Source: CORNELL UNIVERSITY submitted to NRP
REDUCED RISK GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT
Sponsoring Institution
State Agricultural Experiment Station
Project Status
COMPLETE
Funding Source
STATE
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
0219559
Grant No.
(N/A)
Cumulative Award Amt.
(N/A)
Proposal No.
(N/A)
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Apr 1, 2009
Project End Date
Sep 30, 2009
Grant Year
(N/A)
Program Code
[(N/A)]- (N/A)
Recipient Organization
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
(N/A)
ITHACA,NY 14853
Performing Department
CCE Integrated Pest Mgmt
Non Technical Summary
We will work with Bethpage State Park to conduct a longterm experiment comparing reduced-risk, IPM and conventional management strategies on putting greens. We will also explore these management strategies on tees and fairways. A manual on these practices will be published.
Animal Health Component
100%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
(N/A)
Applied
100%
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
1010199106010%
1332130106040%
2032130106010%
2162130106040%
Knowledge Area
133 - Pollution Prevention and Mitigation; 203 - Plant Biological Efficiency and Abiotic Stresses Affecting Plants; 216 - Integrated Pest Management Systems; 101 - Appraisal of Soil Resources;

Subject Of Investigation
2130 - Turf; 0199 - Soil and land, general;

Field Of Science
1060 - Biology (whole systems);
Goals / Objectives
1. Compare reduced-risk, IPM and conventional management strategies on the putting greens of the Green Course at Bethpage State Park. 2. Introduce reduced risk approaches to the tees and fairways. 3. Publish an operations manual for reduced chemical management for public golf courses in northern climates.
Project Methods
To accomplish these goals, we will: 1. Visit Bethpage on a regular basis to make site assessments and consult with Bethpage staff. 2. Continue the experiment on the Green Course, comparing conventional, IPM and reduced-risk approaches 3. Collect and analyze field data 4. Provide recommendations for reduced-risk practices and products on the Blue and Yellow Courses 5. Analyze potential products and practices according to the "Environmental Impact Quotient" (EIQ) 6. Have a golf management assistant visit most NYS Golf Courses in 2009 to consult on the practices currently being used and how reduced-risk strategies could be incorporated.