December 9, 2020 1-3:00 pm
Joseph A. Roberts, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina
This seminar will provide an in-depth look of turfgrass microbiology and understanding friends and foes that impact turfgrass health. There are numerous products on the market today with claims to enhance soil or plant associated microbes in an effort to improve plant health. We will look at basic plant-microbe associations (i.e., good and bad) and how management inputs can impact microbes that live and grow in association with turfgrasses. We will also discuss soil amendments and their potential impact on turfgrass health.
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| GCSAA Credits: .20 | BIGGA Credits: 2 | Pesticide Credits for these states: |
| DE: 2●, FL: 2, GA: 2, HI: 2, MA: 2, MD: 4, NC: 2, NJ: 4, NY: 1, TN: 2, VA: ✔, DC: 2, CANADA IPM Pts: 1.25 | ||
| ✔ Must Take (2) Seminars See chart for details | ||
| ● Delaware Qualifies for 2 CEU’s for PFA |
Joe Roberts, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Turfgrass Pathology and Microbiology at Clemson University. He joined the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences in fall of 2019. Joe received undergraduate degrees from North Carolina State University, an M.S. degree at Rutgers University in 2009, and his Ph.D. from North Carolina State University in 2014. Before coming to Clemson, Joe served as Turfgrass Pathologist at the University of Maryland for nearly five years. His research and extension programming focuses on plant pathogen interactions and cultural management tools to reduce fungal, nematode, and bacterial pathogens of amenity turfgrasses.
