Eric Watkins

Eric Watkins

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

H-index: 22

North America-United States

About Eric Watkins

Eric Watkins, With an exceptional h-index of 22 and a recent h-index of 16 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, specializes in the field of Turfgrass, plant breeding, online learning.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Association of hard fescue (Festuca brevipila) stress tolerances with genome mapped markers

Sports field users in Minnesota support herbicide use for weed‐free recreation

Unearthing green potential: Assessing the state of managed urban landscape curricula in Minnesota's higher education institutions

Real-time Geoinformation Systems to Improve the Quality, Scalability, and Cost of Internet of Things for Agri-environment Research

Investigating the Efficacy of Government Rebates: A Case of the Smart Irrigation System

Floral enhancement of turfgrass lawns benefits wild bees and honey bees (Apis mellifera)

Input data and images collected from TROE and Roseau in 2020 and 2021 for SpykProps project

Investigating the Effectiveness of Irrigation Restriction Length on Water Use Behavior

Eric Watkins Information

University

Position

Professor of Horticultural Science

Citations(all)

1499

Citations(since 2020)

939

Cited By

896

hIndex(all)

22

hIndex(since 2020)

16

i10Index(all)

48

i10Index(since 2020)

33

Email

University Profile Page

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

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Eric Watkins Skills & Research Interests

Turfgrass

plant breeding

online learning

Top articles of Eric Watkins

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Association of hard fescue (Festuca brevipila) stress tolerances with genome mapped markers

Crop Science

Bradley Bushman

Matthew Robbins

Yinjie Qiu

Eric Watkins

Andrew Hollman

...

2023

Sports field users in Minnesota support herbicide use for weed‐free recreation

Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management

Michael R Barnes

Eric Watkins

2024/6

Unearthing green potential: Assessing the state of managed urban landscape curricula in Minnesota's higher education institutions

Natural Sciences Education

Michael R Barnes

Ileana A Campagna

Becky Haddad

Eric Watkins

2024/6

Real-time Geoinformation Systems to Improve the Quality, Scalability, and Cost of Internet of Things for Agri-environment Research

arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.19477

Bryan C Runck

Bobby Schulz

Jeff Bishop

Nathan Carlson

Bryan Chantigian

...

2024/3/28

Investigating the Efficacy of Government Rebates: A Case of the Smart Irrigation System

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Yufeng Lai

Chengyan Yue

Eric Watkins

Mike Barnes

2023

Floral enhancement of turfgrass lawns benefits wild bees and honey bees (Apis mellifera)

Urban Ecosystems

James Wolfin

Eric Watkins

Ian Lane

Zachary M Portman

Marla Spivak

2023/4

Input data and images collected from TROE and Roseau in 2020 and 2021 for SpykProps project

Joan Barreto Ortiz

Eric Watkins

2023/8/24

Investigating the Effectiveness of Irrigation Restriction Length on Water Use Behavior

Water Resources Management

Xiangwen Kong

Chengyan Yue

Eric Watkins

Mike Barnes

Yufeng Lai

2023/1

A Behavioral Approach to Identify Barriers to Adoption of New Technology: A Case Study of Low-input Turfgrasses

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics

Chengyan Yue

Yufeng Lai

Eric Watkins

Aaron Patton

Ross Braun

2023/2

How Do Risk Preferences Affect Golf Course Superintendents’ Adoption of Precision Irrigation Technologies? Implications from Prospect Theory

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics

Yang Wang

Chengyan Yue

Eric Watkins

Chase Straw

2023/8

SpykProps: an imaging pipeline to quantify architecture in unilateral grass inflorescences

Plant Methods

Joan Barreto Ortiz

Candice N Hirsch

Nancy Jo Ehlke

Eric Watkins

2023/11/13

United States Consumers’ Landscaping Expenditures: A Case of Garden and Lawn Care Services and Equipment

HortTechnology

Manlin Cui

Chengyan Yue

Li Zhao

Eric Watkins

2023/2/1

A latent scale model to minimize subjectivity in the analysis of visual rating data for the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program

Frontiers in Plant Science

Yuanshuo Qu

Len Kne

Steve Graham

Eric Watkins

Kevin Morris

2023/7/6

Twin Cities Assessment of Turfgrass and Bee Lawn Flora

ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting

Ryan Schwab

Eric Watkins

Jillian Turbeville

Dominic Christensen

Susannah Lerman

...

2023/10/30

Turfgrass Seed Variety Evaluation Process

Eric Watkins

Chengyan Yue

Andrew Hollman

Kristine Moncada

2023

The adoption of low-input turfgrasses in the midwestern US: the case of fine fescues and tall fescue

Horticulturae

Sanchez Philocles

Ariana P Torres

Aaron J Patton

Eric Watkins

2023/5/3

Spring wheat canopy effects on light dynamics and yield of intercropped fine fescues

Crop Science

Florence Breuillin‐Sessoms

Dominic P Petrella

Nancy J Ehlke

Donn Vellekson

Eric Watkins

2023/9

SCANGREEN 2019-2022: Turfgrass species, varieties and seed mixtures for Scandinavian putting greens. Final results from a four-year testing period.

NIBIO Rapport

Karin Juul Hesselsøe

Anne Friederike Borchert

Trygve S Aamlid

Bjarni Hannesson

Per Rasmussen

...

2023

Assessing the fertilizer and pesticide input needs of cool‐season turfgrass species

Crop Science

Ross C Braun

Eric Watkins

Andrew B Hollman

Aaron J Patton

2023/9

“Nothing Beats Nature”: Park Visitor Preferences for Natural Turfgrass and Artificial Turf: A Case Study

HortScience

Michael R Barnes

Eric Watkins

2023/4/1

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Co-Authors

H-index: 58
Donald Wyse

Donald Wyse

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

H-index: 34
Stacy Bonos

Stacy Bonos

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

H-index: 27
James A Murphy

James A Murphy

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

H-index: 19
Aaron Patton

Aaron Patton

Purdue University

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