The Guelph Turfgrass Institute is an interdepartmental unit in the Ontario Agricultural College at the University of Guelph. Departments which have a major role in the GTI include Plant Agriculture (turf physiology, management, breeding), Environmental Biology (diseases, weeds, and insect pests) and Land Resource Science (turfgrass soils and climate). Other University departments with an interest in turfgrass include Agricultural Engineering and Landscape Architecture.
The GTI is located at the Guelph Research Station, which is one of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food research stations managed by the University for the Province of Ontario. OMAFRA provides significant support to the operations of the GTI.
The turfgrass industry of Ontario is also a major partner in the GTI, providing
research support and input.
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Bill Adams, President, Wales, UK
Robert Carrow, Vice-President, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA, USA
Ken Carey, Secretary, Guelph Turfgrass Institute, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
George Snyder, Treasurer, University of Florida, Belle Glade, FL, USA

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| Department | Area | ||
| Greg Boland | Environmental Biology | Pathology | gboland@uoguelph.ca |
| Steve Bowley | Plant Agriculture | Breeding | sbowley@plant.uoguelph.ca |
| Robert Brown | School of Environmental Design and Rural Developmnent | Landscape Architecture | rbrown@uoguelph.ca |
| Ken Carey | Plant Agriculture | Turf Management | kcarey@uoguelph.ca |
| Pam Charbonneau | OMAF | Turf Extension Specialist | pamela.charbonneau@omaf.gov.on.ca |
| Robert Corry | School of Environmental Design and Rural Developmnent | Landscape Architecture | rcorry@uoguelph.ca |
| Jack Eggens | Plant Agriculture (ret'd) | Turf Management | jackegge@uoguelph.ca |
| Terry Gillespie | Land Resource Science | Agrometeorology | tgillesp@lrs.uoguelph.ca |
| Paul Goodwin | Environmental Biology | Pathology | pgoodwin@uoguelph.ca |
| Pieter Groenevelt | Land Resource Science (ret'd) | Soil Physics | pgroenev@lrs.uoguelph.ca |
| Erica Gunn | Guelph Turfgrass Institute | Research Associate | egunn@uoguelph.ca |
| Chris Hall | Environmental Biology | Weed Science | jchall@evb.uoguelph.ca |
| Tom Hsiang | Environmental Biology | Pathology | thsiang@uoguelph.ca |
| Katerina Jordan | Plant Agriculture | Turfgrass Science and Nematology | kjordan@uoguelph.ca |
| Eric Lyons | Plant Agriculture | Turfgrass Science and Physiology | elyons@uoguelph.ca |
| Trudi Ostler | Guelph Turfgrass Institute | Administrative Assistant | trudi@gti.uoguelph.ca |
| Gary Parkin | Land Resource Science | Soil Physics | gparkin@lrs.uoguelph.ca |
| Ron Pitblado | Ridgetown College | Pest Management | rpitblad@ridgetownc.uoguelph.ca |
| Peter Purvis | Guelph Turfgrass Institute | Research Superintendent | ppurvis@uoguellph.ca |
| Mark Sears | Environmental Biology | Entomology | msears@evb.uoguelph.ca |
| Bob Sheard | Land Resource Science (ret'd) | Soil Science | |
| Keith Solomon | Environmental Biology | Toxicology | ksolomon@tox.uoguelph.ca |
| Gerry Stephenson | Environmental Biology (ret'd) | Weed Science | gerry.stephenson@rogers.com |
| Paul Voroney | Land Resource Science | Soil Science |
pvoroney@lrs.uoguelph.ca |
| Claudia Wagner-Riddle | Land Resource Science | Agrometeorology | criddle@lrs.uoguelph.ca |
| Rob Witherspoon | Guelph Turfgrass Institute | Director | rob@gti.uoguelph.ca |

The Guelph Turfgrass Institute
G. M. Frost Research and Information Centre
328 Victoria Road South, R.R. #2
Guelph, Ontario N1H 6H8
Canada
Telephone: (519) 767-5009
FAX: (519) 766-1704
email info@gti.uoguelph.ca
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Mac and Beth Frost The G.M. Frost Research and Information Centre was made possible by the founding donation of Mac and Beth Frost of Stouffville, Ontario. As developers, owners and managers of golf courses, the Frosts have appreciated for many years the importance of research on turfgrass cultivars and management techniques. |
| Their generous donation has ensured the future of turfgrass research, and the resulting technology transfer. All members of the turfgrass industry and the public who enjoy the benefits of healthy turfgrass, remain in their debt. Thus, it is fitting that this building, which will provide a focal point for future Canadian turfgrass research and education, bear their name. | |