Integrated Approaches to Establishment, Mowing, and Weed Control for Florida Roadside Turfgrasses

The main objectives of this research are to: (1) evaluate site-specific protocols for establishing and maintaining turfgrass stands in sandy, low-nutrient roadside soils; (2) investigate mowing regimes and their effects on turfgrass quality and maintenance requirements; (3) assess integrated weed management strategies for sustainable control of priority invasive species; and (4) examine practices that influence roadside turfgrass health and erosion control.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $449,556.25
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Research Center
  605 Suwannee Street MS-30
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32399-0450
• Managing Organizations:

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Research Center
  605 Suwannee Street MS-30
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32399-0450
• Project Managers:

  Montjoy, Anita

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Florida, Gainesville

  219 Grinter Hall
  Gainesville, FL  United States  32611
• Principal Investigators:

  Kruse, Jason

• Start Date: 20250626
• Expected Completion Date: 20280731
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Grasses; Mowing; Roadside; Weed control
• Geographic Terms: Florida
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01959564
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Florida Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 27 2025 7:49AM