J. Scott Ebdon

1995 Ph.D., Cornell University

1982 M. S., University of Rhode Island

1978 B. S., University of Connecticut, cum laude

2013-Present Professor, University of Massachusetts, Stockbridge School of Agriculture

2003-2013 Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts, Dept. of Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences

1997-2003 Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts, Dept. of Plant & Soil Sciences

1996-1997 Turfgrass Scientist, O. M. Scott & Sons, Marysville, OH

1988-1990 Northeast Regional Agronomist, TruGreen Corp., Warwick, RI

• Reducing water, fertilizer, and pesticide inputs in the maintenance of golf, sports and lawn turf
• Understanding the interaction between turfgrass species-cultivars with their natural and cultural environments
• Identifying cultivars with superior tolerance to abiotic and biotic stress
• Developing sustainable practices to reduce turfgrass stress

• 43 Peer Reviewed Papers and Chapters
• 60 Peer Reviewed Abstracts
• 142 Extension Publications
• 97 Invited Extension Presentations
• 25 Invited Articles

• Chief Undergraduate Advisor, B.S. Turfgrass Science & Management Major, 2011 to present
• Program Coordinator, A.S. Turfgrass Management Major, 1997 to 2014
• Associate Editor, C-5 (Turfgrass Science), Crop Science Society of America, 2011 to present 

• Crop Science Society of America Citation of Excellence for Reviewers, 2011
• UMass-Amherst Residential First-Year Experience Student Choice Award, 2011

• American Society of Agronomy
• American Society for Horticultural Science
• Crop Science Society of America

• Turfgrass Internship (A.S. Practicum), STOCKSCH 198T (3 credits)
• Introductory Turfgrass Management, STOCKSCH 230 (4 credits)
• Applied Calculations in Turfgrass Management, STOCKSCH 240 (2 credits)
• Advanced Turfgrass Management, STOCKSCH 340 (3 credits)
• Turfgrass Internship (B.S. Practicum), STOCKSCH 398T (3 credits)
• Integrated Turf Management, STOCKSCH 597V (3 credits)

• Hoffman, L. M. DaCosta, A. Bertrand, Y. Castonguay, and J. S. Ebdon. 2014. Comparative assessment of metabolic responses to cold acclimation and deacclimation in annual bluegrass and creeping bentgrass. Environ. Exp. Bot. 106:197-206.
• Hoffman L., M. DaCosta, and J. S. Ebdon. 2014. Examination of Cold Deacclimation Sensitivity of Annual Bluegrass and Creeping Bentgrass. Crop Sci. 54:413-420.
• Ebdon, J. S. 2014. Resistance of fine leaf fescue cultivars to red thread, 2013. Plant Disease Management Reports. T028.
• Ebdon, J. S. 2014. Resistance of Kentucky bluegrass cultivars to leaf rust, 2013. Plant Disease Management Reports. T029.
• Ebdon, J.S., M. DaCosta, J. Spargo, and W. M. Dest. 2013. Long Term Effects of Nitrogen and Potassium Fertilization on Perennial Ryegrass Turf. Crop Sci. 53:1750-1761.
• Murphy, J. A., and J. S. Ebdon. 2013. Study and Management of Turfgrass Traffic Stress. In J.C. Stier et al., editors. Agron. Monogr. 52, ASA-CSSA-SSSA, Madison, WI. p.1029-1074.
• Lanier, J.D., J.S. Ebdon, and M. DaCosta. 2012. Physiological Changes Associated with Wilt-Induced Freezing Tolerance Among Diverse Turf Performance Perennial Ryegrass Cultivars. Crop Sci. 52:1393-1405
• Hoffman, L., M. DaCosta, J.S. Ebdon, and J. Zhao. 2012. Effects of drought preconditioning on freezing tolerance of perennial ryegrass.
• Environ. Exp. Bot. 79:11-20.
• Ebdon, J. S., and H. G. Gauch, Jr. 2011. Direct Validation of AMMI Predictions in Turfgrass Trials. Crop Sci. 51:862-869.
• Dowgiewicz, J., J. S. Ebdon, M. DaCosta and W. D. Dest. 2011. Wear Tolerance Mechanisms in Agrostis Species and Cultivars. Crop Sci. 51:1232-1243.
• Ebdon, J. S. 2011. Resistance of Kentucky bluegrass cultivars to Necrotic Ring Spot, 2009. Plant Disease Management Reports. T040.
• Ebdon, J. S. 2011. Resistance of Kentucky bluegrass cultivars to Dollar Spot, 2009. Plant Disease Management Reports. T039.
• Ebdon, J. S. 2011. Resistance of perennial ryegrass cultivars to dollar spot (Sclerotinia homoeocarpa), 2009.Plant Disease Management Reports. T038.
• Hoffman, L., M. DaCosta , J. S. Ebdon, and E. Watkins. 2010. Physiological Changes during Cold Acclimation for Perennial Ryegrass Accessions Differing in Freeze Tolerance. Crop Sci 50:1037-1047.
• Hoffman, L., J. S. Ebdon, W. D. Dest and M. DaCosta. 2010. Effects of Nitrogen and Potassium on Wear Mechanism in Perennial Ryegrass: I. Wear Tolerance and Recovery. Crop Sci. 50:357-366.
• Hoffman, L., J. S. Ebdon, W. D. Dest and M. DaCosta. 2010. Effects of Nitrogen and Potassium on Wear Mechanism in Perennial Ryegrass: II. Anatomical, Morphological and Physiological Characteristics. Crop Sci. 50:367-379.