Ming-Yi Chou
@TurfgrassChou
Assistant Extension Specialist and Professor in Turfgrass Pathology at Rutgers University @RUturfCenter Lab website:https://sites.rutgers.edu/chou-lab/
Highlights from the Northeastern PA Golf, Lawn & Landscape Sports Turf Conference in Wilkes-Barre, PA! 🌱⛳️ Great programs, insightful talks, and an awesome trade show! #TurfManagement #GolfCourseMaintenance #Landscaping #SportsTurf #NEPA
It has been for us in Wisconsin, now it’s working for Kerns and Co down in North Carolina. Stay tuned for more details…
Super cool study we are conducting that was the brain child of @plkoch2 and @kurtaculous. Potassium bicarbonate suppressing dollar spot quite well. Well done gentleman on this work!
Calling all turf pros! 🌱 Join the U of A Turfgrass Sciences Team for Turfgrass Field Day on August 6, 2025! Come see the latest research and get expert tips on turf management. 💡 Scan the QR code to learn more & register. Don’t miss it!
Excited to welcome Dr. Wrennie Wang to MSU for the Joe Vargas Professorship in Turfgrass Pathology Position. Thanks to @miturfgrass for donating $1 million to establish the endowment to ensure Dr. Vargas' legacy in turf pathology continues at MSU! …anturfgrassfoundation.wildapricot.org/news/13513238
Excited to work on this @GCSAA sponsored project (tinyurl.com/gcsaaalgae) investigating novel algae control solutions on putting greens. Promising preliminary results have been observed in the lab - we hope to bring the research to the field soon!

Double rings on bentgrass fairway... let's see what we find...

Lovely chatting with @FrankSpeaks3 and @Carl_Schimenti about cool-season turf root diseases. We talked about why knowing the root pathogen community matters. tinyurl.com/TurfTAP Learning something new each year yet there's so much more to learn! @Cornell_Turf @RUturfCenter
First take-all sample of the year. It has officially started in the Northeast. Rutgers Plant Diagnostic Lab and my lab are here to help! See information for our latest root fungal pathogen profiling service here: sites.rutgers.edu/chou-lab/root-…



Golf course superintendents- please take a few moments to fill out this (short!) survey: z.umn.edu/winter-damage Whether you saw #WinterTurf damage or not, all feedback helps us develop solutions to reduce future winter injury risk. Shares welcome & appreciated! 📸 @MSUTurf
@NufarmUSTurf is looking forward to the Rutgers Research Golf Classic on May 5, 2025 at Fiddler's Elbow Country Club in Bedminster, NJ as a sponsor of the @NJTA_Turfgrass!
DISCOUNT ALERT: Enroll in the fall session of our two-year certificate program by May 26 and save $400! The fall session kicks off October 1st. With hands-on learning, expert instructors, and a chance to save $400, there’s no better time to enroll! conta.cc/4cWUZT4🍂⛳️
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Turf in NYC! Check this out: New York City's Bryant Park uses a rye, fescue, and bluegrass sod mix for its lawn treatment.
Signs of spring in NYC: Bryant Park’s famed lawn is installed 6sqft.com/signs-of-sprin…
Rutgers Plant Diagnostic Lab now offers a root pathogen profiling service - it's designed to help supers develop facility-specific summer patch/take-all patch control programs by decoding the complex causal agents. Learn how you can take advantage of it tinyurl.com/RUPDL1

My colleague Dr. Andrea Connally, a turfgrass extension educator, and her husband Ian lost their home in wildfires that happened on Friday. If you’d like to support them during this difficult time, please consider donating to their GoFundMe. gofund.me/5e06faee
Building the foundational knowledge of turfgrass microbiome! Still demystifying this Blackbox and hopefully we can provide more practical recommendations soon based on the improved understanding of turfgrass microbial community.
Another one of our turf microbiome papers is hot off the press! Lots of interesting info as we continue to gain microbiome knowledge, with important implications for future turfgrass management. It's free so give it a look! @ferproanoc @TurfgrassChou doi.org/10.1016/j.scit…
Just received this in my mailbox. Honored to be recognized. Extremely grateful for the support from my team,@RUturfCenter, RUPDL, collaborators, disease solution providers, mentors and most importantly turfgrass industry in NJ and beyond! @NJTA_Turfgrass tinyurl.com/ChouMVDA
