1. original ~ a first-hand report, not a rehash;
2. novel ~ the idea(s) has(ve) not been reported previously;
3. available ~ you can get it at the library or electronic on-line service;
4. repeatable ~ someone else can repeat the experiment or descriptive procedure and accept or refute the results; and
5. refereed ~ it has been scrutinized by knowledgeable experts, often competing scientists, and found to be worthy of publication.

The definition excludes many valuable publications, in fact some of the most useful turf publications are extension fact sheets and bulletins. The definition excludes the text book used in our class, popular articles, research progress reports, some important early work published in the Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society and the Proceedings of the Soil and Crop Science Society of Florida. (The latter is now generally refereed). Nevertheless, whenever possible, the turf student should examine scientific papers, as these are most likely to be (but are not always) based on methodical study of the facts.

The list is an attempt to list all scientific papers emerging from the University of Florida on turfgrass. These should include papers by faculty members as well as students, when they meet the definition above. Because turfgrass is an ecosystem, there are included studies of the organisms inhabiting turfgrass, e.g., mole crickets, even if they were not studied from a strictly turf perspective. There are a few forage papers included, particularly early papers, when the information is especially pertinent to turfgrass. There are a few papers representing earlier work from other institutions, but published by faculty after they joined the University of Florida. These are included to give an understanding of the faculty backgrounds and interests. I have tried to exclude papers, even those written by University of Florida turf scientists, on subjects unrelated to turfgrass. If you are interested in reprint copies of selected papers, you ask the author(s) if they are available. If you find papers not cited, with your help this will be corrected. Thanks!

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