December 11, 2020 1-3:00 pm
Mike D. Richardson, Ph.D., Professor of Horticulture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
This seminar will cover a range of topics related to light measurement on a golf course, as well as research information detailing the amount of light that grasses need to perform at expected levels. The first portion of the seminar will define the types of light that grasses need and how to accurately measure that light at a golf facility. The remainder of the seminar will summarize research findings that define the critical light levels needed for various species of golf course turf and how cultural practices and chemical products such as growth regulators and pigments can influence the minimum light requirements. Finally, the seminar will discuss integrated methods to improve turfgrass performance in limited light environments.
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| GCSAA Credits: .20 | BIGGA Credits: 2 | Pesticide Credits for these states: |
| DE: 2, FL: 2, MD: 4, NY: .5, TN: 2, VA: ✔, DC: 2, CANADA IPM Pts: 1.25 | ||
| ✔ Must Take (2) Seminars See chart for details |
Mike Richardson, Ph.D., is professor of horticulture at the University of Arkansas. He earned a B.S. from Louisiana Tech University, an M.S. at Louisiana State University and his Ph.D. at the University of Georgia. Richardson’s research focuses on cultural practices that impact cool- and warm-season turfgrass production in the transition zone and he has been actively involved with research to screen and develop new turfgrass for a wide range of turfgrass environments.
Richardson’s regard in the turfgrass industry is reflected in the numerous awards he has received, including the John W. White Team Award for the Turfgrass Management Program at the University of Arkansas, Researcher of the Year from Seed Research of Oregon and as a Fellow in the American Society of Agronomy. In 2015, Richardson received the Fred V. Grau Turfgrass Science Award from the Soil Science Society of America. In addition to participation in many state and regional turfgrass conferences around the U.S., Richardson has lectured in China, Italy, and elsewhere in Europe on various topics related to turfgrass physiology and management.
