Turf Grass Research
At Sod Solutions, we work with Universities and Turf Farms across the country to research the traits and characteristics of our improved turf varieties. Our research has addressed questions on water usage and needs, shade tolerance, traffic tolerance, herbicide usage for weed control, insect damage and control, erosion control, and more. In the menu to the left you can click on each respective grass to jump to the completed studies and current research in progress for each variety.
We also do general research that features research projects involving many grasses or particular turf issues that we have helped to fund or believe that you may find useful. We are always interested in gaining more scientific data our varieties, so if you are a researcher intrested in working with us on a future project please contact Roberto Gurgel, our Director of Research at rgurgel@sodsolutions.com.
General Ongoing Research
- UGA at Griffin: Mowing frequency x fertility – Celebration/Latitude 36/Discovery
- UGA at Griffin: Shade under oak trees – Palmetto/Empire/Geo/Celebration
- NCSU at Raleigh: Shade study – Celebration/Discovery
- OSU at Stillwater: Cold tolerance – Sunday Ultra-Dwarf Bermuda
- MSU at Starkville: Morphological evaluations (for patent purposes) – Geo and Sunday.
Palmetto St. Augustine Research
Herbicides
Clemson University – Palmetto St. Augustine Tolerance to Asulox and MSMA
Clemson University – Palmetto St. Augustine Tolerance to Various Broadleaf Herbicides
EMPIRE Turf Research
Herbicides
Clemson University – Evaluation of EMPIRE Zoysiagrass at Elevated Rates of Herbicides
Drought
Texas A&M – Drought Tolerance & Drought Resistance – EMPIRE Roberto Gurgel – Drought Tolerance Mechanisms for EMPIRE Turf
Fertilization & Deficit Irrigation
University of Florida – Fertilization, Deficit Irrigation and Nutrient Leaching Study
Mowing Frequency
Ozbreed Australia – Mowing Height and Frequency Among Turf Varieties
Erosion Control
Australia Crop & Nursery Service – Soil Strength
Research in Progress
Texas A&M LGIS Ruskin: New Zoysia Study (Internal): Selected Atlantic Zoysia & Geo Zoysia
University of Tennessee-Martin: PGR Study
Celebration Turf Research
Research Summary Sheet
Celebration Research Summary Listings
Shade
Clemson University – Two Year Study on Shade Tolerance of 42 Bermudagrass
CultivarsClemson University – Bermudagrass and Zoysiagrass Shade Study with Four Cultivars
Drought
Texas A&M – Drought Tolerance & Drought Resistance – Celebration
Clemson University – Drought Tolerance of Six Bermuda Cultivars
Oklahoma State – Evaluation of Twenty Bermudagrass Cultivars for their Drought Resistance
Fertilization
Agricumbia – Celebration Requires Less Nitrogen Than 419
Divot Injury & Wear Recovery
USGA – Evaluating Bermudagrass Cultivars for Traffic Tolerance and Recuperative Ability
University of Arkansas – Divot Injury Recovery
N.C. State University – Turf Grass Center Report: What’s New With Bermudagrass?
N.C. State University – Athletic Traffic Simulation
Captiva St. Augustine Research
General
Captiva St. Augustine Overview – Dr. Kevin Kenworthy & Dr. L.E. Trenholm
Captiva Research Report – Dr. Russell Nagata
Captiva Plant Patent Information – Dr. Russell NagataResistance to Tropical Sod
Webworm in Cultivars of St. Augustinegrass – Turf News
Sapphire St. Augustine Research
Comparative Evaluation
Auburn University – Comparative Evaluations for St. Augustine Grass
Virginia Tech – Evaluation of St. Augustine Cultivars
Sunday Research
Comparative Evaluation
Mississippi State University – Root Morphology of Warm Season Putting Green Cultivars
Latitude 36 Research
Comparative Evaluation
National Turfgrass Evaluation Program Trials University of Arkansas – Winterkill Observations – 2014
NorthBridge Research
Comparative Evaluation
National Turfgrass Evaluation Program Trials University of Arkansas – Winterkill Observations – 2014