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Michelle DaCosta, Ph.D.
Michelle DaCosta, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She earned her bachelor’s in biology and Ph.D. in plant biology from Rutgers University. She effectively utilizes her background in turfgrass physiology to research critical problems concerning the mechanisms of turfgrass adaptation to different abiotic stresses. Her research addresses some major concerns of the turfgrass industry, including low temperature injury and water deficit. DaCosta continues to develop an innovative research program in the area of stress physiology, enhancing the present research and educational initiatives of the turf program at the University of Massachusetts. She is a member of the New England GCSA chapter and has previously taught both seminars and webinars for GCSAA.
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