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Gerald M Henry


Athletic Association Professor in Environmental Turfgrass (Turfgrass Management)

Crop & Soil Sciences

Gerald Henry
Gerald Henry
Areas of expertiseEducationAwards and honorsCoursesScholarly works

Areas of expertise

Crop and Pasture ProductionHorticultural ProductionPhysical Geography and Environmental GeoscienceSoil SciencesMechanical Engineering

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Agronomy and Crop Science

North Carolina State University, NC, United States (2007)

Master of Science, Botany/Plant Biology

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, NJ, United States (2003)

Bachelor of Science, Plant Sciences, General

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, NJ, United States (2000)

Awards and Honors

  • Student Career Success Influencer Award 2024 (2024)

Courses

  • CRSS 1200: Freshman and Transfer Student Seminar (Fall 2025)
  • CRSS 3270L: Turf Management Laboratory (Fall 2025)
  • CRSS 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2025)
  • CRSS 3270: Turf Management (Fall 2025)
  • CRSS 3930: Turfgrass Management Internship (Fall 2025)
  • FYOS 1001: First-Year Odyssey Seminar (Fall 2025)
  • CRSS 9990: Supervised Teaching Practicum in Crop and Soil Sciences (Fall 2025)
  • CRSS 3530: Field Study in Turfgrass Management (Fall 2025)
  • CRSS 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)
  • CRSS 4090: Turfgrass Physiology and Ecology (Spring 2026)
  • CRSS 3930: Turfgrass Management Internship (Spring 2026)
  • CRSS 7000: Master's Research (Summer 2026)
  • CRSS 9000: Doctoral Research (Summer 2026)
  • CRSS 1200: Freshman and Transfer Student Seminar (Fall 2026)
  • CRSS 3270L: Turf Management Laboratory (Fall 2026)
  • CRSS 9990: Supervised Teaching Practicum in Crop and Soil Sciences (Fall 2026)
  • CRSS 3270: Turf Management (Fall 2026)
  • CRSS 3930: Turfgrass Management Internship (Fall 2026)
  • CRSS 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2026)
  • CRSS 3530: Field Study in Turfgrass Management (Fall 2026)
  • FYOS 1001: First-Year Odyssey Seminar (Fall 2026)
  • CRSS 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2026)

Scholarly Works

  • Effectiveness of passive trapping and sweep netting for insect pollinator sampling in turf communities, JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION, (2026).
    Kirby S, Fortuin CC, Minaev NS, O'Neal CJ, Held DW … 6 more
  • Reengineering the Baldree Traffic Simulator for turfgrass wear and traffic research, AGROSYSTEMS GEOSCIENCES & ENVIRONMENT, (2026).
    Begitschke EG, Bowen M, Baldree LM, Gaur N, Lynall RC … 1 more
  • Cold tolerance of ‘MVP-CSS-68E’ St. Augustinegrass, ASA, CSSA, SSSA Proceedings, (2025).
    Henry G, Novello A, Tucker K, Jespersen D, Chavez D
  • Ryegrass overseeding impacts field longevity and athlete biomechanics of bermudagrass sports fields, ASA, CSSA, SSSA Proceedings, (2025).
    Henry G, Begitschke E, Young A, Wang J, Novello A … 1 more
  • Metcamifen safeguards fluazifop for the gradual conversion of hybrid bermudagrass fairways to manilagrass, AGRONOMY JOURNAL, (2025).
    Henry GM, Wang CJ, Begitschke EG, Young AA, Tucker KA … 4 more

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Contact

gmhenry@uga.edu 706-542-0898

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3111 Miller Plant Science Bldg.
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