Developed By:
Dr. Steve Starrett (Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Dept)
Dr. Shelli Starrett (Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept)
Greg Adams (civil engineering student)
Judy Hill (civil engineering student)
Todd Armatys (civil engineering student)

Financial Support by United States Golf Association

Goal and Summary of Site:
To provide useful pesticide and nitrogen leaching information to golf course superintendents. Data from projects funded by the USGA were used to develop these models. Artificial neural networks (a form of artificial intelligence) was the modeling technique used. An AEI Cool Site


The Models Developed

Determine the percentage of pesticide leaching through turfgrass covered soil
  1. Fairways
  2. Greens

Determine the percentage of nitrogen leaching through turgrass covered soil
  1. Fairways
  2. Greens



Discussion of our methods used and preliminary results obtained

Links of interest


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Last Modified December 6, 1996


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