Contact Information:
Penn State - Berks Campus Tulpekocken Road Reading, PA 19610- Phone: 610-396-6330
- Fax: 610-396-6024
- E-mail: maf100@psu.edu
Courses Taught:
- BIOL 20 - Economic Botany
- BIOL 27 - Plant Biology
- HORT 101 - Horticultural Science
- TURF 235 - Turfgrass Management
- SOILS 101 - Introduction to Soil Science
Links:
Michael Fidanza
Courtesy Professor of Turfgrass Science
Responsibilities and Interests:
Turfgrass management and turfgrass ecology; turfgrass IPM with an emphasis on weed and disease management; ornamental and landscape horticulture.
Education:
- Ph.D., Agronomy, University of Maryland, 1995
- M.Agr., Agronomy, The Pennsylvania State University, 1989
- B.S., Agricultural Science, The Pennsylvania State University, 1987
Professional Background:
- Courtesy Professor, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 2002 to present.
- Assistant Professor, Berks Campus, The Pennsylvania State University, 2000 to present.
- Research and Development Biologist, Aventis Environmental Science, 1999 to 2000.
- Field Research and Development Biologist, AgrEvo Environmental Health, 1997 to 1999.
- Field Development Representative, AgrEvo USA Company, 1995 to 1997.
Selected Publications:
- Fidanza, M.A., P.F. Colbaugh, H.B. Couch, S.D. Davis, and D.L. Sanford. 2002. Conventional and innovative methods of fairy ring management in turfgrass. Science and Golf IV:631-642.
- Dernoden, P.H., M.A. Fidanza, and J.M. Krouse. 1998. Low maintenance performance of five festuca species in monostands and mixtures. Crop Science 38:434-439.
- Fidanza, M.A. and P.H. Dernoeden. 1996. Influence of mowing height, nitrogen source, and iprodione on brown patch severity in perennial ryegrass. Crop Science 36:1620-1630.
- Fidanza, M.A. and P.H. Dernoeden. 1996. Brown patch severity in perennial ryegrass as influenced by irrigation, fungicide, and fertilizers. Crop Science 36:1631-1638.
- Fidanza, M.A., P.H. Dernoeden, and M. Zhang. 1996. Degree-days for predicting smooth crabgrass emergence in cool-season turfgrass. Crop Science 36:990-996.
- Fidanza, M.A., P.H. Dernoeden, and A.P. Grybauskas. 1996. Development and field validation of a brown patch warning model for perennial ryegrass turf. Phytopathology 86:385-390.
- Dernoden, P.H. and M.A. Fidanza. 1994. Fenoxaprop activity as influenced by auxin-like herbicide application timing. HortScience 29:1518-1519.