Crop and Soil Sciences

Quantitative trait loci (QTL) for seed head characteristics in bermudagrass

Proc. Amer. Soc. Agron. Intl. Ann. Mtg. Minneapolis, MN.

Quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis of freezing tolerance in zoysiagrass

Proc. Amer. Soc. Agron. Intl. Ann. Mtg. Minneapolis, MN.

Outreach education achievements from a 2011-2015 project focused on improving drought and salinity tolerance in warm-season turfgrasses

Proc. Amer. Soc. Agron. Intl. Ann. Mtg., Minneapolis, MN.

Mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL) for flowering and seed-head characteristics in a hybrid bermudagrass population

Dunne, J. C., Khanal, S., Milla-Lewis, S. R., Schwartz, B. M., Hanna, W. W., & Paterson, A. H. (2015, October). Presented at the International Symposium of Forage Breeding, Aires, Argentina.

Shade Response of Bermudagrass accessions under varying management practices

Dunne, J. C., Arellano, C., Miller, G. L., & Milla-Lewis, S. R. (2015, November). Presented at the Proceedings of the American Agronomy International Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

Developing improved turfgrass cultivars for the transition zone

Milla-Lewis, S. R. (2015, January). Invited presentation presented at the N.C. Sod Producers Association Winter Conference, Greensboro, NC.

Developing improved bermudagrass cultivars for the transition zone

Milla-Lewis, S. R., & Dunne, J. C. (2015, March). Invited presentation presented at the Cape Fear Superintendents Association Annual Conference, Wilmington, NC.

Comparison of Bailey virginia-type cultivar with high-oleic backcross derivatives

Proceedings of the American Peanut Research and Education Society, 47, 106.

Breeding for cold tolerance in NC.

Milla-Lewis, S. R. (2015, June). Invited presentation presented at the Southern Extension and Research Activity Information Exchange Group (SERA-IEG) 25 annual meeting, Oklahoma City, OK.

Genetic gain in reduction of four peanut diseases in the North Carolina State University peanut breeding program

Proceedings of the American Peanut Research and Education Society, 47, 103.

Genetic components associated with cold tolerance and turf quality-related traits in St. Augustinegrass

Kimball, J. A., Milla-Lewis, S. R., Zuleta, M. C., Mulkey, S. E., Arellano, C., Tuong, T. D., & Livingston, D. P. (2015, November). Presented at the Proceedings of the American Agronomy International Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

Freeze tests in St. Augustinegrass : evaluation of acclimation effects

Kimball, J. A., Milla-Lewis, S. R., Tuong, T. D., Livingston, D. P., & Arellano, C. (2015, November). Presented at the Proceedings of the American Agronomy International Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

Effect of drought on genotype-by-environment interaction on warm-season turfgrasses

Muñoz, P., Kenworthy, K. E., Chandra, A., Wu, Y. Q., Martin, D. L., Schwartz, B. M., … Milla-Lewis, S. R. (2015, November). Presented at the Proceedings of the American Agronomy International Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

Drought tolerance in both pasture and turf types of perennial ryegrass by overexpressing its ubiquitin-like modifier LpHUB1 gene

Plant Biotechnology Journal, 13(5), 689–699.

Development of colchicine-induced tetraploid St. Augustinegrass

Milla-Lewis, S. R., Carbajal, E. M., Zuleta, M. C., Schwartz, B. M., Chavarro, C., & Ballen-Taborda, A. C. (2015, November). Presented at the Proceedings of the American Agronomy International Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

Soil Organic Carbon Stocks in a Large Eutrophic Floodplain Forest of the Southeastern Atlantic Coastal Plain, USA

Wetlands, 35(2), 291–301.

Evaluating a campus nitrogen budget for Auburn University, Alabama, USA

Urban Ecosystems, 18(4), 1187–1211.

Cover crop mixture proportion and starter fertilizer effects on weed competition and yield in organic rotational no-till maize production

Presented at the 2015 annual meeting abstracts. ASA/CSSA/SSSA, Minneapolis, MN.

Survey of Glyphosate- and Imazapic-Resistant Palmer Amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) in Florida

Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management, 1(1), 0.

Weed seed banks are more dynamic in a sod-based than a conventional peanut-cotton rotation

Weed Science, 63(04), 877–887.