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About Mike Kenna, Ph.D.
Mike Kenna, Ph.D., is the retired director of research, USGA Green Section. Contact him at mpkenna@gmail.com.
Posts by Mike Kenna, Ph.D.
Mike Kenna, Ph.D., explains how collaboration among universities will improve cold hardiness while providing a turfgrass that tolerates summer heat. Read more»
Mike Kenna offers a look at all of the best turfgrass research that has been published by Golfdom within the past year of 2020. Read more»
Mike Kenna, Ph.D., and Kevin Morris summarize the objectives of the National Turfgrass Research Initiative from a recent meeting. Read more»
Mike Kenna, Ph.D., describes why those in the golf industry are turf scientists first and discusses the need for collaboration between research entities. Read more»
Golfdom columnist Mike Kenna, Ph.D., gives a history of the USGA Green Section testing new cultivars of turfgrass. The practices dates back to the 1930s. Read more»
Researchers Kevin Morris and Mike Kenna, Ph.D., explore on-site testing for overseeded bermudagrass fairways on golf courses. Read more»