Extension/Outreach Articles:
(some of these articles are available to download from UH Turfgrass Menagement Extension Program website. Others are available upon request (cheng241@hawaii.edu))
Russo, M., and Z. Cheng, 2022.Current Distribution of the Hala Scale, Thysanococcus pandani, in Hawaii. Landscape Hawaii, January/February 2022: 17-19.
Cheng, Z. 2020. Research update on management of turfgrass fungal disease take-all patch in Hawaii. Landscape Hawaii, November/December 2020: 26-29.
Cheng, Z. 2020. Research update on management of turfgrass fungal disease leaf and sheath spot in Hawaii. Landscape Hawaii, July/August 2020: 18-19.
Cheng, Z. 2020. Turfgrass and Landscape Pest Management in Hawaii. Cooperative Extension Impact Statement, June 2020.
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Cheng, Z. 2020. The care and feeding of your lawn. CTAHR News, June 22, 2020. https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/NewsLetter/ArtMID/52574/ArticleID/1726/The-Care-and-Feeding-of-Your-Lawn
Cheng, Z., M. Kellar, and M. Russo. 2019. Research update on management of new invasive pests of Ficus trees in Hawaii’s urban landscapes. Western Arborist, Fall 2019, Volume 45, Number 3: 46-48.
Fu, Z., S. Chavoshi, H. Mojtahedi, S. Sathuvalli, K.S. Grimm, I. Zasada, and Z. Cheng. 2019. Stubby root nematodes and associated corky ringspot disease. Potato Progress, February 2019, Volume XIX, Number 1.
Cheng, Z., and N. Nagata. 2019. Research update on management of frit fly, a challenging turfgrass pest in Hawaii. Landscape Hawaii, January/February 2019: 24-25.
Cheng, Z. 2018. Nematodes associated with turfgrass in Hawaii. Landscape Hawaii, March/April 2018: 22-23.
Lindsey, A., J. DeFrank, and Z. Cheng. 2017. Incorporating goose grass and Bermuda grass management with renovation of seashore paspalum greens. Landscape Hawaii, November/December 2017: 8-11.
Cheng, Z. 2017. Current and recent research projects in Turfgrass and Landscape pest management Lab at University of Hawaii at Manoa. Landscape Hawaii, July/August 2017: 24-26.
DeFrank, J., Z. Cheng, and A.J. Lindsey. 2017. Research update on Bermuda grass treatment. Landscape Hawaii, May/June 2017: 16-17.
Cheng, Z. 2017. Frit fly: A challenging turfgrass pest in Hawaii. Landscape Hawaii, March/April 2017: 28.
Cheng, Z., and J. DeFrank. 2016. Suppressing bermudagrass in seashore paspalum turf. Landscape Hawaii, September/October 2016: 30.
Cheng, Z. 2016. Fungal disease take-all patch of turfgrass in Hawaii. Landscape Hawaii, March/April 2016: 12-13.
Cheng, Z. 2015. Leaf and sheath spot of turfgrass in Hawaii. Landscape Hawaii, September/October 2015: 25.
Cheng, Z., and B.P. Bhandari. 2015. Lobate Lac Scale (Paratachardina pseudolobata): Invasive plant insect pest invades Oahu’s urban landscape. Landscape Hawaii, March/April 2015: 16-17.
Cheng, Z., E. Sanders, and G. Nakashima. 2015. Rover ant control in Hawaii. Golf Course Management Magazine, April 2015: 95.
Cheng, Z. 2015. Benefits of turf to the environment. Landscape Hawaii, January/February 2015: 23-24.
Cheng, Z., and B.P. Bhandari. 2015. Biology, Management, and Updated Host Range of the Lobate Lac Scale (Paratachardina pseudolobata) in Hawai‘i’s Urban Landscapes. CTAHR Extension, Insect Pests, January 2015, IP-34 (http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/IP-34.pdf).
Cheng, Z., and J. DeFrank. 2014. “Lights Out” – A pesticide-free way for turf restoration and weed control. Landscape Hawaii, September/October 2014: 10-11.
Cheng, Z. 2014. Soil food web: The foundation of turfgrass growth and health. Landscape Hawaii, May/June 2014: 24-25.
Cheng, Z. 2013. Turfgrass integrated pest management. HānaiʻAi (CTAHR Sustainable and Organic Agriculture Program Newsletter), December 2013 l January/February 2014.
Cheng, Z. 2013. Brief introduction on turfgrass IPM, Part II. Landscape Hawaii, September/October 2013: 25.
Cheng, Z. 2013. Brief introduction on turfgrass IPM, Part I. Landscape Hawaii, July/August 2013: 25-27.
Cheng, Z., S. O. Salminen, and P. S. Grewal. 2009. Effect of organic fertilizers on the quality and shoot alkaloid contents of endophytic tall fescue. TurfNews, September 2009: 1-2.
Cheng, Z., P. S. Grewal, B. R. Stinner, K. A. Hurto, and H. B. Hamza. 2009. How do long-term organic and chemical turfgrass management practices influence soil microbial biomass, organic matter and the food web? News from Ohio Lawn Care Association, Spring 2009: 15-19.
Cheng, Z., D. S. Richmond, S. O. Salminen, and P. S. Grewal. 2008. Effectiveness of professional and do-it-yourself (DYI) approaches to lawn care: A survey of home lawns. TurfNews, September 2008: 1-2.
Cheng, Z., E. McCoy, D. Gardener, and P. S. Grewal. 2008. Assessing nutrient runoff from turfgrass lawns established on subsoil and topsoil: a preliminary report. News from Ohio Lawn Care Association, Summer 2008: 16-18.
Grewal, P. S., Z. Cheng, and E. L. McCoy. 2005. Turfgrass is an effective means of controling soil erosion and run-off. TPI Turf News, May/June 2005: 44.