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When you let LOBO™️zoysiagrass grow too tall so you can do this 😂 #LoboLove 🐺❤️ #CantBlameHim 😍 Esdras Carbajal Sod Solutions NC State Crop & Soil Sciences

Esdras Carbajal is going as a green Chewbacca this Halloween! Costume in progress 😝

Susmita Gaire Kicking off our #ACSMtg schedule for today, Kirtus Houting is presenting final results from his MS research on #largepatch in #zoysiagrass in collaboration with University of Georgia Tifton Turfgrass Program Aaron Patton and supported by USGA Green Section

Susmita Gaire University of Georgia Tifton Turfgrass Program Aaron Patton USGA Green Section Followed by Esdras Carbajal presenting results from his NC State Plant Breeding Consortium and #NCCropImprovement supported project on #centipedegrass #breeding

Susmita Gaire University of Georgia Tifton Turfgrass Program Aaron Patton USGA Green Section Esdras Carbajal NC State Plant Breeding Consortium Next is Beatriz Gouveia’s excellent presentation on using environmental covariates to predict genotype performance in non tested locations; part of our NIFA SCRITURF project. Yanqi Wu @kekenworthy Paul Raymer Ambika Chandra University of Georgia Tifton Turfgrass Program Jim Baird

Susmita Gaire University of Georgia Tifton Turfgrass Program Aaron Patton USGA Green Section Esdras Carbajal NC State Plant Breeding Consortium Beatriz Gouveia NIFA SCRITURF Yanqi Wu @kekenworthy Paul Raymer Ambika Chandra Jim Baird Happening right now: Xingwang Yu is presenting part of @gretarockstad’s MS work combining QTL mapping and RNAseq to identify candidate genes associated with #droughttolerance in #StAugustinegrass. This is part of our NIFA SCRITURF work

Susmita Gaire University of Georgia Tifton Turfgrass Program Aaron Patton USGA Green Section Esdras Carbajal NC State Plant Breeding Consortium Beatriz Gouveia NIFA SCRITURF Yanqi Wu @kekenworthy Paul Raymer Ambika Chandra Jim Baird Xingwang Yu @gretarockstad I got to present a NIFA CPPM project in collaboration with Adam Dale Marco Schiavon and Bryan Unruh looking at #StAugustinegrass cultivar mixes as an IPM strategy and how they persist over time.

⁦@gretarockstad⁩, it’s out!!! 💃🏻🪩🎉 So excited to get this work, out of our ⁦NIFA⁩ ⁦SCRITURF⁩ project, published! The first on the use of #UAS for #breeding applications in #StAugustinegrass! Congrats, Greta!

Susmita Gaire University of Georgia Tifton Turfgrass Program Aaron Patton USGA Green Section Esdras Carbajal NC State Plant Breeding Consortium Beatriz Gouveia NIFA SCRITURF Yanqi Wu @kekenworthy Paul Raymer Ambika Chandra Jim Baird Xingwang Yu @gretarockstad Adam Dale Marco Schiavon Bryan Unruh Post-presentation celebration including former lab members ❤️ Esdras Carbajal Xingwang Yu Beatriz Gouveia María Carolina Susmita Gaire Sydney Graham

Our Turfgrass Research Symposium is only a month away! With keynote speaker John 'Trey' Rogers and #NCStateTurf research updates. On-site and live streaming options available! To register go to events.reporter.ncsu.edu/turfgrass-rese… Did I mention it’s FREE? Secure your spot ASAP

Special visit today: this is the 1st production field of SOLA™️ StAugustine 🥹💗, 45 acres that will hit the market next summer. Many thanks to my friends at #OaklandPlantationTurfFarm for taking such good care of my baby girl #FirstStAugRelease #ProudMama Sod Solutions

NCSU Turf Research Symposium!! 🐺🌾⛳️ 📆Dec. 5, 7:30-1:45 🚨🚨FREE FREE FREE🚨🚨 In-person or live stream! For more info and to register: tinyurl.com/NCSU-Turf-Symp… Keynote from John 'Trey' Rogers and presentations from Qiyu Zhou Terri Billeisen Jim Kerns Esdras Carbajal among others!

Someone’s tissue culture is working well 🥳🎉, right Esdras Carbajal ? #zoysia

And #StAugustinegrass doesn’t want to be left behind, right Esdras Carbajal?

NC State Extension Liz Driscoll NC4-H State Council Many thanks to our graduate student speakers who did a FANTASTIC job representing the breadth of research being conducted by the center: turf pathology, genomics, drought physiology, soil microbiology, pesticide fate and breeding. Esdras Carbajal Emma Simpson Ms. Turf

Another exciting #plant innovation from NC State - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences! Lobo Zoysiagrass is NC State's first warm-season #turfgrass #cultivar, and is a top performer in trials with the NC Department of Transportation. Learn more: issuu.com/ncstateorc/doc…

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Esdras Carbajal presenting part of his PhD research!

A big one for the Susana Milla-Lewis team. Crop Science NC State Crop & Soil Sciences. #scienceiscool

From NC State, straight to you! One of the most exciting St. Augustine grasses in years is premiering this summer: Sola™ St. Augustine! Sola™ tops the charts where other St. Augustine grasses fail. See it for yourself 👉🏼 loom.ly/xYBSE4o