Agronomy

The Ontario Turfgrass Research Foundation is proud to support agronomic research for improved soil management and crop production through proceeds from fundraising initiatives, charitable donations, and annual industry contributions.

Click below to read our agronomic research projects:

OTRF Funded Research

Evaluation of stress response characteristics facilitated by endophytes in commercially available perennial ryegrass, tall fescue and fine fescue cultivars

Dr. Alec Kowalewski
Dr. Hannah Rivedal
Oregon State University

Effects of ethylene inhibition on creeping bentgrass & annual bluegrass survival of ice cover stress

Dr. Emily Merewitz & Dr. Kevin Laskowski | Michigan State University
Co-sponsored by Ottawa Valley Turfgrass Research Foundation

Effects of fertilization method on annual bluegrass & silver thread moss competition with bentgrass on greens

Dr. Eric Lyons | University of Guelph

Establishment, phosphorus needs & testing of various KBG cultivars to determine their mowing & stress tolerance

Dr. Katerina Jordan & Dr. Eric Lyons | University of Guelph

Use of reclaimed wastewater on growth & quality of turf putting & sod systems, soil chemical & microbial

Dr. Katerina Jordan & Dr. Eric Lyons | University of Guelph

Testing probiotics to reduce nitrogen fertilizer and water usage in turfgrass

Dr. Manish Raizada | University of Guelph

Safe & effective acidification of calcareous sand putting green root zones underlying Penn –A series creeping bentgrass

Dr. Maxim Schlossberg | Penn State University

The effect of nitrogen fertility on growth and quality and quality of velvet bentgrass and creeping bentgrass

Dr. Katerina Jordan & Dr. Eric Lyons | University of Guelph

Thatch management & management of velvet bentgrass turf for use in reduced input golf putting greens

Dr. Katerina Jordan & Dr. Eric Lyons | University of Guelph

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