by washingtonturf | Jan 4, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington Turfgrass Seed Commission Launches New Website Kennewick, WA, (January 7, 2019): With more than 32,000 acres of turfgrass seed in production in Washington, grass is big business in the Evergreen State. To highlight the value of Washington state’s turfgrass...
by washingtonturf | Dec 12, 2018 | Genetics
Reserachers: Michael M. Neff, Washington State University In the first year of this project, John Hadish, a rotating Molecular Plant Sciences (MPS) graduate student cloned fragments of two flowering time genes, VRN1 and VRN3, from the KBG genome… Full Report...
by washingtonturf | Dec 12, 2018 | Disease Control
Reserachers: Jeremiah Dung, Oregon State University (OSU) Ergot can be a serious disease in Kentucky bluegrass and perennial ryegrass seed crops. Currently only two fungicide chemistries are labeled for ergot and can be applied multiple times in a season for ergot...
by washingtonturf | Dec 12, 2018 | Weed Control
Reserachers: Ian Burke, Washington State University Floral induction is a genetically control event mediated by environmental cues. Kentucky Bluegrass (KBG) requires vernalization and short-day (SD) induction followed by long days (LD) in order to flower and produce...
by washingtonturf | Dec 12, 2017 | Genetics
Reserachers: Michael M. Neff, Washington State University Floral induction is a genetically control event mediated by environmental cues. Kentucky Bluegrass (KBG) requires vernalization and short-day (SD) induction followed by long days (LD) in order to flower and...
