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Dean Holt congratulates Erika Hwang Dean Holt congratulates Erika Hwang
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences honors students, faculty and staff during annual awards

byClemson News
April 15, 2025
Cotton field at the Clemson University Pee Dee Research and Education Center in Florence, South Carolina. Cotton field at the Clemson University Pee Dee Research and Education Center in Florence, South Carolina.
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

Adaptable roots, better cotton: How root traits improve yields

byDenise Attaway
April 14, 2025
Aerial view of the turfgrass fields at the Clemson University Pee Dee Research and Education Center in Florence, South Carolina. Aerial view of the turfgrass fields at the Clemson University Pee Dee Research and Education Center in Florence, South Carolina.
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

Pee Dee REC announces Turfgrass Field Day

byDenise Attaway
April 10, 2025
Adult Hessian flies live for one to four days. Control options include planting resistant varieties and using insecticide seed treatments. Adult Hessian flies live for one to four days. Control options include planting resistant varieties and using insecticide seed treatments.
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

Hessian fly control in winter wheat

byDenise Attaway
January 29, 2025
Sachin Rustgi and Guatam Saripalli use facilities at the Clemson Pee Dee REC in Florence, South Carolina, to identify key genetic regions that control production of the major allergenic proteins in peanuts. Sachin Rustgi and Guatam Saripalli use facilities at the Clemson Pee Dee REC in Florence, South Carolina, to identify key genetic regions that control production of the major allergenic proteins in peanuts.
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

‘Gluten-free’ foods may not be all that healthy

byDenise Attaway
January 14, 2025
Clemson announces 2025 South Carolina Cotton Growers Meeting Clemson announces 2025 South Carolina Cotton Growers Meeting
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

Clemson announces 2025 South Carolina Cotton Growers Meeting

byDenise Attaway
January 8, 2025
Rain from Hurricane Helene is expected to soak the soil and make the delicate round cotton bolls droop and dangle from the plant such as is seen in this picture. Rain from Hurricane Helene is expected to soak the soil and make the delicate round cotton bolls droop and dangle from the plant such as is seen in this picture.
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

Hurricane Helene’s effects on South Carolina crops

byDenise Attaway
September 26, 2024
Wonkeun “John” Park, senior scientist at the Pee Dee REC, is leading research to determine if sesame can be a profitable alternative summer crop in South Carolina. Wonkeun “John” Park, senior scientist at the Pee Dee REC, is leading research to determine if sesame can be a profitable alternative summer crop in South Carolina.
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

Clemson Pee Dee REC Field Day highlights challenges and innovations in South Carolina agriculture

byDenise Attaway
September 13, 2024
Grain sorghum is shown in a field at Clemson's Pee Dee research station. Grain sorghum is shown in a field at Clemson's Pee Dee research station.
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

Agronomic research on display at 2024 Clemson Pee Dee REC Field Day

byDenise Attaway
August 14, 2024
Sruthi Narayanan Sruthi Narayanan
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

Uncovering the roots of climate-resilient cotton

byDenise Attaway
August 8, 2024
Salman Naveed is one of two Clemson doctoral students participating in a cotton research project at the Pee Dee REC. Salman Naveed is one of two Clemson doctoral students participating in a cotton research project at the Pee Dee REC.
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

Clemson, USDA scientists research to help boost cotton production

byDenise Attaway
April 26, 2024
FLORENCE, S.C. – Poa-annua control, controlling spring dead spot in ultradwarf bermudagrass putting green turf and information about new fungicide combinations are just a few of the topics that will be covered during the Clemson University Pee Dee Research and Education Center (REC) Field Day on April 30. Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the Pee Dee REC Pavilion, 2200 Pocket Road, Darlington, South Carolina 29532. The field day begins with participants taking a walking tour of turfgrass experiments at 8:30 a.m. Please wear comfortable walking shoes. Trial areas will be grouped according to station number, with smaller sub-stations covered within each grouping. Presenters include Joseph Roberts, assistant professor of turfgrass pathology and nematology, and Clemson Cooperative Extension Service specialist. Adam Gore, Clemson Extension horticulture agent, will also present. Field day topics covered at each station include: 1. Understanding Post-Emergence Applications for Poa annua Control 2. Fungicide Efficacy Trials for Controlling Spring Dead Spot Disease in Ultradwarf Bermudagrass Putting Green Turf 3. Understanding Spring Herbicide and Fertilizer Applications for Zoysiagrass Landscape Turf 4. New Fungicide Combinations for Foliar Diseases on Ultradwarf Putting Green Turf 5. Evaluation of New Fungicide Combinations for Large Patch in St. Augustinegrass Landscape Turf 6. Year-Round Fungicide and Nematicide Programming for Ultradwarf Bermudagrass Putting Green Performance This event is expected to end at 11:30 a.m. Pesticide credits, including three Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for Category 3 – Turf for South Carolina and three CEUs Category L, N, D and X for North Carolina, will be offered. Contact Joseph Roberts, jar7@clemson.edu, for information. The Pee Dee REC is located in both Darlington and Florence counties. FLORENCE, S.C. – Poa-annua control, controlling spring dead spot in ultradwarf bermudagrass putting green turf and information about new fungicide combinations are just a few of the topics that will be covered during the Clemson University Pee Dee Research and Education Center (REC) Field Day on April 30. Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the Pee Dee REC Pavilion, 2200 Pocket Road, Darlington, South Carolina 29532. The field day begins with participants taking a walking tour of turfgrass experiments at 8:30 a.m. Please wear comfortable walking shoes. Trial areas will be grouped according to station number, with smaller sub-stations covered within each grouping. Presenters include Joseph Roberts, assistant professor of turfgrass pathology and nematology, and Clemson Cooperative Extension Service specialist. Adam Gore, Clemson Extension horticulture agent, will also present. Field day topics covered at each station include: 1. Understanding Post-Emergence Applications for Poa annua Control 2. Fungicide Efficacy Trials for Controlling Spring Dead Spot Disease in Ultradwarf Bermudagrass Putting Green Turf 3. Understanding Spring Herbicide and Fertilizer Applications for Zoysiagrass Landscape Turf 4. New Fungicide Combinations for Foliar Diseases on Ultradwarf Putting Green Turf 5. Evaluation of New Fungicide Combinations for Large Patch in St. Augustinegrass Landscape Turf 6. Year-Round Fungicide and Nematicide Programming for Ultradwarf Bermudagrass Putting Green Performance This event is expected to end at 11:30 a.m. Pesticide credits, including three Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for Category 3 – Turf for South Carolina and three CEUs Category L, N, D and X for North Carolina, will be offered. Contact Joseph Roberts, jar7@clemson.edu, for information. The Pee Dee REC is located in both Darlington and Florence counties.
  • College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

Pee Dee REC announces Turfgrass Field Day

byDenise Attaway
April 23, 2024

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