Minutes of the 2007 Business Meeting

C-5 Division Turfgrass Science c5turf.org

New Orleans Convention Center

Room 206, 2nd Floor Wednesday November 7th. 4:20 PM – 5:50 PM

New Orleans, LA

1. The meeting was called to order by Roch Gaussoin at 4:22 PM. a. Changes in agenda including room changed from Room 210 to Room 206 in New

Orleans Convention Center b. Old business: Kevin Morris change of order to new business c. Thank you to session chairs: Clint Waltz, Aaron Patton, Michelle DaCosta, Brandon

Horvath, Rob Golembiewski, Chris Wilson, Hikmet Budak, Ryan Goss

2. Secretary Ryan Goss provided minutes from 2006 a. Minutes on C5 website (c5turf.org) b. Motion to accept minutes as amended c. Motion passed without discussion

3. Tony Koski provided the CSSA Board Report for C-5:

a. CSSA Board Meeting was not held by the time of the C-5 Business Meeting b. Effective Jan 1. Corresponding authors in Crop Science must be a member of Crop

Science. Otherwise must pay non-member rate for publication. c. Encourage everyone to be a member of Crop Science from a budgetary perspective d. ACCESS: Divided tri-societies. Centralized management firm not run by any

individualized society. More efficient tri-societies. Each society will have own budget. e. Budget: CSSA 2006 ~$1.6 million in revenue; net income of $70k, but had

anticipated deficit of $140k. Likely due to changes in management. $1.3 million in reserve.

f. Membership dues for 2008. $85 for one society, $95 for two, $105 for three (without subscriptions)

g. Golden Opportunity Scholarship. Need mentors. Encourage young people to pursue graduate degrees in agronomic and soil disciplines. NSF endowment.

h. C-5 Membership: 430 have designated C-5 as first division. Close 2nd in Crop Science to C-1. Last year’s membership: 840 because of how memberships were counted. New way to count from now on.

4. Historian report provided by Frank Rossi

a. Acknowledgement for the previous hard work of Dr. Beard in maintaining the historical records of C-5

b. Recognized award recipients over last year i. Leah Brilman

1. 2007 Genetics and Plant Breeding Award Recipient from the International Council of Commercial Plant Breeders

2. 2007 Crop Science Fellow ii. Pete Dernoeden

1. 2007 Fred Grau Turfgrass Science Award 2. 2007 Crop Science Fellow

iii. Bill Meyer - 2007 GCSAA Distinguished Service Award iv. Aaron Patton - 2007 Musser Award of Excellence v. Bingru Huang - Research Excellence and Impact Award at Rutgers

vi. Dave Kopec - Distinguished Service Award from the National County of Agriculture Agents Association

vii. Clarence Watson - Arden Baltensperger Lifetime Achievement Award (posthumously)

c. Retirees i. Tim Murphy - University of Georgia ii. Vic Gibeault - University of California-Riverside

d. Deaths over last year i. Pete Cookingham will develop links at Turfgrass Information File to

showcase work done by passing members ii. Yoshisuke Maki - (1924-2007) Japan iii. Bob Kneebone - (1922-2007) University of Arizona iv. Moment of Silence

e. Milestones i. Twice number of papers as 10 years ago ii. 234; 38% Oral, 50% Poster, 12% Symposium iii. 50 years ago. Gene Nutter was C-5 chair: 16 papers iv. 25 years ago. Bob Duel was C-5 chair: 44 papers v. 10 years ago. Dick Hull. 119 papers vi. 20 years ago. C-5 changed name from Turfgrass Division to Turfgrass

Science Division vii. 40 years ago. Jim Beard proposed the International Turfgrass Research

Conference and was supported by C-5. viii. 20 years ago. First Fred Grau Award to James Watson ix. Turfgrass Program Anniversaries

1. Cornell - 60 years 2. Auburn and Ohio State - 80 years 3. Michigan State - 127 years

f. Historian Report attached to the end of this report.

