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Research Project: Developing Sustainable Turfgrass Systems in the U.S. Southwest

Location: Water Management and Conservation Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Sorghum hybrids with improved grain protein and essential amino acids: Implications for nutritional security Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Tesso, T., Serba, D.D., Tirfessa, A., Bejiga, T., Bekele, A., Teressa, T., Belaineh, Y., Chere, D., Ketema, K., Sexton-Bowser, S., Bean, S.R., Peiris, K.H., Boyle, D.L. 2026. Sorghum hybrids with improved grain protein and essential amino acids: Implications for nutritional security. Food Security Journal. 66(5). https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.70365.

Proxima Green: RGB color metrics for turfgrass phenotyping in controlled conditions Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Conley, M.M., Hejl, R.W., Stiles, J.F., Serba, D.D., Wang, D., Williams, C.F. 2026. Proxima Green: Color metrics for practical turfgrass phenotyping. Sensors. 26(15):4816. https://doi.org/10.3390/s26154816.

Unravelling the genetic basis of water deficit stress tolerance in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) using genome-wide association study and haplotype analysis Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Parray, S.A., Ramalingam, A.P., Serba, D.D., Vara Prasad, P., Perumal, R. 2026. Unravelling the genetic basis of water deficit stress tolerance in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) using genome-wide association study and haplotype analysis. Plant Stress. 21. Article 101401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stress.2026.101401.

Harnessing genetic diversity for drought tolerance and forage yield improvement in pearl millet germplasms through a prebreeding framework Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Parray, S.A., Ramalingam, A.P., Tugoo, M.Z., Serba, D.D., Prasad, P., Perumal, R. 2025. Harnessing genetic diversity for drought tolerance and forage yield improvement in pearl millet germplasms through a prebreeding framework. Scientific Reports. 15. Article 40033. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-23884-1.

Performance of turf bermudagrass hybrids with deficit irrigation in the Desert Southwest USA Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Serba, D.D., Hejl, R.W., Wu, Y., Thorp, K.R., Conley, M.M., Williams, C.F. 2025. Performance of turf bermudagrass hybrids with deficit irrigation in the Desert Southwest USA. Applied Sciences. 15(16). Article 9151. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15169151.

Impacts of nitrogen fertilization on hybrid bermudagrass during deficit irrigation Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hejl, R.W., Conley, M.M., Stiles, J.F., Serba, D.D., Williams, C.F. 2025. Impacts of nitrogen fertilization on hybrid bermudagrass during deficit irrigation. Grasses. 4(2). Article 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/grasses4020025.

Response of turf bermudagrass hybrids to induced drought stress under controlled environment Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mengistu, M.A., Serba, D.D., Conley, M.M., Hejl, R.W., Wu, Y., Williams, C.F. 2025. Response of turf bermudagrass hybrids to induced drought stress under controlled environment. Grasses. 4(2). Article 23. https://doi.org/10.3390/grasses4020023.

Sensitivity of pearl millet parental lines to POST herbicides: Clethodim, quizalofop-p-ethyl, imazamox and nicosulfuron Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Tugoo, M.Z., Kumar, V., Ramalingam, A.P., Parray, S.A., Serba, D.D., Prasad, P.V., Perumal, R. 2025. Sensitivity of pearl millet parental lines to POST herbicides: Clethodim, quizalofop-p-ethyl, imazamox and nicosulfuron. Weed Technology. 39. Article e47. https://doi.org/10.1017/wet.2025.11.

Visualizing plant responses: Novel insights possible through affordable imaging techniques in the greenhouse Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Conley, M.M., Hejl, R.W., Serba, D.D., Williams, C.F. 2024. Visualizing plant responses: Novel insights possible through affordable imaging techniques in the greenhouse. Sensors. 24(20). Article 6676. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24206676.

Challenges and opportunities of pearl millet hybrid development and seed production in West Africa Reprint Icon - (Book / Chapter)
Gangashetty, P., Inoussa, D., Kanfany, G., Rakshith, P., Riyazaddin, M., Diack, O., Serba, D.D., Perumal, R. 2024. Challenges and opportunities of pearl millet hybrid development and seed production in West Africa. In: Perumal, R., Prasad, P.V., Satyavathi, T., Govindaraj, M., Tenkouano, A., editors. Pearl Millet: A Resilient Cereal Crop for Food, Nutrition, and Climate Security. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. p. 207-224.

Urea cocrystals as a potential fertilizer for turfgrass: Responses of 'Tifway’ hybrid bermudagrass and nitrogen release behavior Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hejl, R.W., Stiles, J.F., Baltrusaitis, J., Williams, C.F., Eisa, M., Ragauskaite, D., Serba, D.D. 2024. Urea cocrystals as a potential fertilizer for turfgrass: Responses of 'Tifway’ hybrid bermudagrass and nitrogen release behavior. HortTechnology. 34(4):474-480. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH05423-24.