2021
Xu, Y., Rossi, S., & Huang, B. (2021). Comparative transcriptomics and gene network analysis revealed secondary metabolism as preeminent metabolic pathways for heat tolerance in hard fescue. Grass Research, 1, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.48130/GR-2021-00 [Open Access]
Braun, R. C., Watkins, E., Hollman, A. B., Mihelich, N. T., & Patton, A. J. (2021). Investigation of cool-season species, seeding rate, and nitrogen fertilization in sod production: II. Management and shelf-life. Agronomy Journal, 113(4), 3460-3474. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20777 [Open Access]
Braun, R. C., Watkins, E., Hollman, A. B., Mihelich, N. T., & Patton, A. J. (2021). Investigation of cool-season species, seeding rate, and nitrogen fertilization in sod production: I. Establishment and sod tensile strength. Agronomy Journal, 113(5), 4176-4189. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20810 [Open Access]
Braun, R. C., Patton, A. J., Watkins, E., Hollman, A. B., Murphy, J. A., Park, B. S., Kowalewski, A. R., & Braithwaite, E. T. (2021). Optimal fine fescue mixture seeding dates in the northern United States. Agronomy Journal, 113(5), 4413-4428. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20859 [Open Access]
Petrella, D. P., Bauer, S., Horgan, B. P., & Watkins, E. (2021). Exploring fine fescues as an option for low-input golf greens in the north-central USA. Crop Science, 61(5), 2949-2962. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20390 [Open Access]
Qiu, Y., Yang, Y., Hirsch, C. D., & Watkins, E. (2021). Building a reference transcriptome for the hexaploid hard fescue turfgrass (Festuca brevipila) using a combination of PacBio Isoseq and Illumina sequencing. Crop Science, 61(4), 2798-2811. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20489 [Open Access]
Breuillin‐Sessoms, F., Petrella, D. P., Trappe, J. M., Mihelich, N. T., Patton, A. J., & Watkins, E. (2021). Field evaluation of weed suppression in fine fescue (Festuca spp.). Crop Science, 61(4), 2812-2826. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20506 [Open Access]
Petrella, D. P., & Watkins, E. (2020). Variation in fine fescue taxa response to simulated foliar shade. Crop Science, 60, 3377-3394. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20279
2020
Braun, R. C., Patton, A. J., Braithwaite, E. T., & Kowalewski, A. R. (2020). Establishment of low-input turfgrass from seed using patch and repair mixtures: Mulch and starter fertilizer effects. Crop Science, 60, 3362-3376. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20266
Qiu, Y., Hamernick, S., Ortiz, J. B., & Watkins, E. (2020). DNA content and ploidy estimation of Festuca ovina accessions by flow cytometry. Crop Science, 60, 2757– 2767. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20229
Barnes, M., Nelson, K. C., Kowalewski, A., Patton, A., & Watkins, E. (2020). Public land manager discourses on barriers and opportunities for a transition to low input turfgrass in urban areas. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 53,126745. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126745
Braun, R. C., Patton, A. J., Watkins, E., Koch, P., Anderson, N. P., Bonos, S. A., & Brilman, L. A. (2020). Fine fescues: A review of the species, their improvement, production, establishment, and management. Crop Science, 60, 1142-1187. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20122
2019
Qiu, Y., Hirsch, C. D., Yang, Y., & Watkins, E. (2019). Towards improved molecular identification tools in fine fescue (Festuca L., Poaceae) turfgrasses: Nuclear genome size, ploidy, and chloroplast genome sequencing. Frontiers in Genetics, 10, 1223. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2019.01223
Yue, C., Wang, J., Watkins, E., Xie, Y., Shekhar, S., Bonos, S. A., Patton, A., Morris, K., & Moncada, K. (2019). User preferences for accessing publically available turfgrass cultivar performance data. HortTechnology, 29, 599–610. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH04390-19.