NTA Funded Research Updates from OSU and WSU

The NTA’s Turfgrass Universities Research Fund (T.U.R.F.) funds a variety of turfgrass research projects and educational programs each year. Click on the links below for updates on some of the research projects funded by T.U.R.F. Click here to view a complete list of funding for 2009.

Cultivation and Topdressing Effects on Recovery and Playability of a Bentgrass Golf Green Under Playing Conditions

Annual Bluegrass Fertility Trials – High N (6.5 lbs N/1,000/yr) and Low N (3.25 lbs N/1,000/yr)

Evaluation of Proxy, Proxy + Primo & Trimmit Growth Regulators Applied to a ‘Providence’ Creeping Bentgrass Putting Green for Phytotoxicity and Turf Quality

Rate and Timing Evaluation of Roundup Pro for Control of Annual Bluegrass (Poa annua) and Phytotoxicity and Growth Suppression of Tall Fescue

Transitioning to Natural Organic Fertilizers: Turfgrass Response and Potential Impacts on Soil Properties

Annual Bluegrass Seedhead Suppression Timing for the PNW

NTA Supports Research, Education and Technicians

 The Northwest Turfgrass Association (NTA) Board of Directors is committed to:

• Serving its local chapters (IEGCSA, OGCSA, and WWGCSA)
• Funding meaningful research/learning projects that are designed to benefit turf managers in the Pacific Northwest
• Supporting the Turfgrass Research Programs at O.S.U. and W.S.U. 

 The NTA is a nonprofit 501c(3) organization of golf course superintendents and turfgrass professionals that was established in 1947.  In 1997, the NTA formed the Turfgrass Universities Research Fund (T.U.R.F.) to provide funding for Education, Research, and Scholarship for the “Betterment of Golf.”  Since then, T.U.R.F. has contributed over $775,000 to research and education projects that improve turf quality and the overall playing conditions of the game.  This year alone, T.U.R.F. is committed to funding $55,000 for our research programs and specific projects that will benefit the golf industry in the Northwest.

 What is the Turfgrass Universities Research Fund?

• 2008 T.U.R.F Funding (pdf)
• T.U.R.F. Funding 1997-2008 (pdf)
• Reevaluation of T.U.R.F. Funding System (pdf)
• T.U.R.F. Contributions 2001-2008 (pdf)

How do I Contribute to the Turfgrass Universities Research Fund? 

• Club Contribution Types & Top PNW Clubs Contributing to T.U.R.F (pdf)
• Club Contribution Form (pdf)
• Individual Contribution Form (pdf)

What Issues Would You Like to See Addressed Through Research?

 Online Turfgrass Research Survey