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Past Research

2023 – 01a – Environmental and economic comparison between Variable Depth Rootzone and Capillary Hydroponics System to promote sustainable putting green management

Subground irrigation systems (SIS) have been proposed as the best method to conserve water and over the past 60 years several SIS designs have been installed on golf courses or athletic fields, however, all essentially failed due to the lack of research and because SIS were impractical for golf because they required flat surfaces. The […]


2020 – 01a  Understanding and predicting pesticide use on golf courses using deep machine learning, Dr. Guillaume Gregoire, Universite Laval

This project aims to use data from the Quebec Pesticides Management Code in order to identify key practices resulting in pesticide use reduction on golf courses and to predict pesticide use evolution under different climate change scenarios. To do so, we will develop a deep machine learning algorithm to analyse the data on golf course […]


2022 – 01a  Enhancing turfgrass carbon sequestration to improve sustainability and market access

Recent criticisms of the environmental impacts of lawns, including a high climate footprint from mowing, irrigation, and fertilization, pose challenges to the market acceptance of Oregon turfgrass domestically and internationally. However, turfgrass is a perennial crop with minimal soil disturbance, and turf has been shown in studies from Colorado to accumulate soil organic carbon (SOC) […]


2017 – 02a Foliar Applications of N and K for improving Cold Tolerance of annual bluegrass (Poa annua L.)

Currently there is conflicting information on the effects of Nitrogen (N) focused fall fertility programs for improving cold tolerance during the acclimation and spring recovery (deacclimation) time-frames. In general, the literature shows a trend of positive effect for improving frost hardiness during the acclimation period with N applications (Taulavuori, et al., 2004). For example, early […]


2016 – 02a The Effect of Snow Cover and Anti-Transpirants on the Persistence of Snow Mould Fungicides

The objective of this project, coordinated by Dr. Paul Koch at the University of Wisconsin, is to determine the rate of degradation of fungicides chlorothalonil and propiconazole applied alone or as a mixture with an anti-transpirant under constant snow cover and in the complete absence of snow. It will also correlate the fungicide concentrations on […]


2015 – 02a Testing Lower Risk Fungicides Against Turf Diseases

This project, coordinated by Dr. Thomas Hsiang at the University of Guelph, is to investigate the use of lower risk fungicides against turfgrass diseases. The specific practical objective is to quantify the extent by which common diseases such as dollar spot, fusarium patch and snow molds can be reduced in lab and field tests, using […]


2013 – 02a Identification of Drought Resistant Turfgrass Cultivars for Water Conservation.

The work and reports for this project will be performed under the direction of Jim Ross, Principal Investigator at Olds College and Dr. Eric Lyons Ph.D., Principal Investigator at the University of Guelph. Water use in urban environments is an important issue, and over the past few years watering restrictions have become commonplace. Restrictions on […]


2013 – 01a Increasing Winter Hardiness of Golf Greens and Fairways by Fall Fertilization Regime and Manipulation of Plant Hormones.

This project, coordinated by Dr. Eric Lyons at the University of Guelph involves research on “Increasing Winter Hardiness of Golf Greens and Fairways by Fall Fertilization Regime and Manipulation of Plant Hormones”. Winter survival of golf greens and fairways continues to be a major concern of golf courses throughout Ontario and Canada. There is acceptance […]


Research and Development Yearbook 2018

Fifteen years ago, Scandinavian golfers acted as both initiators and early adopters when they decided to contribute €0.5/year to research on sustainable golf, a decision that has been recognized all over the world. This farsighted decision to invest in ready-to-use research is today an important contribution by the golf sector to minimizing factors affecting climate […]


Evaluation of Ventilation Systems under Winter Covers to Prevent Injury from Anoxia on Annual Bluegrass Putting Greens

Winter injury is a major problem for turf managers in cold climates of the northern hemisphere. This project continues work in the area of winter injury in order to discover practices that will ensure the survivability of turfgrass, particularly annual bluegrass putting greens. Olds, Alberta is a good location to conduct this research as winters […]


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