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Canadian Turf Research Foundation 2012 Update

12.03.15-CTRF-logo3 By Jerry Rousseau

The Canadian Turfgrass Research Foundation (CTRF) is a national coalition of research organizations who support turfgrass research in Canada at the national level. Besides provincial turfgrass research bodies, it includes Golf Canada and the Canadian Golf Superintendents Association (CGSA). The CTRF was established in 1981 and holds charitable status. The CTRF celebrated 30 years of operations in July of 2011 and is currently being managed by the CGSA.

Canadian Turf Research Foundation Approves $231,000 In Grants

12.03.15-CTRF-logo3 Media Release: May 21, 2013

The Canadian Turfgrass Research Foundation (CTRF) has announced a total of $231,000 in turf research funding over a three year period to help fund three new projects. The announcement follows an eight month process to generate, evaluate and decide on which of 16 project submissions would be funded for the period 2013 – 2016. The approved projects will be sponsored by Olds College in Olds, Alberta and at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario. The three projects include:

Dihaploid Poas – Evolution, Adaptation, and Management

12.08.17-Darwin By Jason Pick, BASc., ODH

Perhaps the most appropriate quote which applies in the context of poa annua management programs, is a statement by Charles Darwin ; “It is not always the strongest that survives, nor the fittest, but the species that is most adaptable to change” . The objective of this article is to provide an understanding of the evolution and adaptation of poa annua, as programs used to manage or eradicate demand a vocabulary of genetics, selection forces, and polyploidy.

CTRF Funds Two Additional Projects

12.03.15-CTRF-logo3

Media Release: November 4, 2013

The Canadian Turfgrass Research Foundation (CTRF) has announced two new projects that it will fund over the next three years. The announcement follows an earlier 2013 release which identified three new projects that were approved for funding beginning in 2013.

Phoma macrostoma: An update on the new turfgrass bioherbicide

12.08.11.AgCanada.image K.L. Bailey (Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon) and S. Falk (The Scotts Company, Marysville, OH)

For several years, the fungus Phoma macrostoma has undergone extensive evaluation by Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada and The Scotts Company to see if a bioherbicide could be developed to control broadleaved weeds in turfgrass. In 2009, the summer issue of Sports Turf Manager reported on its discovery as a potential bioherbicide, and some of the research demonstrating its efficacy and crop safety.

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Canadian Turf Research Foundation 2012 Update

Canadian Turf Research Foundation Approves $231,000 In Grants

Dihaploid Poas – Evolution, Adaptation, and Management

CTRF Funds Two Additional Projects

Phoma macrostoma: An update on the new turfgrass bioherbicide

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