5. ITS Report provided by Bruce Clarke a. Bruce Clarke, Karl Danneberger, John Cisar (treasurer), Gwen Stahnke (journal

editor) b. Met in July in Chile. Went over planning for 2009 conference (Santiago, Chile) c. Karl Muller Turina hosted ITS board during travels to Santiago and surround area

and will host 2009 conference d. Marriot will be conference hotel e. Reviewed editorial plans for journal f. Timetable

i. Published in ITRC Newsletter ii. First call for papers iii. Title-summary forms being Dec 1; deadline Mar 1 iv. First paper deadline will be July 1 v. First review returned Oct 1 vi. Second draft due Dec 1 vii. Final draft due Feb 1, 2009 viii. Publication will be out Jul 10

g. Santiago, Chile in Jul 2009 (winter) h. 60F high, low 30-40 i. 1.5 hr to ski; 1 hr to beach j. Local golf course, polo club, sod farm, seaside community, ski k. Membership: Contact John Cisar ($220 covers 2006-2009) l. Possible lower registration fees for students

6. Turf Tour provided by Jeff Beasley a. LSU hosted turf tour in New Orleans

b. Sold-out c. US Army Corp to talk about levees d. Hurricane on the Bayou at IMAX (supported by Louisiana Turfgrass Association) e. 9th ward and some of the destruction; walked on levee f. City Park - jambalaya meal and hot sauce g. English Turn Golf Course

7. Nominations by Beth Guertal a. C-5 executive met to develop nominations b. 2009 - C-5 chair elect is Dave Williams c. Candidates for 2010 C-5 chair

i. Tony Koski ii. Mike Fidanza

d. Candidates for C-5 Board Rep for 2009 i. Mike Goatley ii. Mike Richardson

e. Nomination for CSSA President-elect is Bruce Clarke

8. C-5 Technical Editor Report provided by Beth Guertal a. Special thanks to Bob Shearman for his years of service as TE b. Publication of Crop Science is moving in-house (slowed process) c. 41 days from submission until notice and 59 days to final decision d. Thank you to associate editors Dan Bowman, Dale Bremer, Roch Gaussoin, Dave

Huff, Jim Murphy, John Stier, Scott Warnke, Fred Yelverton e. 28 articles in turf (3rd overall) f. Since 2001 - low 23 year and high 34 g. 2006 - 52.6% acceptance h. 2007 - 37.5% partial acceptance (stay low because plant registrations have moved to

Journal of Plant Registrations (Jan, May and Sep)

9. ATS Editor’s Report provided by Mike Richardson a. 38 articles (37 research, 1 management guide) b. Encourage more management guides and to talk to Roch Gaussoin (acquisitions

editor) c. 45% acceptance rate d. 2007 delays in acceptance to publication e. Informal survey - Why publish in ATS? 71% said fast publication time. f. Currently 4 weeks - acceptance to publication g. Doug Karcher moved into e-Review editor to serve Plant Management Network to

help with Manuscript Central problems. h. Complete ATS Report attached to the end of this report.

10. Standing Committee Reports

a. Education provided by Haibu Liu i. Since this January, the education committee started to work on difference

issues. Although we did not have committee meeting, our e-mail communication worked and here are the issues we like to report the C5 chairs and the business meeting. My thanks to our committee members for the contribution and input.

ii. Ideas for future symposium 1. The issues involved water in our education programs and curricula 2. The balance of golf course and sports turf interests for the turf

majors 3. The general trend of turf related job market 4. Undergraduate students involvement in research

5. The possible topics for coming years on education related symposia at the annual conferences

iii. Eric Watkins would be incoming chair iv. Thank members: Cale Bigalow, Mike Fidanza, Rob Golembiewski,

Zhongchun Jiang, Paul Johnson, Keith Karnok, Shari Koehler, Eric Lyons, Leo Schleicher, Eric Watkins

b. Special Symposium provided by Clint Waltz

i. Just completed prior to business meeting. 135 present at symposium ii. Not met, but polled committee iii. Waltz and Cisar rotate off iv. 2007 Committee: Clint Waltz (co-chair), John Cisar (co-chair), Scott McElroy,

Kurt Steinke, John Sorochan, Yaling Qian v. Proposed 2008 Committee: Scott McElroy (chair), Kurt Steinke, John

Sorochan, Yaling Qian, Greg Munshaw, Gerald Henry c. Professional Advancement presented by John Cisar

i. Promote C-5 members ii. Bill Meyer - chair, Pete Dernoeden, Bingru Huang, Mike Fidanza, Doug

Cattani, Eric Lyons iii. C-5 division is getting larger, but overall number of fellow spots will decrease

due to declining overall membership iv. Encourage more candidates and members

11. Ad hoc Committee Reports

a. Extension provided by Clint Waltz i. Chair will be Aaron Patton ii. Combined with Education Symposium iii. 2007 Committee: Clint Waltz (Chair), Tony Koski, Tom Samples, Aaron

