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Dr. Ruth Mann BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, MBPR
Departmental Head of Turfgrass Protection
Ruth's main roles within the STRI include managing the pesticide evaluation trials, which are carried out under and meet the criteria set out by the pesticide safety direcorate. Ruth additionally provides an identification service for pests and diseases on natural turf and advice as to their prevention or control. This exists both as an expert back-up facility for advisers and for greenkeepers / groundsmen. She has also initiated a culture collection of the main turfgrass pathogens to be maintained on site with the aim of being able to manipulate and infect turfgrass trials with these cultures. Presently, she is carrying out research to determine the severity and occurrence of turfgrass pests and diseases on golf courses throughout the UK and Ireland. Following from this research, all subscribing clubs will have a set of 'medical records' maintained by Ruth relating to their particular disease and pest problems and how they change over time.
Ruth joined the STRI in 2001, after working with The Plant Testing Station in Northern Ireland testing forage grasses for value of cultivation and use and carrying out research into the digestibility of early, intermediate and late maturing perennial ryegrass varieties throughout the growing season. Ruth has a wide range of pathology experience including pathogens that affect cereals, potatoes, oil seed rape and grasses.
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