In Appalachian grasslands, soil acidity and highly variable topography are the main factors negatively affecting the productivity. There was a need to develop a yield response function and determine nutritive value of grasslands. Soil factors such as water potential (WP), soil pH, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) levels are highly variable across mountainous grasslands. A greenhouse study was co...

Anthracnose (caused by Colletotrichum cereale) is a destructive fungal disease of weakened turf that occurs throughout the U.S., Canada and Western Europe (15) and is particularly severe on annual bluegrass (Poa annua). The frequency and severity of anthracnose epiphytotics on golf course greens has increased over the past decade (13,14) and is thought to be associated with some of the manageme...

Many efforts in the USA have focused on turfgrass tolerances to drought imposition as means reduce their need for irrigation. As part of this effort, our research groups subjected multiple species and varieties collected transcript expression profiles genes that were differentially expressed under stress control conditions. We generated lists transcripts gene families Kentucky bluegrass, perenn...