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Experts
Erik Ervin
Chairperson
Plant and Soil Sciences
Areas of Expertise
- Research focuses on adaptation and management of cool- and warm-season turfgrasses used on lawns, parks, athletic fields and roadsides. Also studies synthetic and natural plant growth regulators and turfgrass response to sunlight, temperature, wind currents and other abiotic factors.
- Can discuss conditions of turfgrasses on golf courses.
- Recently featured as an expert on HBO's "The Case Against Adnan Syed," where he analyzed grass from a crime scene.
Contact Information
(302) 831-3902
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