Patton, Scott McElroy, Laurie Trenholm, Kevin Frank, Kelly Kopp, Brian Horgan

iv. Proposed 2008 Committee: Aaron Patton (chair), Tony Koski, Doug Soldat, Gwen Stanke, Scott McElroy, Laurie Trenholm, Kevin Frank, Brian Horgan

b. Industry provided by Leah Brilman i. Mark Schmidt is outgoing chair, Leah Brilman is incoming chair ii. Represent industry members’ interests iii. Would like to become standing committee but will wait until the bylaws are

updated iv. Committee accepts change of status, but wishes it be delayed. v. Mike Agnew, Leah Brilman, Gary Custis, Ben Hamza, Dean Mosdell, Mark

Prinster, Chris Olsen, and Mark Schmidt vi. Term ends for Dean Mosdell, Mark Schmidt and Chris Olsen. Schmidt will

stay on as past-chair. vii. New members are Henry Wetzel and Van Cline viii. What’s New in Industry Forum ix. Graduate student awards for oral and poster presentations x. Graduate student dinners xi. C-5 historian contributions

c. Slide monograph provided by Keith Karnok i. Making progress but no new titles this year ii. Promised at least two completed titles next year iii. Openings for authors iv. Approaching 5,000 sold v. Committee Members: Authors of chapters, Keith Karnok, chair. vi. Contact Karnok for more information or if you have interest

d. Turfgrass Management Information Directory provided by Keith Karnok

i. Committee Members: Tom Fermanian, James McCrimmon, Jeff Nus, Dennis Sheppard, Pete Cookingham, Ron Calhoun and Bruce Clark, Keith Karnok-chair

ii. Web-based publication iii. Develop an online contact area on web page iv. Will ask for contact info submission in future

e. Web-page provided by Ron Calhoun (prior to meeting) i. There was very little activity on the C5 web committee this year. The web site

was mostly designed for information dissemination and C5 directory. The information dissemination has transitioned over to direct group emails over the last two years and the directory is now maintained by the society directly out of Madison. The C5 web site is housed on a server at University of Illinois and is updated periodically with minutes from previous business meetings, newsletters and other content as directed by the C5 chair. (c5turf.org)

f. Standardized Turfgrass Evaluation Protocols provided by Roch Gaussoin i. Appreciate committee members ii. Committee will continue into 2008 with hope for progress

12. Graduate Student Contests a. Presented by Beth Guertal

i. Too many papers for previous judging process ii. Separated oral presentations into 5 sections iii. Separated poster presentations into 4 sections iv. Breeding group took any breeding papers v. Industry group took any industry papers vi. Orals

1. Turf Management 2. Turf Physiology 3. Turf Soils and Greensmix 4. Breeding 5. Industry

vii. Posters 1. Turf Management 2. Turf Soils and Greensmix 3. Breeding 4. Industry

viii. Next year Roch Gaussoin will refine organizational structure ix. First place cash prize, second and third places are a book award from Wiley-

Blackwell Publishers b. Poster Awards - provided by Beth Guertal

i. Turf Management - Judges: Steve Keeley, Brandon Horvath, Justin Long, and Tom Samples Third: Kelly O’Conner (University of Guelph), K. Jordan and E.M. Lyons. Effect of Foliar Fertilization on Plant Species Composition of Golf Greens. Second: Bradford Young, (Auburn University), and E.A. Guertal. Potassium Movement and Uptake as Affected by K Placement and Source. First: Benjamin Wherley (North Carolina State University), D. Bowman, W. Shi, M. Jennette and T. Rufty. Effect of Waterlogging on Development, 15N-Nitrate Uptake Capacity, and Emergence from Dormancy of Two Warm Season Grasses.

ii. Soils and Greensmix Third: David Moody (Penn State University), M.J. Schlossberg, M. Fidanza, and A. McNitt. Comparison of Ninety Degree Surface Tension Test and Repellency Index as Measures of Soil Water Repellency. Second: Jason Lewis (Kansas State University), and D. Bremer. Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Controlled Release Fertilizers on Turfgrass. First: Charles Schmid (University of Nebraska), R. Gaussoin, G. Meyer,

R.C. Shearman, and G. DeBerg. A Rapid and Precise Method to Measure Infiltration Insitu.

c. Oral Awards - provided by Beth Guertal i. Turf Management - Judges: Frank Rossi, Dave Han, Brian Horgan

