Sharandeep Chahal

Great disease pressure this year at the research farm. Come check out our disease trials and much more at the upcoming Arkansas Turfgrass Field Day on August 6th! Register here: uada.formstack.com/forms/turfgras…

Sharandeep Singh Chahal, #horticulture PhD student, digging into #turfgrass diseases threatening lawns, athletic fields & landscapes; studying Yellow Tuft, aka as Downy Mildew, caused by Sclerophthora macrospora, & Large Patch: t.ly/ccBZJ #AgFoodLife

Nothing has changed since I was a grad student…the morning after the grad student competition is over…

Dollar spot loves nitrogen-deficient bermudagrass @APS_Turfgrass

Save the Date! ​Join us for the 2025 Turfgrass Field Day on Aug. 6 at 7 a.m. in Fayetteville. Learn the latest on turfgrass research and network with other turf professionals. Learn more: aaes.uada.edu/events/2025-tu… @HutchensWendell @ArkansasTurf @UarkTurf @uarkhort

Turfgrass researcher @HutchensWendell is often asked "What's wrong with my lawn?" An article led by his grad student @samTURFkreinbrg provides a detailed review of a possible answer. Learn more aaes.uada.edu/news/large-pat… @GCSAA #largepatch

Pythium and dollar spot are quite active with all the rain and high humidity we’ve had lately. Might want to tighten up those fungicide intervals!

🚨🚨Attention🚨🚨 Lawn care professionals Sports field managers Golf course superintendents Turfgrass enthusiasts If you’re in the Southeast, this event is for you! Mark your calendars and help us spread the word. We want to see you there! #turfbreedingforthefuture

The University of Arkansas Turfgrass Field Day is scheduled for August 6th. Pre-registration is open. We hope to see you there! uada.formstack.com/forms/turfgras…

‘Tis the season for zoysia seedheads

Yellow tuft/Downy mildew on zoysiagrass cultivars: El Toro (left), Zion (center), and Palisades (right). @HutchensWendell #uarkturf #turfgrass #pathologicaldisease

So excited to share that my first paper as a lead author has been published! A huge thank you to the REAL experts (and co-authors) on large patch @HutchensWendell, @ArkansasTurf, @purdueturfpath, @KernsJim, @SpurlockLab. Check it out here: dx.doi.org/10.1002/csc2.7… #largepatch

IPM-Physical control for large patch in Zoysiagrass. Treatments: 1. Burning of dormant zoysiagrass 2. Solarization (using transparent plastic cover) 3. UV-C radiation Let's see how it goes!! @HutchensWendell @ArkansasTurf @uarkhort #largepatch #turfgrass #pathology #ARturf #UArk

Honored to receive the Outstanding Ph.D. Student Award! Grateful for the support and guidance that made this possible. Proud to be a part of the Arkansas Turf Team and contribute to impactful turfgrass research! @HutchensWendell @ArkansasTurf @uarkhort

FINALLY! I have been waiting for C5 to end to share the sprayer we have built as part of my research. This real-time, precision sprayer uses the vegetative index, VARI, (hence the name: VARI-Cool Sprayer) for detection. Thanks to everyone who helped with this project! #VARICool

Congrats to @samTURFkreinbrg and @MikeB_Turf on bringing home some hardware! Congrats to all of the @uarkhort turf grad students for representing the program so well! @ArkansasTurf and I are EXTREMELY proud of each of you. @sarah_paschal1 @w_green21 @FarmerChahal @_jessywithay

The drought situation in the region is serious...for you warm-season turf managers, remember that winterkill can be caused by desiccation as much as low temperatures. Getting a wetting agent down (on sand rootzones) and irrigating going into the winter are important practices!

Excited to get this spring dead spot review published in @crop_science to present at the International Turfgrass Research Conference in 2025. I really enjoyed working with the excellent team of co-authors on this paper! doi.org/10.1002/csc2.2…