FEATURE ARTICLE
MUSSER
TURFGRASS
AWARD WINNER
TAKES ALL By Jennifer Howard
“It’s
the highest honor for a graduate student studying turfgrass science to be recognized by this award,” 2021 Musser Foundation Award of Excellence winner Cameron Stephens said. “It’s like the Heisman for turfgrass science graduate students.” Stephens is a recent NC State Plant Pathology and Crop and Soil Sciences alumnus with deep expertise on a growing problem for golf courses – take-all root rot (TARR).
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May/June 2021