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About Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

Clark Throssell, Ph.D., is the former director of the Purdue University turf program as well as the former director of research for GCSAA. Throssell is the research editor for Golfdom, focusing on managing the Super Science section of the magazine and website. He also contributes his "Clark Talks Turf" column to Golfdom every month.

Posts by Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

sUAS, sensors and golf courses Posted on 09 Nov 2016 in the Research categories.

Dale Bremer, Ph.D., is a turfgrass scientist at Kansas State University, where he conducts research using small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS, commonly referred to as drones by laymen) and sensors Read more»

Closer look: Indemnify, a new nematode control product Posted on 24 Oct 2016 in the Columns & Research categories.

Rob Golembiewski, Ph.D., is a green solutions specialist with Bayer Crop Science. His responsibilities include assisting golf course superintendents, distributor sales reps and other end-users in solving problems and deciding Read more»

How to prevent winter desiccation in creeping bentgrass Posted on 20 Sep 2016 in the Columns & Research categories.

Bill Kreuser, Ph.D., is a turfgrass scientist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. One focus of his research is understanding and preventing winter injury of creeping bentgrass. You can reach Bill Read more»

The 13th International Turfgrass Research Conference Posted on 20 Sep 2016 in the Research categories.

The 13th International Turfgrass Research Conference (ITRC) will be hosted by the United States and will be held July 16-21, 2017, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel adjacent to the Rutgers University Read more»

Success at Cal-Riverside Posted on 16 Aug 2016 in the Columns categories.

I have the good fortune to serve on the USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Committee. Some of the duties of committee members include visiting universities with research projects in progress Read more»

Fire ant control on golf courses Posted on 19 Jul 2016 in the Columns categories.

David Held, Ph.D., is a turfgrass entomologist at Auburn University. He has more than 20 years of practical and research experience controlling insect pests of turfgrass. David can be reached Read more»