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Dr. Ron Calhoun, Environmental Turfgrass Specialist
MSU Environmental Turfgrass Specialist
Crop and Soil Sciences 517-355-0271 ext 1139
Ron is a native of Michigan and a graduate of Michigan State University receiving bachelor degrees in Landscape Design and Turfgrass Management and a Ph.D. in Crop and Soil Sciences (Turfgrass Science). In addition to teaching in the 2- and 4-year turf programs, Ron has research responsibilities in the areas of weed management and herbicide and plant growth regulator use. He also works with the Michigan Turfgrass Environmental Stewardship Program, a program that works with golf courses to identify and mitigate areas environmental exposure.
A special thank you to Dr. Ron Calhoun for some of the pictures found throughout this site. We hope you appreciate some of the black and white visuals!
Please visit the important links that Ron has been involved with listed below:
MSU Turfgrass Website http://www.turf.msu.edu
MSU Turf Weeds http://www.msuturfweeds.net
GDD Tracker http://www.gddtracker.net
2009 MTF Research Update
Long-term Poa annua control programs.Duration: 2007-2010
Cooperators: MTF, Valent, Syngenta, SePro, College Fields
Description: Evaluation of Poa annua control programs on new bentgrass fairways using preemergence, PGR, and postemergence strategies alone and in combination. Two replications of this experiment are being conducted; one at HTRC and one at College Fields. Treatment programs are being evaluated for multi-year effectiveness at minimizing annual bluegrass populations.
LCO demonstration of fertilization, species, and irrigation programs.
Duration: 2008-2011
Cooperators: MTF
Team Members: Calhoun
Description: Evaluation of common turfgrass species, mixtures, and KBG sod at various fertilization regimes under irrigated and non-irrigated management.
PGR programs for annual bluegrass control in bentgrass greens.
Duration: 2009-2012
Cooperators: MTF
Team Members: Calhoun, Reicher (Purdue), Williams (Kentucky)
Description: By determining efficacy of herbicide or growth regulator treatments on Poa annua, we can provide effective recommendations on what will or will not work to safely control Poa annua at greens height. Reducing Poa annua has obvious benefits of reduced inputs and maintenance costs with overall improved playing conditions. Though some of our treatments are currently off-label, our optimistic hope is to modify labeling for successful treatments, or perhaps more realistically, discourage superintendents from ineffective, potentially damaging and/or expensive off-label uses.
Weed control strategies during establishment.
Duration:
Cooperators: MTF, Syngenta, Gowan, FMC
Team Members: Calhoun
Description: Changes to the label of quinclorac and the introduction of mesotrione and carfentrazone have reinvigorated interest in weed control programs during establishment periods of non-optimum establishment.
The effect of preventative dollar spot management programs on creeping bentgrass cultivars maintained at putting green and fairway height.
Duration: 2008-2011
Cooperators: MTF, NCERA-192
Team Members: Frank
Description: see Frank’s report.
Research Reports
Here is a list of current research reports from the turfgrass team.
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