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Douglas E. Karcher

Environmental Science · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 2000

Publications

89

Citations

2,570

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

26

Publishing since 2000

Research summary
AI-generated

Douglas E. Karcher's research focuses on turfgrass science, particularly the management of grasses used on golf courses, athletic fields, and lawns. His work examines practical issues like irrigation efficiency, drought and cold tolerance, shade adaptation, mowing and growth regulation practices, and pest/soil-related challenges such as earthworm activity, aiming to improve how turf is maintained under real-world environmental stresses.

Turfgrass management and cultivar performanceIrrigation efficiency and water use in turf systemsEnvironmental stress tolerance (drought, cold, shade) in grassesGolf course and athletic field turf maintenance practicesSoil and pest interactions in managed turf

Publication output peaked around 2019 with a burst of activity but has since slowed to a steady, lower rate of one to two papers per year in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.2/year recently
2017: 2 publications17182019: 7 publications7192020: 4 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 2 publications22232024: 2 publications242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Crop Science×6
  • Crop Forage & Turfgrass Management×6
  • Agronomy Journal×3
  • International Turfgrass Society research journal×2
  • Pest Management Science×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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