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Funding Program:
Regional IPM Competitive Grants - Northeastern |
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Project Title:
Long-term Evaluation and Improvement of Golf Turf Management Systems with Reduced Chemical Pesticide Inputs |
Project Directors (PDs):
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Lead State: NY Lead Organization: Cornell University |
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Cooperating State(s):
New Jersey, Rhode Island |
| Extension Funding: $25,883 |
| Research Funding: $67,652 |
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Start Date: May-01-2005 End Date: Apr-30-2008 |
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Site/Commodity: golf turf, grasses, turfgrasses |
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Area of Emphasis: evaluation |
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Summary:
This project will provide long-term information on the costs and turfgrass quality associated with golf course turf managed with few or no chemical pesticides. Many golf courses in New York State and other areas of the U. S. are being compelled, or are choosing, to reduce or eliminate the use of chemical pesticides. Turfgrass managers need better information on how cultural practices and alternative pest management strategies can be combined to maintain acceptable, playable golf course turf. Furthermore, those advocating pesticide-restrictive policies are often unaware of the costs of implementing the policies and the resulting impacts on turfgrass quality. Our project was established in 2001and was funded through 2004 by the U.S. Golf Association. It explores total management systems, as practiced by turf managers, rather than focusing on individual technologies and isolated practices. We are requesting an additional three years of funding to continue this project and establish a long-term research site. Two cultural and three pest management systems are being compared in a factorial design, utilizing all 18 greens of a high-use public golf course. The site is a living laboratory, research and demonstration site and results have already provided a great deal of information on low- and non-chemical turfgrass management. This project addresses important scientific, environmental and social aspects of golf, and compares them in ways that are useful to golf managers as well as the general public. Our project's research is long-term and dynamic by nature, and three more years will provide critical and comprehensive additional information.
Objectives: The goal of this project is to provide long-term information on the costs and turfgrass quality associated with golf course turf managed with few or no chemical pesticides. Objective 1. Produce aesthetically and functionally acceptable golf turf under six unique management systems. There are 3 pest management strategies (unrestricted current standard, IPM, nonchemical) and 2 sets of cultural management practices (standard and alternative). Objective 2. Evaluate and compare the aesthetic and functional turfgrass quality, pest occurrence, and pesticide impact in each management system. Objective 3. Analyze the economics of each system, including golfer satisfaction. Objective 4. Publicize results to golf course managers, policy makers, golfers, environmental and health advocates and the general public. Proposal USDA CRIS data Progress Report 2005 Poster 2005 Progress Report 2006 |
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