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| Author(s): | Desiere, Scott |
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| Title: | He keeps it green: When it comes to turfgrass, Dr. Joe Vargas wrote the book |
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| Translated Column: | Everyday greatness |
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| Source: | Golf Inc.. Vol. 17, No. 1, January 2008, p. 38. |
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| Publishing Information: | San Diego: Crittenden Magazines |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Personal profile; Water quality; Professionalism; Leadership; Turf maintenance; Education; Professional development; Water availability
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| Subjects' Names: | Vargas, Joe |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Profiles Dr. Joe Vargas, professor of plant pathology at Michigan State University (MSU) in East Lansing, Michigan (MI). Announces that he "was honored with the 2007 Green Section Award by the United States Golf Association [USGA], a testiment to his career-long commitment to finding advances in the field of turfgrass management." Explains that as "one of the nation's most renowned turfgrass researchers, Vargas attributes much of his success to a willingness to challenge conventional wisdom." Highlights Vargas' career history, stating that "since joining the MSU faculty in 1968, Vargas has been doing just that, often putting his reputation at risk by challenging the accepted norms of turfgrass management...Vargas first showed his penchant for unconventional thinking in the 1970s when he correctly surmised that bluegrasses generally do not die as a result of high temperatures, but instead as a result of disease." Explains that "Vargas...focuses the bulk of his research on finding ways to develop grasses that require fewer pesticides, believing strongly that biological control needs to ultimately replace chemical reliance." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Desiere, S. 2008. He keeps it green: When it comes to turfgrass, Dr. Joe Vargas wrote the book. Golf Inc.. 17(1):p. 38. |
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