Third: Joshua Summerford (University of Arkansas), D.E. Karcher, M.D. Richardson, J.W. Landreth, J.W. Boyd and A.J. Patton. Cultural Practices to Improve the Performance of Overseeded Meadow Fescue and Tetraploid Ryegrass. Second: Lindsey Hoffman (University of Massachusetts), J. Ebdon, M. DaCosta and W. Dest. Nitrogen and Potassium Effects on Wear Stress Mechanisms in Perennial Ryegrass. First (tie): John Iguagiato (Rutgers University), J.A. Murphy, and B.B. Clarke. Evaluation of Sand Topdressing Rate and Frequency Effects on Anthracnose Severity of an Annual Bluegrass Putting Green. First (tie): Tomas Serensits (Penn State University), A. McNitt and J. Brosnan. Effects of Trinexapac-ethyl Applications and Cultivation on the Divot Resistance of Kentucky Bluegrass Cultivars.

ii. Turf Physiology - Judges: Erik Ervin, Dale Bremer, Greg Munshaw Third: Yan Xu (Rutgers University), and B. Huang. Proteomic Alteration Related to Cytokinin Regulation of Leaf Senescence and Heat Tolerance in Transgenic Creeping Bentgrass Second: James McCurdy (University of Tennessee), S. McElroy, D. Kopsell, C. Sams and J. Sorochan. The Effect of Mesotrione on Perennial Ryegrass Carotenoid Concentrations Under Varying Environmental Conditions. First: Aaron Johnsen (University of Minnesota), B. Horgan, and V. Cline. Evaluation of Remote Sensing to Measure Plant Stress in Creeping Bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.) Fairways.

iii. Soils and Greensmix - Judges: Jason Cruz, Ken Diesberg, Ronald Smith, Cale Bigalow Third: Adam Moeller (Purdue University), C. Bigelow, J. Nemitz, and G. Hardebeck. Evaluating Five Sand Topdressing Programs on Three Creeping Bentgrass Cultivars. Second: Jared Nemitz (Purdue University), C. Bigelow, A. Moeller, G. Hardebeck, K. Walker and D. Smith. Erosion Potential of Various Golf Course Bunker Sands. First: Jacob Schneider (University of Wisconsin), J. Stier, and D. Soldat. Rain Gardens and Urban Water Quality.

d. Industry Awards - provided by Leah Brilman i. Judges: Chris Olsen, Dean Mosdell, Henry Wetzel, Mark Prinster, Gary

Custis and Leah Brilman ii. Oral

Third: Patrick McCullough (Rutgers University) and S. Hart. Spray Adjuvants Influence Bispyribac-sodium Efficacy for Annual Bluegrass Control in Cool-Season Turfgrass. Second: Debbie Morton (Purdue University), Z. Reicher, and D. Weisenberger. Effect of Sulfosulfuron and Bispyribac-Sodium on Cultivars of Poa trivialis. First: James Kerns (North Carolina State University), and L. Tredway. Determination of the Optimal Temperature Range for Infection of Creeping Bentgrass by Pythium volutum, a Causal Agent of Pythium Root Dysfunction.

iii. Poster Third: Daniel Earlywine (University of Tennessee), T. Teuton, J.C. Sorochan, B. Fresenburg, R. Smeda and L. Sweets. Evaluation of Yellow Mustard Seed Meal for Weed Control. Second: Dustin F. Lewis (University of Tennessee), J.S. McElroy and G. Breeden. Safening of Aryloxyphenoxy Propionate Herbicides by Triclopyr on

Zoysiagrass. First: Gerald Miller, Jr (North Carolina State University) and L. Tredway. Isolation and Identification of the Basidiomycete Fungi Causing Fairy Rings in Golf Course Putting Greens.

e. Turfgrass Breeders Association - provided by Bob Shearman i. Turfgrass Breeders Association wish to thank Bob Harriman, Paul Raymer,

Ambika Chandra, Rebecca Brown and Scott Warnke for serving as judges for oral and poster presentations in the plant breeding graduate student competition.

ii. Poster Third: Keith Rinckner (Southern Illinois University-Carbondale). Evaluation of Selfed and Open Pollinated Tall Fescue Progeny for Turf. Second: Eric Koeritz (University of Wisconsin), J.Stier and M. Garrison. Seed Mixtures and Timing for Cool Season Turf Establishment First: John Walker (Utah State University). Native and Adapted Species Sod Production for the Intermountain West.

iii. Oral Third: Brian Schwartz (University of Florida), K. Kenworthy, W. Crow, K. Quesenberry, D. Wofford, and G. Miller. Methods for Developing a Greenhouse Screen to Determine Sting Nematode Response in Zoysiagrass Germplasm. Second: Virginia R. Sykes (Virginia Tech), B. Horvath and S. Warnke. Resistance Screening of Festuca arundinacea Germplasm to Rhizoctonia Species Using Digital Image Analysis First: Jonathan LaMontia (Penn State University) and D. Huff. Evidence for a Non-Medelian Mechanism Regulating Greens-type Poa annua L. Evolution.

