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Turfgrass Science

Turfgrass Science

The UF/IFAS Turfgrass Science Program Celebrates 100 Years of Statewide Collaboration Between Teaching, Extension and Research

Our team of UF/IFAS researchers works to expand the knowledge and understanding of turfgrass management and the role it plays in the ecosystem.

Video highlighting the collaborative effort by six land-grant universities to develop new drought, shade, and salinity tolerant turfgrasses for use in the landscape and on golf courses and sports fields. Funding from the USDA-NIFA Specialty Crop Research Initiative.

Nematode Assay Lab

Best Management Practices for the Enhancement of Environmental Quality of Florida Golf Courses

Rapid Turf Diagnostic Service

Events

Blogs

UF scientist to investigate cost-effective methods to combat nematode pests, diseases in turfgrass.
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Florida statute codifies golf course management practices backed by UF/IFAS turfgrass science.
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UF Turfgrass Science Program kicks off 100th year with a new look.
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UF, UGA team up for turf success.
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A healthy lawn using less water? UF/IFAS can show you how.
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Additional Faculty Turf Science Websites
- William T. Crow: The University of Florida Landscape Nematology Lab
- Adam Dale: Urban Landscape Entomology
- Phil Harmon: Rapid Turfgrass Diagnostic Service
- J. Bryan Unruh: Turfgrass Science Research Website

CALLING ALL ALUMNI! We'd love to hear what you have been doing since you graduated.

University of Florida - Turfgrass Science