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About Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

Karl Danneberger, Ph.D., is a professor in the department of horticulture and crop science at The Ohio State University. He is author of the popular The Turf Doc column that appears monthly in Golfdom. Karl writes on topics ranging from Poa annua to pest control.

Posts by Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

Leadership isn’t something you clone Posted on 22 Jan 2014 in the Columns categories.

At the beginning of 1969, the University of Michigan hired Bo Schembechler as football coach. Previous to his hiring, Michigan was at best a mediocre team through the 1960s. Attendance Read more»

What happens to those green spaces? Posted on 11 Dec 2013 in the Columns & Maintenance categories.

I grew up in one of those subdivisions that were built in the 1950s as part of the middle class movement to suburbia. We lived on a dead-end street that abutted Read more»

The struggles of science: research funding dwindles Posted on 14 Nov 2013 in the Columns & Research categories.

One of the most exciting times of the year is early October when the Nobel Prize announcements are made. In science there is no higher award. My first realization of Read more»

Color by numbers? Not in turf: Yellow turf result of many environmental variables Posted on 05 Nov 2013 in the Columns & Research categories.

Summer’s closure always brings a time for agronomic reflection. Like past summers, predicting what the weather will do is difficult. Across the United States some areas were too hot, dry, Read more»

Golf off (and on) the beaten path Posted on 25 Sep 2013 in the Columns & Research categories.

I have read that 75 percent of the turf related sales is associated with the top 25 percent of the golf courses in the United States. I assume too that Read more»

A special summer job Posted on 20 Aug 2013 in the Columns & Research categories.

For many high school and college students, having a summer job helped pay for school, a car or just a night out. Unfortunately, most students who had a job this Read more»