When John “Trey” Rogers III watches the 2026 World Cup, he’ll be paying closer attention to the grass than to the players crisscrossing it. “I always watch the grass befor ...

Ten of the 16 stadiums hosting Men's World Cup matches across North America are using Rutgers turfgrass, which is bred at a ...

Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the University of Arkansas Turfgrass Research Farm, where scientists test everything from ...

Stacy Bonos of Manalapan, director of Rutgers University’s Turfgrass Breeding Program, developed the grass being used in 10 ...

Golf course managers have much more insight into which fungicides to use to suppress turfgrass diseases, such as the common and costly dollar spot disease, without damaging the grass on their fairways ...

The Scandinavian Turfgrass and Environment Research Foundation (STERF), The R&A, the United States Golf Association (USGA) have launched the International Turfgrass Research Initiative to further the ...

Rutgers-developed turfgrass will be used at most 2026 World Cup venues, from Philadelphia to Mexico City, after researchers tested durability and more ...

A research team has identified key metabolic composition differences between annual bluegrass and creeping bentgrass under heat stress, revealing specific metabolites linked to heat tolerance. The ...

Turfgrass diseases are diagnosed by identifying symptoms and signs of infection. Symptoms are the response of the plant that results from an infection by a plant disease causing organism or stress.

temporary grasses - Grasses considered to be nurse grasses, which are short-lived in duration, but valuable to soil stability until the permanent grasses form a turfgrass cover. Also, overseeding ...

In the United States, turfgrasses occupy 1.9 percent of the continental surface and cover an area three times larger than any irrigated crop. Turfgrasses provide functional benefits such as water ...

Turfgrasses are divided into two categories based on their photosynthetic pathway and climatic adaptations. The growth potential of cool-season grasses (C3) is highest in the spring and fall, with ...