13. Turfgrass Breeders Cup Award - Bob Shearman a. Information for nominees shortly

14. Old Business a. Official C-5 motto presented by Roch Gaussoin

i. Vote at last years ASA ii. 2:1 ratio we do not need an official motto iii. Second place: Improving Lives One Tiller at a Time - Steve Keeley

Third place: It’s Like Watching Grass Grow…Really. - Ron Calhoun iv. Mottos are not copyrighted

b. NTEP Report provided by Kevin Morris i. Standardized ad hoc committee, NTEP did not move forward ii. New trials next year: bentgrass putting greens, bentgrass fairway, fine fescue iii. Considering: short-term stress tolerance like salt or shade iv. Considering resurrecting on-site bentgrass fairways and greens with USGA

and GCSAA v. Talking with STMA on-site traffic trials

c. Turfgrass Research Initiative provided by Kevin Morris

i. New organization: 501c6. National Turfgrass Federation running ii. Separate from NTEP, but on own now iii. Good progress with national turfgrass research initiative iv. USDA-ARS has moved money internally to get started v. Farm Bill lists NTRI as high-priority vi. Need $80k for next 6 mos vii. Ask state turfgrass associations for money - direct to Kevin Morris viii. Pursue national turfgrass survey ix. Request Ad hoc committee in C-5 (discretion of C-5 chair)

15. New Business a. C-5 Graduate Student Organization provided by Scott McElroy

i. Large number of graduate students ii. Similar to Southern Weed Science Society iii. Improve interaction with graduate students and C-5 iv. Form Ad hoc committee with 4-5 faculty and 4-5 graduate students (around 2

years) b. College Program Rankings provided by Mike Richardson

i. TurfNet ranked turf schools through a survey ii. C-5 take a stand to support or not support iii. Three potential motions (C-5 does not have the authority to tell any

individuals how to respond to survey and stance) 1. C-5 does not support the ranking of turf schools by popular press

publications and agrees in principle to not participate in or support future rankings

2. C-5 supports a comprehensive ranking of turf schools in which C-5 approves all survey instruments and methods

3. C-5 has no stance on rankings by popular press publications and does not condone or condemn such activity

iv. Chair recognizes Bob Shearman v. Bob Shearman makes a motion that C-5 accepts the first proposal outlined

by Mike Richardson vi. Motion second vii. Motion reread viii. No discussion ix. Call the question by Roch Gaussoin x. Motion passes 134 in favor, 1 opposed

16. Conclusion of 2007 term

a. To help the incoming chair consider the following: i. Read emails, especially program information ii. See who is requesting info in emails and respond to them rather than the

chair iii. Conference ends Thursday noon iv. Hopefully business meeting will be Tuesday next year

b. Consider being more active in C-5 c. Passes gavel to Stier

17. New Chair (John Stier)

a. First motion of business to give gift to Roch Gaussoin b. Turfgrass Monograph (20 years old)

i. Consider third version ii. Need to go to Tri-Societies for approval iii. Straw poll in favor (All 135 were in favor)

c. Large number of abstracts i. Review abstracts before Aug deadline and put complete abstract in at initial

submission ii. Tri-societies have published an example of appropriate abstract

d. Welcome new faculty and graduate students into C-5 e. Ad hoc committee for NTRI: Contact John Stier if you wish to be on committee f. Pictures for award recipients g. Contact John Stier if you have any comments or concerns

18. The meeting was adjourned at 5:43pm.

Respectfully submitted, Ryan M Goss New Mexico State University C-5 Secretary 2007 (Gaussoin) Meetings ADDENDUM (included). Original Agenda of 2007 Business Meeting (New Orleans). Agenda does not reflect changes in agenda as noted in item 1a). ADDENDUM (included). Historians Report provided by Frank Rossi. ADDENDUM (included). ATS Report by Mike Richardson

2007 HISTORIAN REPORT DIVISION C 5 - TURFGRASS SCIENCE Presented at the C 5 - Turfgrass Science Annual Membership Meeting New Orleans, LA Wednesday November 7, 2007 4:20pm Frank S. Rossi, Ph.D. Cornell University C5 Historian

I. National/International Honors for C5 Members:

A. Leah Brilman: 2007 Genetics and Plant Breeding Award for Industry from the National Council

of Commercial Plant Breeders 2007 Crop Science Society of America Fellow William A. Meyer 2007 GCSAA Distinguished Service Award

Peter Dernoeden 2007 CSSA Fellow Aaron Patton 2007 Musser Award of Excellence

II. Regional Honors for C5 Members: Bingru Huang Research Excellence and Impact award in June 2007. This award is presented to

a School of Environmental and Biological Science or NJAES faculty member at Rutgers whose research has had significant impact on industry, government, public policy, or the general public.

