Faculty
James Baird
Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist in Turfgrass Management and Assistant Turfgrass Horticulturist (Ph.D., 1993, Auburn University)
Office: 2137 Batchelor Hall
Phone: (951) 827-5630
Fax: (951) 827-4437
E-mail: james.baird@ucr.edu
Research Interests:
Turfgrass variety improvement and selection, plant stress physiology related to temperature and water, and natural resource concerns, including water allocation and management, energy conservation, atmospheric quality or other issues at the intersection of Turfgrass landscapes with native and production agricultural areas.
Some Represented Publications:
Book Chapters
Baird, J.H., N.T. Basta, R.L. Huhnke, G.V Johnson, M.E. Payton, D.E. Storm, C.A. Wilson, M.D. Smolen, D.L. Martin, and J.T. Cole. 2000. Best management practices to reduce pesticide and nutrient runoff from turf. p. 268-293. In J.M. Clark and M.P. Kenna (ed.) The fate and management of turfgrass chemicals. ACS, Washington, DC.
Articles in Refereed Journals
- Goss, R.M., J.H. Baird, S.L. Kelm, and R.N. Calhoun. 2002. Trinexapac-ethyl and nitrogen effects on creeping bentgrass grown under reduced light conditions. Crop Sci. 42(2):472-479.
- Frank, K.W., R.E. Gaussoin, J.D. Fry, M.D. Frost, and J.H. Baird. 2002. Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium effects on seeded buffalograss establishment. Hort Sci. 37(2): 371-373.
- Rinehart G.J., J.H. Baird, R.N. Calhoun, and O. Schabenberger. 2001. Remote sensing of brown patch and dollar spot on creeping bentgrass and annual bluegrass turf using visible and near-infrared spectroscopy. Int. Turf. Soc. Res. J. 9(2):705-709.
- Martin, D.L., G.E. Bell, C.M. Taliaferro, N.A. Tisserat, J.H. Baird, D.D. Dobson, R.M. Kuzmic, and J.A. Anderson. 2001. Spring dead spot resistance
- of inter-specific hybrid bermudagrasses. Int. Turf. Soc. Res. J. 9(2):685-688.
- Martin D.L., G. E. Bell, J. H. Baird, C. M. Taliaferro, N. A. Tisserat, R. M. Kuzmic, D. D. Dobson, and J. A. Anderson. 2001. Spring dead spot resistance and quality of seeded bermudagrasses under different mowing heights. Crop Sci. 41(2):451-456.
- Baird, J.H., D.L. Martin, C.M. Taliaferro, M.E. Payton, and N.A. Tisserat. 1998. Bermudagrass resistance to spring dead spot caused by Ophiosphaerella herpotricha. Plant Disease 82:771-774.
- Cole, J.T., J.H. Baird, N.T. Basta, R.L. Huhnke, D.E. Storm, G.V. Johnson, M.E. Payton, M.D. Smolen, D.L. Martin, and J.C. Cole. 1997. Influence of buffers on pesticide and nutrient runoff from bermudagrass turf. J. Environ. Qual. 26:1589-1598.
- Boyd, J.W. and J.H. Baird. 1997. Herbicide effects on sprig establishment of Zoysia japonica CV. El Toro and Cynodon dactylon X C. transvaalensis CV. Midlawn. Int. Turf. Soc. Res. J. 8:1025-1032.
- Baird, J.H., R.R. Dute, and R. Dickens. 1992. Ontogeny, anatomy, and reproductive biology of vegetative reproductive organs of Diodia virginiana L. (Rubiaceae). Int. J. Plant Sci. 153(3):320-328.
- Baird, J.H. and R. Dickens. 1990.Germination and emergence of Virginia buttonweed(Diodia virginiana). Weed Sci. 39:37-41.
- Baird, J.H., J.W. Wilcut, G.R. Wehtje, R. Dickens, and S. Sharpe. 1989. Absorption, translocation, and metabolism of sulfometuron in centipedegrass(Eremochloa ophiuroides) and bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum). Weed Sci. 37:42-46.