Turfgrass Science



Dr. Aaron Patton was awarded Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America earlier this week at their annual meeting. Fellows are nominated based on their professional achievements and meritorious service. Congratulations to Dr. Patton for receiving this honor!


Golf Course Management Magazine featured the Purdue Turf and Landscape Field Day in its latest publication, highlighting this must-attend event and the strength of the turfgrass program at Purdue.  Read the article online: https://www.gcmonline.com/research/news/purdue-turfgrass-program.


Cale Bigelow and Jada Powlen attended the 49th Virginia Tech Turf Field Day in Blacksburg, Virginia. Jada presented on a collaborative field research project related to her Ph.D. dissertation examining the effects of planting cool-season grass blends and mixtures with superior resistance to the summer lawn disease, brown patch. The results of these studies demonstrate a…Read more about Cale Bigelow and Jada Powlen Presented at Virginia Tech Turf Field Day[Read More]


Jada Powlen and Cale Bigelow attended the NC State Turf Field Day in Raleigh, NC this week. Jada presented on a collaborative aspect of her Ph.D. research project: “Tall fescue lawns and brown patch: Does fertilization program and cultivar selection really matter?” The event attracted more than 700 individuals associated with professional management of lawns,…Read more about Jada Powlen and Cale Bigelow attended the NC State Turf Field Day[Read More]


Thanks to the excellent weather, over 400 attendees came out to the Daniel Turf Center for the 2022 Turf and Landscape Field Day, presented by the Midwest Regional Turf Foundation. HLA faculty and staff who helped put on this program included Aaron Patton, Kyle Daniel, Ashley Breed, Cale Bigelow, Jada Powlen, Glenn Hardebeck, Ben Royal,…Read more about 2022 Purdue Turf and Landscape Field Day[Read More]



The 2022 Purdue Turf and Landscape Field Day will be on Tuesday, July 26, at the Daniel Turf Center.  HLA Participants include Aaron Patton, Kyle Daniel, Ashley Breed, Cale Bigelow, Jada Powlen, Glenn Hardebeck, Ben Royal, Brandon McNally, Vera Vukovic, and Amanda Folck.




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