My main interests were plants and the weather.
Dale has been applying his research skills in micrometeorology to turfgrass, which endures considerable stress under the continental climate of Kansas. He enjoys advising and teaching graduate and undergraduate students in turfgrass science, interacting with the turfgrass industry, and the thrill of discovery when conducting research. His main goals are to assist the turfgrass industry, via basic and applied research, in areas of the industry’s greatest challenges. This includes water conservation, turfgrass environmental stress, and exchanges of greenhouse gases between turfgrass and the atmosphere.
Dr. Bremer’s research includes water conservation and trace-gas fluxes between turfgrass and the atmosphere. Water conservation research ranges from the testing of new varieties or cultivars that promise good performance while using less water, to investigating minimal irrigation requirements of turfgrasses or testing new methods of irrigation management that may reduce water-use when irrigating turf.
Trace-gas flux research includes the measurement of carbon dioxide and water vapor fluxes (e.g., photosynthesis and evapotranspiration [ET]), and greenhouse gases (e.g., nitrous oxide) fluxes in turfgrasses.
Subject areas:
- Turf & Ornamentals
- Water conservation, trace-gas fluxes, and turfgrasses
