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Making the grass greener
Golf
courses, commercial lawn care companies, sod producers, and property owners
are all benefiting from work by Clemson turfgrass scientists. These researchers
are seeking ways to improve the quality of turfgrass through breeding
and management techniques while they protect the environment by reducing
the use of pesticides.
Innovative
management techniques are being studied, including a spray that protects
warm season grass from frost damage in winter and a subsoil aeration system
that protects cool season grass from heat damage in summer. The scientists
are also using genetic engineering to develop a Bermuda grass that stays
green year-round.
Other
studies are being conducted to control insects, weeds, and diseases in
a cost-effective and environmentally sensitive manner. Investigations
are being conducted on commercial installations, as well as on research
greens at the university's Pee
Dee Research and Education Center in Florence and on the main campus.
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