There’s a surprising amount of science that goes into those seemingly straightforward product recommendations from your local turfgrass professor. In this 60-minute webinar, Paul Koch, Ph.D., reviews how the research is conducted, how the data is collected and analyzed, and how to accurately read those research reports. You will learn more about the university research process to be able to confidently read and understand university research reports. Listen in and gain a better appreciation of the resources needed to conduct high-quality turfgrass research you can use.
Original presentation date: Sept. 13, 2022
Education points: 0.10
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About the Instructor
Paul Koch, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Plant Pathology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He earned his bachelors and master’s degrees and a Doctorate of Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin – Madison where he majored in Plant Pathology and minored in Molecular and Environmental Toxicology. Koch also oversees the Turfgrass Fungicide Testing Program at the University of Wisconsin. It is one of the largest of its kind in the United States and tests approximately 200 fungicide treatments annually for efficacy against both winter and summer turfgrass diseases.
