UGA Turfgrass Field Day and UAC Exhibitor Tradeshow

The GA Turfgrass Research Field Day is hosted at the University of Georgia Griffin campus in even-numbered years, offering the results of the latest turfgrass research and highlighting the newest turfgrass releases.
August 3, 2022 - 8 am - 3 pm
PROGRAM
8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. REGISTRATION
8:50 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. INTRODUCTION
- Welcome – Clint Waltz
- UGA Griffin Campus Welcome – David Buntin
9:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. GUIDED RESEARCH TOUR
- Research Facilities Enhancement — Henry
- Water Requirements for Turfgrasses with Improved Drought Performance — Jespersen
- Refreshment stop
- Evaluation of Mowing Frequency for Lawn Health and Performance — Waltz
- Sustainably Managing Turfgrass Diseases with Nanobubble Technology and Biofungicides - Bahri
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- Turf Disease Management: Fungicide Round-up — A. Martinez-Espinoza
- Updates on Fall Armyworm and Rhodesgrass Mealybug Research in Turfgrass — Joseph
- Role of Pollinators in Centipedegrass — Joseph
- Evaluation of Fall Herbicide Programs for Annual Bluegrass Control in Bermudagrass - McCullough
- Development of Recommendations for an Herbicide-Resistant Turfgrass System — Raymer
- Computer Vision-Based Weed Mapping — Zhang
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. TURFGRASS EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCT EXHIBITS
11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. LUNCH
1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. SELF-GUIDED RESEARCH TOUR
- Sustainably Managing Dollar Spot with UV-C Light Technology — Bahri
- Past, Present, and Future of Golf Course Putting Greens Grasses from Tifton - — B. Schwartz
- Problem Weed Control and New Turfgrass Herbicides — McCullough
- Water Efficiency Improvements in Warm-Season Turfgrasses — Waltz
- Turfgrass Response to Shaded Conditions — Raymer
- Diagnosing Turfgrass Disease — Martinez-Espinoza
- Graduate Student Research — Students and Jespersen
- Extension in Urban Ag — Huber