA member and owner of Weed Warriors, it won’t take long for his gratitude, humble nature and enthusiasm to take center stage.
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By Eric Reasor, Ph.D. | Southeast Research Scientist, PBI-Gordon Corporation
Pesticides have undergone significant changes in the past 50 years with an increased focus on environmental and applicator safety. Mississippi Turfgrass Association members and the entire turfgrass industry will see pesticide technologies in the future look very different than the...
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By Hongxu Dong |
Turfgrass breeders seek to improve grasses for a variety of end uses. Through plant genomics, we can sequence the genes and then study the relationships of those genes on typical characteristics.
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