First principles of sports field agronomics w/Jason Henderson

Dr. Jason Henderson, UCONN, joins the turf guys to discuss the variety of research he's done on sports fields from autonomous mowers to non-chemical weed control and overseeing. We get his unique view as a division 1 football player thinking back to his experience practicing and playing on sports fields, and how that informs the best ways he communicates the importance of quality field surfaces.

 

Links:

Weed control without herbicides: https://today.uconn.edu/2019/07/controlling-weeds-playing-fields-parks-lawns-without-herbicides/

Optimizing cultural practices on sports fields: https://www.canr.msu.edu/uploads/resources/pdfs/optimizing_cultural_practices_to_improve_athletic_field_performance_(e0018).pdf