Funded by USDA-NIFA-SCRI, we work together to develop warm-season turfgrass cultivars that have improved drought and salinity tolerance.

Joined May 2017
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Great attendance at the 73rd Annual Southeastern Turfgrass Conference! We were honored to host representatives from all fields of the turfgrass industry to discuss the latest in turfgrass.
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1 May 2019
Pretty cool! Yesterday I got to work alongside 200 golf industry folks at the #NationalGolfDay Community Service Project. Our team of ~20 was tasked with planting nearly 5,000 plants at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
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This week on #SodU, we interview Dr. Yanqi Wu, @okstate researcher and internationally recognized breeder of Latitude 36™ & NorthBridge™ Bermudagrass. Learn about his work in breeding, the challenges he faced, & more at: bit.ly/2G1gqTE @wu_yanqi @TurfgrassBA #USGA
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It's not just a job: @UF_IFAS scientists take their work home. ow.ly/ebPD50pMnNH @kekenworthy @UF_MaryLusk
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Natural grass groups raise concerns over UNC's move to artificial turf cbs17.com/sports/natural-gra…

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Turf covers 3.5 million acres in Florida, and it's growing. @UF_IFAS research is helping reduce water and fertilizer use: bit.ly/2G17m1c #IFASResearch @JackPayneIFAS

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2 Apr 2019
UF/IFAS researchers discuss their work on drought-resistant turfgrass with @USDA_NIFA Director Scott Angle and @JackPayneIFAS. "We're trying to do our part to disassociate turfgrass with high water use." #NIFAImpacts #turfgrass @UF_IFASResearch
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16 Mar 2019
South Florida Turf Expo next week.
15 Mar 2019
Join us next Thursday at the @UFIFAS_FLREC South Florida Turf Expo and learn about @HarrellsLLC Divot/Recovery Mix! Can you pick out the plots? Register Now - southfloridaturfexpo.eventbr… @JHamiltonFrank @88phd
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Our recent paper on the use of UAV in turf variety trials was just published! @SCRI_Turf #uav #drones Applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Based Imagery in Turfgrass Field Trials frontiersin.org/article/10.3…

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3 Mar 2019
CitraBlue, the new release from our SCRI group is doing great!
Tenacity is a great product to help control some grassy weeds. It can cause temporary yellowing/bleaching in some St. Augustinegrass cultivars. ⁦@UFIFASAgronomy⁩’s new CitraBlue (middle) is unaffected. ⁦⁩ ⁦ - @kekenworthy
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Casey Reynolds, TPI Executive Director, unveils new PR campaign to better define turfgrass, its benefits and how Turfgrass compares to synthetic turf @TPITurfTalk #KeepItREAL
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Congrats @XingwangY two years of work summarized neatly in one pub! This project is part of our @SCRI_Turf CAP.
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Congratulations @wu_yanqi!!! #breedingpower
Congratulations to the 2018 Breeder's Award winners Dr. @wu_yanqi and Dr. Charles Taliaferro!! #turf #turfgrass #TBA #TurfgrassBreeders
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Jessica Brown presenting her MS thesis work on mapping QTL for freeze tolerance in zoysiagrass at the @CSSATurf annual meetings #2018C5 #ACSMtg #packpride
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4 Nov 2018
Turf tour happening at national mall. Beautiful weather.@kmorris_NTEP @CSSATurf
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24 Oct 2018
Turfgrass field day happening now. SCRI project looking at turf performance of four species under different irrigation treatments. @UFTurfTeam @kekenworthy @jbunruh
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24 Oct 2018
Turfgrass field day happening now. @kekenworthy is speaking on fertilizer needs of CitraBlue, Floratam, and Palmetto. @UFTurfTeam @jbunruh
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24 Oct 2018
Turfgrass field day happening right now. St. Augustinegeass is evaluated under shade for the disease response.@UFTurfTeam @kekenworthy
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Come see this in person and other exciting research at next week’s rescheduled Turfgrass field day at Citra. Learn about two new St. Augustinegrass options for Florida landscapes. @UF_IFAS @UFIFASAgronomy - @kekenworthy
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