Dave Kopec Distinguished Service Award (DSA) from The National County Agricultural

Agents Association, which is awarded to 2% of its membership. The award was issued in July 2007 in Grand Rapids Michigan. Dr. Kopec was recognized for his 22 years of ongoing service as the Turfgrass Extension Specialist.

Clarence Watson Arden Baltensperger Lifetime Achievement Award. Prof. Watson received

the award for his achievements in teaching, research and extension at the New Mexico A&M College (now New Mexico State University). Prof Watson started his tenure at New Mexico A&M College in 1951. He started the turfgrass teaching program by teaching the first turfgrass course in 1955. Prof. Clarence Watson co-founded the Southwest Turfgrass Association and held the Executive Secretary position on the board for 21 years from 1955 to 1976.

III. BEST WISHES TO RETIRING C 5 MEMBERS: A. Tim Murphy

Tim Murphy is a Weed Scientist with the University of Georgia Crop and Soil Sciences Department in Griffin, Georgia. For the past 20 years he directed the Extension weed science educational effort in turfgrasses, forage crops and noncropland areas. He also conduct turfgrass weed management research and teach the weed management section of CRSS 3500, Turfgrass Pest Management. During histenure at the University of Georgia I have been assigned Extension weed science educational responsibilities in turfgrasses, forages, aquatic sites, noncropland, canola, soybeans, and ornamentals. Tim authored or co-authored one book, three book chapters, eight refereed journal articles, four Extension bulletins, and forty popular articles and newsletter articles.

B. Vic Gibeault

Victor Andrew Gibeault fully retired from UC-Riverside in 2007. He was born on October 21, 1941 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. He was raised in Saylesville and Warwick, Rhode Island, by parents Victor and Gladys Gibeault. Education included a B.Sc. in Agriculture from the University of Rhode Island under the direction of the late C. Richard Skogley.

A Fison’s Horticulture Fellowship awarded in 1965-66, allowed one year of research, education and travel activities at the Sports Turf Research Institute in Bingley, Yorkshire, England, UK, working on perenniality in Poa annua. His Ph.D. was earned in 1970 from Oregon State University, under the direction of Dr. Norman Goetze.

Dr. Vic Gibeault became Extension Horticulturist with the University of California Cooperative Extension Service in 1969. The position was directed toward assisting with the development and improvement of planned landscapes. Applied research and educational programs were conducted in coordination with cooperative extension advisors, other specialists, experiment station personnel, and individuals/organizations. Research and educational activities focused on the development and evaluation of new turfgrasses, with emphasis placed on low-input types. Also, turfgrass water requirement and water conservation opportunities were studied.

Three plant patents were awarded from this work. Dr. Gibeault edited California Turfgrass Culture from 1969-2003, and jointly with the late Dr. Victor Youngner from 1969-1984. Administrative responsibilities have included the Campus Directorship of Cooperative Extension at U.C. Riverside from 1984 to 1988 and Vice-Chair-Extension for the

Botany and Plant Sciences Department at UCR, 1997-2001. Awards have included the Outstanding Teaching-Specialist Award of UC Cooperative

Extension in 1989, Distinguished Service Award of the GCSAA in 1993, and Piper and Oakley Award of the United States Golf Association Green Section in 1999. He and his wife, Kathi, have their primary residence in Riverside, California.

