Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research and Education

Soybean and tobacco response to sublethal rates of herbicides used along roadsides

Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management.

Impact of sub‐lethal rates of herbicides commonly used in roadside vegetation management on corn and cotton

Polli, E., Gannon, T., Rogers, R., LeCompte, M., Cahoon, C., Jennings, K., & Vann, M. (2026, January 1). Agronomy Journal.

Chemical control strategies for Poa annua in managed turfgrass systems

McCurdy, J. D., Bowling, R. G., Patton, A. J., Castro, E. B., Brosnan, J. T., Ervin, D. E., … Bagavathiannan, M. V. (2026, February 10). Crop Forage & Turfgrass Management, Vol. 2.

Similar drought avoidance and contrasting tolerance and recovery capacity across zoysiagrass cultivars: insights from controlled and field droughts

Cardoso, A. A., Taggart, M., Oliveira, D., Gouveia, B. T., Enguídanos, Ó. A., Suchoff, D., & Milla-Lewis, S. R. (2026, January 1). Grass Research, Vol. 1.

Influence of auxin and cytokinin concentrations on callus induction, subculture growth, and somatic embryogenesis for plant regeneration in zoysiagrass (<i>Zoysia</i> spp.)

Carbajal, E. M., & Milla-Lewis, S. R. (2026, January 1). Grass Research, Vol. 1.

Growth Patterns of Three Hydrilla Verticillata Biotypes in the United States

Beets, J., Foley, K. J., Sperry, B. P., Howell, A. W., & Richardson, R. J. (2025, January 1). SSRN Electronic Journal, Vol. 1.

Can we resolve the pesticide quandary with eco-efficiency metrics?

Kreick, L., Magarey, R. D., Love, M., & Carley, D. S. (2025, October 27). Frontiers in Agronomy.

Multi‐location testing increases genetic gains for drought tolerance in zoysiagrass

Gouveia, B. T., Kenworthy, K. E., Schwartz, B., Zhang, J., Austin, R., & Milla‐Lewis, S. R. (2025, July 1). International Turfgrass Society Research Journal.

Metagenomic evidence clarifies the texture-dependent cascading effects of organic degradation on soil hypoxia and N2O emission

Hu, J., Cyle, K. T., Yuan, W., & Shi, W. (2025, September 22). Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol. 16.

First Report of Gray Leaf Spot Caused by Pyricularia oryzae on Zoysia japonica in the United States of America

Freund, D., Fraser, M., Stephens, C., Dean, D., Butler, L., & Kerns, J. P. (2025, August 13). Plant Disease, Vol. 109.

Downslope lateral movement of tetflupyrolimet and pronamide in turfgrass

Pritchard, B. D., Gannon, T. W., Rogers, R. R., Carr, T. Q., Puri, A., & Brosnan, J. T. (2025, January 1). Weed Technology, Vol. 39.

Investigating remotely piloted aerial application systems for hydrilla management in Florida

Howell, A. W., Rodriguez, R., Glueckert, J. S., Leon, R. G., Richardson, R. J., & Leary, J. J. K. (2025, July 3). Lake and Reservoir Management, Vol. 7.

Confirmation and distribution of paraquat-resistant Italian ryegrass (Lolium perenne L. ssp. multiflorum) in North Carolina

Sanctis, J. H. S., Cahoon, C. W., Everman, W. J., Gannon, T. W., Jennings, K. M., & Taylor, Z. R. (2025, January 1). Weed Technology, Vol. 39.

Evaluation of very-low volume herbicide for salvinia control

JOURNAL OF AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT, Vol. 63, pp. 60–64.

Mesocosm evaluation of growth differences between Vallisneria taxa

JOURNAL OF AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT, Vol. 63, pp. 41–44.

Prioritizing IPM training needs of North Carolina extension professionals: A Borich model needs assessment

Walker, T. J., Adams, R. S., & Seth-Carley, D. (2025, January 1). Journal of Integrated Pest Management.

Soil texture effects on tetflupyrolimet efficacy in turfgrass

Pritchard, B. D., Gannon, T. W., Butler, D. M., Bowling, R. G., Puri, A., & Brosnan, J. T. (2025, January 1). Weed Science, Vol. 74.

Two mutations in the same MYC-bHLH transcription factor cause segregation of purple coloration of stolons and seed heads in Zoysia japonica x Zoysia matrella F ₂ and F ₁ populations

Pradhan, S., Zhao, J., Spiekerman, J. J., Bennetzen, E. M., Khanal, S., Yu, X., … Devos, K. M. (2025, August 5).

Growth patterns of three Hydrilla verticillata biotypes in the United States

Beets, J. P., Foley, K. J., Sperry, B. P., Howell, A. W., & Richardson, R. J. (2025, July 17). Aquatic Botany, Vol. 201.

Performance of advanced breeding lines of bermudagrasses, seashore paspalum, St. Augustinegrass, and zoysiagrasses in response to shade

International Turfgrass Society Research Journal, 6.

Registration of ‘FAES 1307’ and ‘FAES 1319’ zoysiagrasses

Journal of Plant Registrations, 19(2).

Evaluation of bermudagrass germplasm newly introduced from Africa for shade tolerance and simple sequence repeat (SSR) allelic diversity

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 7.

Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci Controlling Large Patch (Rhizoctonia solani Anastomosis Group 2-2LP) Resistance in Zoysiagrass

Phytopathology®, 115(7), 841–849.

Integrated pest management: state infrastructure status after 50 yr of Federal support (1973 to 2023)

Mueller, D. S., Iles, L. C., Pilcher, C. L., Sisson, A. J., Magarey, R., Adams, R., … Zebelo, S. (2025, January 1). Journal of Integrated Pest Management, Vol. 16.

Phenomics‐driven insights into zoysiagrass drought resistance using small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS)‐based hyperspectral images

The Plant Phenome Journal, 8(1).