Dr. Stacy Bonos

Contact Information

Mailing Address

Rutgers University
Department of Plant Biology & Pathology
Foran Hall/ Cook Campus
59 Dudley Rd.
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
bonos@aesop.rutgers.edu

Campus Location

Office: Room 284 Foran Hall, 732-932-9711 x255
Lab: Room 281 Foran Hall, 732-932-9711 x253

Research Interests

My main research objectives include developing improved, pest resistant, and stress tolerant, turfgrasses that could be utilized for all turfgrass situations throughout the Northeast and other parts of the country. New diseases are emerging at a steady rate on creeping bentgrass, perennial ryegrass and others. The need for the development of improved genetically disease resistant, insect resistant and stress tolerant turfgrasses is important to the advancement of golf course, athletic field, and landscape management in the years to come.

We are specifically interested in understanding the mechanisms of genetic resistance to dollar spot in creeping bentgrass as well as other turfgrass/ pathogen interactions. We are conducting classical genetic studies to identify the number of genes and the type of gene action involved in resistance as well as the response to selection. We are also using molecular marker techniques to identify markers linked to disease resistance. These markers can potentially be used for genomic linkage mapping as well as marker assisted selection. This will improve the efficiency of selection for improved characteristics and hasten the development of pest resistant turfgrass cultivars.

Publications

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Rutgers Affiliations

1. Center for Turfgrass Science
2. Rutgers Plant Biology Graduate Program

Other Affiliations

1. New Jersey Turfgrass Association
2. International Turfgrass Society
3. Turfgrass Breeders Association
4. American Society of Agronomy

Dr. Stacy Bonos joined the department in 2001 and currently an assistant professor.