IV. IN MEMORY OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO TURFGRASS SCIENCE:

A. William Robert “Bob” Kneebone Dr. William R. Kneebone a pioneer is turfgrass science passed away at home on 19 April 2007 after a five-year struggle with Parkinsons. He was born in 1922 in Eveleth, MN and grew up on a 40-acre farm. In 1942, he graduated from Eveleth Junior College and then served in World War II. From the University of Minnesota, he received a BS in Agronomy (1947) and an MS (1950) and Ph.D. (1951) in Plant Genetics and Breeding. Dr. Kneebone served as a research agronomist with the USDA Southern Great Plains Field Station, Woodward, OK from 1951-1963 while he was a Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics at Oklahoma State University. He developed “Morpa” weeping lovegrass, “Woodward” sand bluestem, “Coronado” sideoats grama, “Blackwell” switchgrass, and “Texoka” buffalograss. In 1963, Kneebone joined the University of Arizona faculty as a turfgrass professor where he taught over 300 students in turfgrass science and culture and advised 25 graduate students. He was instrumental in establishing the Sports Turf Managers Association with the late Ken Kurtz. He served on several ASA and CSSA committees including President of C5 in 1978 and on the CSAA Board of Directors. Kneebone’s research with co-workers at the University of Arizona demonstrated that reclaimed municipal wastewater could be used effectively as an irrigation source for turfgrass maintenance. He also demonstrated that turfgrass systems could enhance the quality of effluent, as a result of the enhanced biological benefits of the turf-soil system. He is survived by his wife Pat, two sons, one daughter and their families, which includes three grandchildren.

B. Yosisuke Maki Died unexpectedly this year. Former President of International Turfgrass Society and President and Founder of Japanese Society of Turfgrass Science. He retired from Akita College of Agriculture in 1990 and implemented a Turfgrass Managers’ License System in Japan in 1992. In May 1997 Dr. Maki published the Japanese to English Dictionary of Turfgrass Management Terms. V. 2007 ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS:

50 yrs ago Gene Nutter (FL) was Chair of C5 and 16 papers were presented 25 yrs ago Bob Duell (NJ) was Chair and 44 papers were presented 10 yrs ago Dick Hull (RI) and 119 papers were presented

20 yrs ago C5 changed from Turfgrass to Turfgrass Science Division 40 yrs ago Dr. Beard proposed the ITRC and it was approved by C5 20 yrs ago the first Fred Grau award was presented to Dr. Watson

NY Turf Program is celebrating 60 yrs

Both OH and AL celebrating 80 yrs

And MI 127 years!

VI. 2007 DIVISION C 5 - TURFGRASS SCIENCE MEETING:

Overall papers have more than doubled in last 10 years and generally increase 10-15% per year. A total of 234 papers (38% oral 50% oral and 12 % symposium) were presented at the 2007 meetings in New Orleans, LA.

Compiled and Respectfully Submitted By Frank S. Rossi

C 5 Historian

Applied Turfgrass Science Update – 2007 Division C5, Crop Science Society of America

Submitted by Michael D. Richardson, Ph.D., Editor

Background: Applied Turfgrass Science is an international, electronic journal dedicated to providing timely information to the turfgrass industry through research, review, and informational articles. The scope of these articles encompass all aspects of the turfgrass industry, but focus primarily on research and information that is relevant to the practicing turfgrass professional. In addition to research articles, Applied Turfgrass Science publishes in-depth review articles, pest diagnostic guides, and turfgrass management guides. Applied Turfgrass Science also provides turfgrass professionals a forum to exchange ideas, promote new products and developments, and discuss relevant initiatives and issues that face the turfgrass industry. The journal officially started accepting manuscript submissions on June 15, 2004.

The current editorial board consists of an Editor, seven technical editors, one acquisitions editor and seventeen associate editors.

Editorial Board Mike Richardson (Editor) Technical Editors Mike Goatley Zac Reicher Jack Fry Dan Potter Bruce Martin Paul Johnson E-Review Editor Doug Karcher Acquisitions Editor Roch Gaussoin Associate Editors David Williams Yalin Qian Bernd Leinauer Trey Rogers Stacy Bonos Greg Bell Bryan Unruh Jeff Nus Bert McCarty Dennis Shepard Grady Miller John Kaminski Mark Carroll David Held Clint Waltz Larry Stowell

NEW ITEMS

• In 2007, we conducted an informal survey with our authors to determine the major reasons that would choose to publish their work in Applied Turfgrass Science. The results of that survey are included at the end of this report and clearly demonstrate that rapid publication time is the most attractive feature of ATS.

• Dr. Doug Karcher of the University of Arkansas was moved from a position on the ATS editorial board to a new position created for all the PMN journals, that of E-Review Editor. This position is designed to improve the efficiency of Manuscript Central, handle questions posed by editors and authors related to Manuscript Central, and ultimately relieve some of the workload from the page-setting editors at PMN. So far, this addition has been very helpful to all parties.

