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Some of the graduate student posters that were on display . The posters provided insight into current industry research .
“ As a first-time attendee to this conference , I was overwhelmed with the flood of excitement and current happenings in the turfgrass industry ,” said Jennifer McLendon , M . Ed ., SFMA education manager . “ The rapid , 15-minute daily oral presentation sessions offered a glimpse into the various areas of scientific research and focus from the past year . The daily poster presentations also extended insight into current research and industry happenings .”
According to McLendon , some of the education sessions that were of interest to the turfgrass industry were as follows :
“ Do Microbial Inoculants Improve Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Turfgrass ?” presented by Chiara Ammaturo , Racheal Omoboyejo , Mussie Habteselassie and David Jespersen , University of Georgia and University of Padova , Italy .
“ Potential Gene Editing Targets for Developing Haploid Inducer Lines ( HILs ) in Warm-Season Turfgrass Species ,” presented by Mohammed Kyum and Kevin Kenworthy , University of Florida .
“ Impact of Short-Term Storage Temperature on Coated vs . Non-Coated Turfgrass Seeds ,” presented by Parul Mandaland and Ross Braun , Kansas State University .
“ Evolution of Bacillus Licheniformis as a Biostimulant to Improve Drought Tolerance in Agrostis Stolonifera Grown on Greens with Different Soil Types ,” presented by Florence Sessoms , Dominic Petrella , Maranda Berger , Tyler VanLandingham and Edward Nangle , The Ohio State University .
“ Hybrid Bermudagrass Dormancy Management in a Cool Season Climate ,” presented by Clarissa Peterson , Glenl A . Wear , Ashley Beazer , Caden J . Seely , Neil C . Hansen and Bryan G . Hopkins , Brigham Young University .
“ Influence of Laser Intensity and Pattern for Weed Control in Ornamental Turf ,” presented by Juan R . Romero and Shawn Askew , Virginia Tech University .
“ Influence of Crabgrass ( Digitaria spp .) on Golf Ball Roll ,” presented by James T . Sprague , Molly A . Biggs , Quincy D . Law and Adam W . Thoms , Iowa State University .
According to McLendon , the meeting also covered various industry updates including the president ’ s report , CSSA board report , C5 editor report , C5 division reports , awards , partner association updates and new business .
The 2025 meeting , now called CANVAS , will be held November 9-12 , 2025 , in Salt Lake City , Utah . For more information , visit https :// www . acsmeetings . org / about SFM
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