University research location climate appraisals

University research results are valuable tools for developing turfgrass management plans. One way to bring more confidence in application of university research data to your site is to understand the type of climate (cool season, warm season or transition) each research location is located in. This PACE Update provides climate appraisal information for most of the major universities to allow you to compare your climate to each of the university research locations. Compare the GP Avatars (Growth Potential Avatars) for each university's location below to your own, provided on the PACE Turf Weather page. For more in-depth comparisons, you can also compare the Climate Appraisals, nutrient plans and normal weather patterns for each university vs. those provided for your location on your PACE Turf Weather page. In addition to reviewing climate impacts when reviewing research on variety trials or disease control practices, you can compare experimental nutritional inputs to the expected turfgrass use in the nutrient plans at each location to help better evaluate the value of these models and how they might apply to your location.

GP Avatar	Location	Climate US or Metric		Nutrient plan C3 US or Metric		Nutrient plan C4 US or Metric		Delta GP (C3-C4)
	University of Arizona	US	Metric	US	Metric	US	Metric	Delta
	University of Arkansas	US	Metric	US	Metric	US	Metric	Delta
	UC Riverside	US	Metric	US	Metric	US	Metric	Delta
	Colorado State University	US	Metric	US	Metric	US	Metric	Delta
	University of Georgia	US	Metric	US	Metric	US	Metric	Delta
	Purdue University	US	Metric	US	Metric	US	Metric	Delta
	Iowa State University	US	Metric	US	Metric	US	Metric	Delta
	University of Maryland College Park	US	Metric	US	Metric	US	Metric	Delta
	University of Massachusetts Amherst	US	Metric	US	Metric	US	Metric	Delta
	University of Michigan	US	Metric	US	Metric	US	Metric	Delta
	Universiy of Nebraska	US	Metric	US	Metric	US	Metric	Delta
	Rutgers University	US	Metric	US	Metric	US	Metric	Delta
	New Mexico State University	US	Metric	US	Metric	US	Metric	Delta
	North Carolina State University	US	Metric	US	Metric	US	Metric	Delta
	Ohio State University	US	Metric	US	Metric	US	Metric	Delta
	Oregon State University	US	Metric	US	Metric	US	Metric	Delta
	Pennsylvania State University	US	Metric	US	Metric	US	Metric	Delta
	Clemson University	US	Metric	US	Metric	US	Metric	Delta
	Texas A&M University College Station	US	Metric	US	Metric	US	Metric	Delta
	Utah State University	US	Metric	US	Metric	US	Metric	Delta
	Virginia Tech	US	Metric	US	Metric	US	Metric	Delta
	University of Wisconsin	US	Metric	US	Metric	US	Metric	Delta