Current Categories in Applied Turfgrass Science – no changes made to these categories since last update

Peer-reviewed

• Applied Turfgrass Research – Articles (< 3000 words) describing a significant advancement to the understanding of a particular issue. The findings should be useful to turfgrass practitioners.

• Turfgrass Science Reviews – Articles designed to summarize a body of research in a particular field, with special emphasis on problems that are important to turfgrass practitioners.

• Turfgrass Management Guides – Articles are intended to summarize research findings for a particular turfgrass management problem and offer a problem-solving guide that will assist turfgrass managers in addressing the problem.

• Turfgrass Diagnostic Guides – Articles are used to describe a particular pest, biotic, or abiotic stress of turfgrass.

• Turfgrass Science Briefs – Short articles (< 700 words) describing a significant advancement to the understanding of a particular issue. The findings should be useful to turfgrass practitioners.

News and Opinions

• Turfgrass News – Forum for announcements of new products, corporate news, or personnel news relevant to the turfgrass industry.

• Letters to the Editor – Forum for corrections, addendums, disclaimers, and refutations of material previously published in Applied Turfgrass Science.

Journal Metrics

Since the meeting in Salt Lake City, we have had 37 articles submitted to Applied Turfgrass Science (our goal was 60). Specifics for those articles are as follows:

In order to provide a clear picture of journal metrics, the following table contains both 2007 data, as of 10/15/07, as well as data from the past 12 months:

2007 12-months (10/06-9/07)

Research articles submitted 25 37

Management guides submitted 1 1

Diagnostic guides submitted 0

Research reviews submitted 0

Research briefs submitted 0

Industry Trends (non peer-reviewed) 1 1

Total no. of articles submitted 27 38

% of articles accepted 39% 45%

Avg. time for initial review (days) 43.3 49.4

Targets and Goals

Based on the number of submissions that we have received in the past year and with the addition of an acquisitions editor, we will maintain a goal of 60 manuscript submissions in 2007. We will continue to try and increase the number of guides and review articles that have been submitted and also consider publication of symposia presented at the annual meetings.

Comments and Problems

Overall, authors seem to be pleased with the process and quality of publication coming out of ATS. The review process has become a little more cumbersome with an editorial board, as the number of papers assigned to each TE and AE is increasing. As a result, we have continued to use more ad hoc reviewers in 2007 and will continue to do that in 2008.

The implementation of Manuscript Central has gone well and the addition of the E-review editor has helped streamline problem-solving.

A major area of concern is the continued delay that occurs between acceptance of papers and actual publication to the journal. In 2007, the avg. time from acceptance to publication was > 90 days. Many authors have complained vigorously about this and this was the impetus for the survey conducted in 2007. I believe we will start losing content if this is not remedied immediately.

SURVEY RESPONSE As a follow-up to a recent email questionnaire regarding the reasons you would choose to publish in Applied Turfgrass Science, we wanted to share the results of that survey with C5. First, we would like to thank everyone (52 total) who responded. For each question, we have listed the total number of respondents that listed that issue as the number one reason they would choose to publish in Applied Turfgrass Science, followed by the percentage of total respondents that chose that as their number one reason. Issue

Number of Repondants % Total Respondants

no page charges 2 3.8

full-color capabilities, including photos 2 3.8

fast publication time 37 71.2

world-wide access from internet 6 11.5

interactive search capabilities through the Plant Management Network 0 0.0

use of multi-media such as video in publications 0 0.0

papers written to a different audience (practitioners) 5 9.6

Total repondants 52

No. 1 reason to publish in ATS

This survey was generated in response to an increased lag time that has been occurring at the Plant Management Network (PMN) that has delayed publication of manuscripts. The data conclusively show that fast publication time is the most attractive feature of ATS and delays in publication must be remedied. This data has been presented to PMN and they are fully aware of the potential consequences that these delays could have on future submissions. We just want all present and future authors to know that the staff at PMN has committed to reducing the time period from acceptance to page proofs down to 4-6 weeks. It is also important for you to know that these delays have come about because the online journals are experiencing great success and the staff has not been increased as yet to deal with demand. However, they are currently making changes in the page-setting process that will hopefully allow them to overcome the current backlog of manuscripts and get back on this publication timeline. We want to encourage all potential authors to help us work through this time period by continuing to submit your papers to ATS or other journals in the Plant Management Network. It is your content that will ultimately determine the fate of these journals and we want this publication outlet to be available to you for many years to come. Regards, Mike Richardson, Editor, Applied Turfgrass Science Craig Roberts, Editor in Chief, Crop Science Society of America Miles Wimer, Director, Plant Management Network