Credit: University of Delaware/ Evan Krape
University of Delaware researchers and collaborators are studying the beneficial properties of UD1022, a UD-patented beneficial bacteria, against fungal pathogens that affect turfgrass, such as creeping bent grass, found on golf courses and other professional managed fields. Pictured here are Charanpreet Kaur, a doctoral student in in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (left) and Erik Ervin, UD’s resident turfgrass expert and chair and professor of plant and soil sciences.